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OFFICERS
Datta G. Wagle, MD
President, 6/3/10 - 5/18/11
Dr. Wagle is currently the chief of urology at Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus 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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Sushil S. Lacy, MD
President-Elect, 6/3/10 - 5/18/11
Sushil S. Lacy, MD, has been a faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center since 1970. Dr. Lacy currently serves as a clinical professor of urology, and is in private practice in Lincoln, NE, with seven other urologists. He received his medical degree from Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, and completed his post graduate general surgery residency at King George's Medical College in Lucknow, India. Dr. Lacy conducted his vascular surgery fellowship at Duke University and his urology residency training at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University.
Dr. Lacy has served on the AUA Board of Directors and several AUA committees. He presently serves on the AUA Foundation Development Council and is a mentor in the AUA Leadership Program. Dr. Lacy has served as a member of the Board of Directors for UROPAC, the Nebraska Clinician's Group and the American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU). He also served as president of the AACU, South Central Section of the AUA, and the Nebraska Urological Association (NUA) and NUA Foundation. Dr. Lacy has been a member of the AUA since 1973.
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Anton J. Bueschen, MD
Immediate Past President, 6/3/10 - 5/18/11
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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Robert C. Flanigan, MD
Secretary, 5/25/06 - 5/18/11
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.
Updated 11/08
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Gopal H. Badlani, MD
Secretary-Elect, 6/3/10 - 5/18/11
Gopal H. Badlani, MD, is currently professor of urology, vice chair of clinical affairs, and director of the Urogynecology Regenerative Medicine Program at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Badlani was president of the New York Section of the AUA and has served on numerous AUA committees, including the Bylaws, Section Secretaries and Annual Program committees. He is the former president of the Endourological Society and the Association of Indian Urologists in North America. In addition, Dr. Badlani has served on the boards of the International Volunteers in Urology, the National Kidney Foundation, and the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, to name a few. He has held numerous editorial appointments throughout his career and is currently managing editor of both the Journal of Endourology and the Journal of Videourology.
Dr. Badlani is a renowned expert in voiding dysfunction, specifically related to urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse in women, male incontinence from prostate surgery and neurological disease. He has completed a number of trials for new minimally invasive treatments for benign prostate obstruction. Dr. Badlani completed his urological training at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York and a fellowship at Baylor University in 1983. He has been a member of the AUA since 1986.
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Richard A. Memo, MD
Treasurer, 4/30/09 - 5/22/13
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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SECTION REPRESENTATIVES
John H. Lynch, MD
Mid-Atlantic Section Representative, 6/2/10 - 5/23/12*
John H. Lynch, MD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Urology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, and has served as program director there for the past 19 years. Dr. Lynch received his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he also completed his urology residency. In 2009, Dr. Lynch was inducted into Georgetown University Medical Center's MAGIS Society of Master Teachers. He has authored more than 125 publications and abstracts and has delivered more than 150 presentations in the area of urologic oncology.
Dr. Lynch previously served on the AUA Practice Guidelines Committee and the Education Council and helped develop the AUA online Ethics Curriculum. He is also a fellow in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and serves on the Credentials Committee of the Washington Chapter of the ACS. Dr. Lynch has served numerous roles in local and regional urological or medical organizations, including the Mid-Atlantic Section of the AUA. He is also a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Society of University Urologists and serves on the Executive Committee of the Society of Urology Chairs and Program Directors. Dr. Lynch has been a member of the AUA since 1981.
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David F. Green, MD, FACS
New England Section Representative, 4/30/09 – 5/18/11*
Dr. Green is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine and completed his post-graduate training in urology at Yale University. Following his residency, Dr. Green was an AUA Scholar and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Yale. Dr. Green is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons, a Member in the American College of Physician Executives and a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology. Currently, Dr. Green is senior partner at Concord Hospital’s Center for Urologic Care in Concord, NH, where he has practiced since 1987. Dr. Green is also the Chief Medical Officer at Concord Hospital, as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. Over the past two decades Dr. Green has served in several capacities with the New England Section (State Representative, Secretary, President and AUA Long Range Planning Committee) and the AUA (Bylaws, Manpower and Public Relations Committees). Dr. Green has been a member of the AUA since 1987.
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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.
Updated 11/08
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Dennis A. Pessis, MD, FACS
North Central Section Representative, 4/30/09 – 5/18/11*
Dr. Pessis is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Chicago Medical School. He completed his urological residency in 1978 at Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL. Dr. Pessis joined the Rush faculty following his residency, earning the rank of professor in 2003. He also currently serves as Associate Chairman of the Department of Urology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. Dr. Pessis has more than 20 publications and 100 presentations to his credit, spanning the full spectrum of urologic conditions. He has held numerous positions with local, regional and national medical societies, including the AUA and the North Central Section, for which he served as Treasurer (1999-2004), President (2006-2007) and on countless committees. Dr. Pessis has been a member of the AUA since 1982.
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Kevin Pranikoff, MD
Northeastern Section Representative, 4/30/09 – 5/18/11*
Dr. Pranikoff is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Florida Medical School. After two years of general surgical training at the Jewish Hospital of Saint Louis at Washington University and two years in the navy, Dr. Pranikoff completed his urology residency in 1979 at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. Dr. Pranikoff is an Associate Professor of Urology and Rehabilitation Medicine and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Urology at the University at Buffalo. He also serves as Clinical Director of Urology at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. His clinical and research interests include neurourology, urologic trauma and reconstructive urology and geriatric urology. Dr. Pranikoff has served in countless leadership roles for local, regional and national professional organizations, including the Northeastern Section of the AUA (Secretary, President-elect and President). He has been a member of the AUA since 1981.
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J. Brantley Thrasher, MD
South Central Section Representative, 6/2/10 - 5/23/12*
J. Brantley Thrasher, MD, is a professor and the William L. Valk Chair of the Department of Urology, as well as the co-director of operative services at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Thrasher received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, and completed his internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and urology residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. He subsequently completed a urologic oncology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Thrasher has held numerous leadership roles within the AUA, including president of the South Central Section, Kansas state representative to the Board of Directors of the South Central Section, vice chair of the AUA Prostate Cancer Guidelines Panel, chair of the Public Media Committee and mentor for the AUA Leadership Program. He has also served as chair of the Fellowship Committee for the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), and is currently the secretary of the SUO and a chair of the Metropolitan Kansas City Committee on Applicants of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Dr. Thrasher is a fellow of the ACS and was recently appointed a trustee of the American Board of Urology. Dr. Thrasher has been a member of the AUA since 1994.
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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.
Updated 11/08
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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.
Updated 11/08
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* eligible to renew for an additional two year term
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