MILEY B. WESSON / GYRUS ACMI RESIDENT ESSAY CONTEST

1st Place
Dhiren S. Dave, M.D., UCLA Medical Center
"Periurethral Injection of Autologous Adipose-Dervived Stem Cells with Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Impregnated PLGA Microspheres for Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in an Animal Model."
Presentation on Thursday, November 1 during the Incontinence/Pelvic Floor session.

2nd Place
Adrian S. Fairey, M.D., University of Alberta
"Associations Between Age and Comorbidity and Clinical Outcomes after Radical Cystectomy: Results from the Alberta Urology Institute Radical Cystectomy Database."
Presentation on Tuesday, October 30 during the Bladder/Urethra session.

3rd Place
Matthew R. Cooperberg, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
"Contemporary Trends In Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: Risk Assessment and Treatment."
Presentation on Tuesday, October 30 during the Prostate Cancer session.

JOSEPH F. McCARTHY / GYRUS ACMI PHYSICIAN ESSAY CONTEST

1st Place
J. Kellogg Parsons, M.D., University of California, San Diego
"Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Risk of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Community Dwelling Men."
Presentation on Tuesday, October 30 during the Prostate Cancer session.

2nd Place
Joseph C. Liao, M.D., Stanford University
"Advanced Urine Diagnostics for Infectious and Neoplastic Diseases."
Presentation on Tuesday, October 30 during the Bladder/Urethra session.

3rd Place
Thomas J. Walsh, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
"Racial Differences Among Boys With Testicular Germ Cell Tumors in the United States."
Presentation on Wednesday, October 31 during the Pediatrics session.

POSTER SESSION AWARD WINNERS

Overall Winners:

James L. Goebel Grand Prize Poster: $500 Prize
Dayne M. Nelson, M.D. (Paper #27)
"The Madigan Army Medical Center's Current Clinical Practice and Experience with Osteopenia and Fractures in Men Treated with Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer."
Dayne M. Nelson, M.D., Andrew C. Peterson, M.D.: Tacoma, WA.

Second Place Poster Overall: $300 Prize
Craig V. Comiter, M.D. (Paper #44)
"The Effect of Bladder Outlet Obstruction and Sacral Nerve Stimulation on Muscarinic and Vanilloid Receptors - A Rat Model."
Craig V. Comiter, M.D., Carla Mazar, M.S., Mohamad Salkini, M.D., Wyatt Ho, B.S.: Tucson, AZ.

Third Place Poster Overall: $200 Prize
Joseph C. Liao, M.D. (Paper #45)
"Development of a Biosensor Assay for Rapid Uropathogen Antibiotic Susceptibility Determination."
Kathleen Mach, Ph.D.*, Mitra Mastali, B.S.*, David Haake, M.D., Joseph C. Liao, M.D.: Stanford, CA.

Best of Session Winners: Ribbon Award

Poster Session I – First Place Winner:
Dayne M. Nelson, M.D. (Paper #27)
"The Madigan Army Medical Center's Current Clinical Practice and Experience with Osteopenia and Fractures in Men Treated with Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer."
Dayne M. Nelson, M.D., Andrew C. Peterson, M.D.: Tacoma, WA.

Poster Session I – Second Place Winner:
Chris S. Elliot, M.D., PhD. (Paper #26)
"PSA and PSA Density in the Era of Extended Biopsy Schemes."
Chris S. Elliot, M.D., PhD., Joseph Presti, Jr., M.D., Raj Shinghal, M.D.: Stanford, CA.

Poster Session I – Third Place Winner:
Thomas E. Ahlering, M.D. (Paper #9)
"The Impact of Cautery vs 'Athermal' Cautery Free Neurovascular Bundle Preservation Delays the Return of Sexual Potency and Persists through 24 Months after Robotic Laparoscopic Radial Prostatectomy (RLP)."
Thomas Ahlering, MD, Douglas Skarecky, BS, Esequiel Rodriguez, MD, David Yee, MD: Irvine, CA

Poster Session II – First Place
Craig V. Comiter, M.D. (Paper #44)
"The Effect of Bladder Outlet Obstruction and Sacral Nerve Stimulation on Muscarinic and Vanilloid Receptors - A Rat Model."
Craig V. Comiter, M.D., Carla Mazar, M.S., Mohamad Salkini, M.D., Wyatt Ho, B.S.: Tucson, AZ.

Poster Session II – Second Place
Joseph C. Liao, M.D. (Paper #45)
"Development of a Biosensor Assay for Rapid Uropathogen Antibiotic Susceptibility Determination."
Kathleen Mach, Ph.D.*, Mitra Mastali, B.S.*, David Haake, M.D., Joseph C. Liao, M.D.: Stanford, CA.

Poster Session II – Third Place
Anup K. Kundu, Ph.D. (Paper #56)
"Design and Synthesis of a New Biomaterial for Urethral Tissue Reconstruction."
Anup K. Kundu, Ph.D., Joel Gelman, M.D., Darren R. Tyson, Ph.D.: Orange, CA.

Poster Session III – First Place
Andrew McCullough, M.D. (Paper #79)
"9 Month Interim Analysis Return of Erectile Function from Randomized Study of Nightly Intraurethral Alprostadil Vs Sildenafil As Penile Rehabilitation in Post Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy (NSRRP) Patients."
Brianne Goodwin,* BSN RN, Donna Brassil*, MA, RN, CURN, CCRC, Andrew McCullough, M.D.*: New York, NY.

Poster Session III – Second Place
David T. Tzou, M.D. (Paper #66)
"A Survey Based Assessment of the Correlation Between Attempted and Successful Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy and Urinary Continence."
David T. Tzou, M.D., Bruce L. Dalkin, M.D., Beaanne Christopher, Haiyan Cui: Tucson, AZ.

Poster Session III – Third Place
Irwin Goldstein, M.D. (Paper #78)
"Epidemiology of Dyspareuniam, and Relationship to Contraceptives in Sexually Active Swedish Pre-Menopausal Women."
Irwin Goldstein, M.D., K.S. Fugl-Meyer, Ph.D.*, A.R. Fugl-Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.: San Diego, CA.

ROUND TABLE PROGRAM WINNERS

The Hadley Award - $500/Plaque
Laura M. Foot, M.D. (Paper #182)
"The D.I.Y.C. Procedure: Do It Yourself Circumcision."
Laura M. Foot, M.D., Stephen D. Bennett, M.D., E. Jason Abel, M.D., Andrew W. Southwick, M.D.: Salt Lake City, UT.

The Bodner Stegemann Award - $500/Plaque
Ilene Y. Wong, M.D. (Paper #190)
"The Development of a Novel Endoscopic Metallic 'Lasso' for the Treatment of Large Organized Bladder Clots."
Ilene Y. Wong, M.D., Thomas H. Hsu, M.D.: Stanford, CA.

Prize Drawing Winners:
1st Prize: $400: John C. Prince, M.D.
2nd Prize $200: John C. Prince, M.D.
3rd Prize $100: Siamak Daneshmand, M.D.
4th Prize $100: Frank Margolis, M.D.
5th Prize $100: R. Shahon, M.D.
6th Prize $50: David Hadley, M.D.
7th Prize $50: Melvyn Hershfield, M.D.

OLYMPUS CYSTOSCOPE DRAWING WINNER
Giberto Brito, M.D.
Scope presented by Brad Smith of Olympus Surgical America.

RESIDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES
The Earl F. Nation Resident Scholarships were awarded to one outstanding Resident from each training facility. The recipients are listed below: ($1,000 awarded if traveling across Pacific, $500 awarded when not traveling across Pacific.)

Dayne Nelson, M.D. Madigan Army Medial Center, Lakewood - $500
Edmond Y. Ko, M.D. Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale - $500
Matthew Wagner, M.D. Oregon Health Sciences University - $500
Joycelyn Rieder, M.D. Southern California Kaiser - $ 500
Ilene Wong, M.D. Stanford University School of Medicine - $500
Cpt. Scott Cuda, M.D. Tripler Army Medical Center
Chasta Bacsu, M.D. University of Alberta - $500
Jeremy Grummet, M.D. University of British Columbia - $500
Stanley Yap, M.D. University of California, Davis - $500
Dhiren S. Dave, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles - $500
Carol Kashefi, M.D. Univeristy of California, San Diego - $500
Jared M. Whitson, M.D. University of California, San Francisco - $500
Edwin J. Abel, M.D. University of Utah School of Medicine - $500
Mathew Sorensen, M.D. University of Washington - $500

GOLF WINNERS

Winning Team
Dixon Duncan - Medtronic
David Adams, MD
Allan Corr, MD
William Borkon

Closet to Pin: Kurt Roemer, MD
Longest Putt: Jeff Upton, MD
Men’s Longest Drive: Bryan Upton (Guest)
Womens Longest Drive: Jenny Lee, Acentec

EXHIBIT HALL WINNERS

Exhibit Hall Grand Prize - $1,000: Simon Treissmand, M.D.

Tuesday Drawing Winners
James MacDonald, MD - Oregon Scientific Clock
Jeremy Grummett, MD - iPod Video Nanos
Gary Smith, MD - Par & Beyond
George Martin, MD - Arizona Trivia
Leo Lowentritt, MD - Brain Gym for Business
John Prince, MD - Energy Ball

Wednesday Drawing Winners
Edwin “Jason” Abel, MD - MobiBLU
Jonathan Wright, MD - Sleep Sounding CD
Laura Foot, MD - Q-Link
Dieter Kirchheim, MD - Effortless Relaxation CD
Anthony Horan, MD - Attracting Prosperity CD
Mark Uhlman, MD - iPod
Chasta Bacsu, MD - Arizona Trivia Book
Sneha Vaish, MD - Brain Gym Book, Arizona Trivia Book
Jeff Upton, MD - Arizona Trivia Book
BookPaul Polishuk, MD - Arizona Trivia Book
David Hadley, MD - iPod
Scott Swanson, MD - Comfort CD, Book, Alarm
Jeffrey Frankel, MD - Oregon Scientific Clock
Rami Indudhara, MD - CD & Book
Aaron Martin, MD - Oregon Scientific Clock
Daniel Cahoon, MD - CD & Book
Roger Hadley, MD - Book, iPod
Armin Ruebel, MD - Engergy Ball
Marty Prah, MD - Stress Book
Dean Hadley, MD - Book
Shaun Robinson, MD - iPod
John Prince, MD - iPod
George Martin, MD - Arizona Trivia Book
Gary Smith, MD - Par & Beyond

Downhill Bike Winners
1st / $100 – Dayne Nelson
2nd / $75 – George Martin
3rd / $50 – Aaron Martin

Bass Fishing Winners
1st / $100 – Oliver Campbell
2nd / $75 – Paul Polishuk