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OFFICERS
John M. Barry, MD
President, 5/22/08 - 4/29/09
John M. Barry, MD, is the Director of Kidney Transplantation at Oregon Health and Science University, where he was chief of the Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation for 29 years. His professional interests are kidney transplantation, surgical diseases of the kidney, erectile dysfunction and reconstructive urology.
Dr. Barry is past president of the American Board of Urology and served as president of the Western Section of the AUA in 2002. He has more than 300 publications in the fields of urology and renal transplantation. Dr. Barry has been a member of the AUA since 1979.
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Anton J. Bueschen, MD
President-elect, 5/22/08 – 4/29/09
Anton J. Bueschen, MD, served as director of the Division of Urology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) beginning in 1975 and is now professor emeritus of urology at UAB. He also served as president and chairman of the board of the UAB faculty practice, the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. Dr. Bueschen served as president of the Southeastern Section of the AUA in 2002, and before that as secretary of the Section. He served as Southeastern Section Representative to the AUA Board of Directors and as chair of the AUA Compensation Committee, Education Council and several other AUA committees. Dr. Bueschen also served on the board of directors of the former American Foundation for Urologic Disease (currently the AUA Foundation). He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1965 and has been a member of the AUA since 1974.
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Paul F. Schellhammer, MD
Immediate Past President, 5/22/08 - 4/29/09
Paul F. Schellhammer, MD, is the program director of the Virginia Prostate Center and professor of urology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and a partner in Urology of Virginia. He earned his medical degree from Cornell Medical College in New York in 1966. Dr. Schellhammer has served as president of the American Board of Urology, Society of Urologic Oncology and Mid-Atlantic Section of the AUA, and is currently a member of AUA's Program Guidelines Committee's Bladder Cancer Update Panel. Dr. Schellhammer has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed articles as well as over 40 books and chapters. He is on the editorial board of Urology and Urologic Oncology. Dr. Schellhammer has been a member of the AUA since 1977.
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Robert C. Flanigan, MD
Secretary, 5/25/06 - 6/2/10
Robert C. Flanigan, MD, is a professor and chair of urology at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL. Dr. Flanigan has served on the Graduate Medical Education, Education, Program and Socioeconomic committees of the AUA. He has been on the editorial board of The Journal of Urology® and is also a reviewer for the publication. In addition to the AUA, Dr. Flanigan is a member of numerous other professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons (of which he is presently a governor), the American Association of Clinical Urologists, the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons and the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons. He was also a founder and the first president of the Society of Urologic Chairpersons and Program Directors, and a former president of the American Board of Urology, the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Society of University Urologists, the Society of Pelvic Surgeons, the North Central Section of the AUA and the Chicago Urological Society. Dr. Flanigan has been a member of the AUA since 1982.
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William F. Gee, MD
Treasurer, 5/26/05 - 4/29/09
Dr. Gee is in private practice at Commonwealth Urology in Lexington, KY, where he acts as president of the 17-urologist, single-specialty urology group practice. He has served as president of the Southeastern Section of the AUA, and as chair of the AUA Health Policy Council. He also serves on numerous AUA committees, and has held various offices in the American Medical Association, American Association of Clinical Urologists and other societies and associations. Dr. Gee received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in June of 1967. He has been a member of the AUA since 1980.
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Sakti Das, MD
Historian, 5/25/06 - 6/2/10
Sakti Das, MD was a staff urologist at Northern California Kaiser Permanente for 20 years and is a retired professor of urology from the University of California, Davis. As the historian for the Western Section, Dr. Das was instrumental in setting up a museum of historical antiquities at the section's headquarters. As a member of the AUA History Committee, Dr. Das worked with the past AUA historian and curator of the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History to expand the collections. He has edited eight urological textbooks, contributed more than 200 publications, has experience as a reviewer for The Journal of Urology® and has created numerous award-winning medical films. In addition to the AUA, Dr. Das is a member of the Northern California Urological Society and the Indian American Urological Association. Dr. Das has been an AUA member since 1984.
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SECTION REPRESENTATIVES
Thomas J. Rohner, Jr., MD
Mid-Atlantic Section Representative, 5/25/06 - 6/2/10
Thomas J. Rohner, Jr., MD is emeritus professor of urology at Penn State College of Medicine at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. During his career he has published more than 100 papers and book chapters. He has held a number of positions in leading urologic organizations, including service on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Residency Review Committee for Urology and the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. He is an emeritus trustee and former vice president of the American Board of Urology and past president of the Society of University Urologists. Dr. Rohner has been a member of the AUA since 1972.
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Richard K. Babayan, MD
New England Section Representative, 5/26/05 - 4/29/09
Dr. Babayan is the chairman of the department of urology, chief of urology and director of the Renal Lithotripsy Unit at Boston Medical Center. He is also the director of the Boston University Prostate Center. Dr. Babayan received his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1975 and did his urology residency at Boston University Medical Center. He is an assistant editor for the Journal of Endourology and the Endourology Newsletter and has authored and co-authored nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Babayan belongs to 16 medical associations, has held over 30 committee positions and nine executive positions. He has served on the AUA Laparoscopy, Research and Investment committees and held the position of president of both the New England Section of the AUA and the Armenian American Medical Association. Dr. Babayan has been a member of the AUA since 1983.
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Pramod C. Sogani, MD
New York Section Representative, 5/22/08 – 5/23/12
Dr. Sogani is a professor of clinical urology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and an attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He has served as treasurer and president of the New York Section of the AUA and is a member of 25 national and international medical societies. He is a fellow of American College of Surgeons and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as well as the recipient of the 2006 John K. Lattimer Award of Excellence in Urology. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and many book chapters. He is a past recipient of the Sasruta Award of Excellence in Urology of the Indian American Urological Association. Dr. Sogani earned his medical degree from MGM Medical College in India and has been a member of the AUA since 1983.
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Richard A. Memo, MD
North Central Section Representative, 5/25/06 - 6/2/10
Richard A. Memo, MD is a practicing urologist at the NEO Urology Associates, Inc. in Youngstown, OH. Currently, Dr. Memo serves on the AUA Compensation Committee. He was president-elect of the North Central Section in 2000. In addition, he was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, as well as past-president of the Ohio Urological Society. Dr. Memo has been an AUA member since 1981.
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Datta Wagle, MD
Northeastern Section Representative, 5/26/05 - 4/29/09
Dr. Wagle is currently the chief of urology at both St. Joseph Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, NY. He received his urology training at Roswell Park Memorial Institute and the Cleveland Clinic after receiving his medical degree from Deaconess Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Wagle has served as president for the American Association of Clinical Urologists, the Northeastern Section of the AUA, New York State Urological Society, Medical Society of the County of Erie, St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Staff and the Buffalo Urological Society. He is a member of 21 national and international organizations and has served on 15 different medical boards and 79 various committees. Dr. Wagle received the Northeastern Section of the AUA's Distinguished Service Award in 1999. He has authored over 100 publications including journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Wagle has been a member of the AUA since 1973.
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Charles W. Logan, MD
South Central Section Representative, 5/25/06 - 6/2/10
Charles W. Logan, MD has practiced with Arkansas Urology since 1967. In addition to the AUA, he is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the American Association of Clinical Urologists, the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, the Arkansas Medical Society, the Pulaski County Medical Society, the Pediatric Urological Association and the Arkansas State Urological Society. He is past president of the Arkansas Medical Society, the American Association of Clinical Urology and the AUA's South Central Section. Dr. Logan currently serves as a delegate to the AMA for the American College of Surgeons, and has been an AUA member since 1971.
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B. Thomas Brown, MD, FACS
Southeastern Section Representative, 5/24/07 - 5/18/11
B. Thomas Brown, MD, FACS, practices with Atlantic Urological Associates, a professional corporation of physicians and one of the largest and most prominent urology practices in the southeast United States. Dr. Brown has held various professional appointments throughout his career, including chair of the Committee on Applicants for the American College of Surgeons, and chair for the Department of Urology at both Halifax Medical Center and Memorial Hospital. Dr. Brown has served two years as chair of the AUA Judicial and Ethics Council. In addition to being certified by the American Board of Urology, Dr. Brown is also a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He has been a member of the AUA since 1980.
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John C. Prince, MD
Western Section Representative, 5/24/07 - 5/18/11
John C. Prince, MD practiced urology for more than 30 years in Santa Ana, CA. He currently teaches and serves in the clinic at Loma Linda University Medical School.
A past recipient of the AUA Gold Cane Award, he holds a medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco and completed his urology residency at Orange County General Hospital. Dr. Prince has been a member of the AUA since 1974.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michael Sheppard, CPA, CAE
Executive Director
Mr. Sheppard has been with the American Urological Association for 12 years. Prior to becoming executive director of the Association, Mr. Sheppard held several high-level positions, including director of finance, director of finance and information systems, chief operating officer and deputy executive director. He has numerous professional affiliations, including memberships with the American Society of Association Executives, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, the Institute of Management Accountants Association and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Sheppard received his master’s degree in business administration from Loyola College's Sellinger School. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Association Executive. Mr. Sheppard is the recipient of several awards, including the Institute of Internal Auditors Award and the Towson University Accounting Academic Excellence Award. He is a member of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society and the recipient of many military honors as a retiree of the United States Naval Reserves.
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