Department of Urology

October 29, 2014

Key to prostate cancer resistance

A combination of two types of therapy may be more effective in treating castration-resistant prostate cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 11, 2014

Penson to lead Department of Urologic Surgery

David Penson, M.D., the Paul V. Hamilton, M.D. and Virginia E. Howd Professor of Urologic Oncology, will become chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Urologic Surgery, effective Jan. 1, 2015.

By Craig Boerner
May 7, 2014

Eleven faculty honored with endowed chairs

Eleven Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration April 30 at the Student Life Center.

By Bill Snyder
A smiling woman in her 50s in front of a rock wall.
April 2, 2014

VU study tracks urinary incontinence therapy

More than 15 million women in the United States are impacted by stress urinary incontinence (SUI) at a cost of nearly $20 billion a year to treat.

By Jessica Pasley
March 27, 2014

Grant bolsters patient-centered outcomes research

Patient-centered outcomes research is the focus of a $3.3 million, five-year, institutional K12 training grant awarded to Vanderbilt University Medical Center by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

By Craig Boerner
January 24, 2014

Nine faculty honored with endowed chairs

Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Jan. 22 at the Student Life Center.

By Bill Snyder
May 23, 2013

VU to lead prostate cancer treatment research effort

David Penson, M.D., MPH, professor of Urologic Surgery, has received a $2 million research award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study localized prostate cancer, the second leading cause of death among American men.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 28, 2013

New fluorescing agent shines light on bladder cancer cells

Two urologic surgeons at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center are among a leading group of cancer physicians using an innovative new imaging agent and blue light system to “light up” cancerous cells inside the bladder.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 14, 2013

Device helps ease child’s overactive bladder burden

Until a year ago, Kate Lamons would slip into her mother’s classroom during school to change clothes, hopefully fast enough that she could return to her own class before anyone noticed that her clothes were wet from an overactive bladder.
By Christina Echegaray
January 30, 2013

Long-term effects of prostate therapies tracked

A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences were no longer significant 15 years after initial treatment.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 30, 2012

Vanderbilt-led study reveals racial disparities in prostate cancer care

Racial differences exist in quality surgical care, new research from VICC finds.
By VUMC News and Communications
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