Preliminary Science Program
Last Updated: 7/6/2006

Legend:

* – By Invitation † – Resident Prize Essay Finalist

Thursday, October 12, 2006
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM		Moderated Poster Session (4-minutes for presentation, 2-minutes for discussion) Moderators: Raymond A. Costabile, M.D. & Adam P. Klausner, M.D.
		P1 Regulation Of Androgen Receptor Levels By A Feedback Loop In Prostate Cancer Cells Albert Dobi CPDR, Rockville, MD
		P2 Minimal Tumor Volume May Provide Additional Prognostic Information In Good Performance Patients After Radical Prostatectomy Thomas J. Guzzo, Manish A. Vira, Wei-Ting Hwang*, John E. Tomaszewski*, Keith VanArsdalen, Alan J. Wein, S. Bruce Malkowicz University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
		P3 Changes In the Etiology and Treatment Of Epididymitis From 1965 To 2005 Chad R. Tracy, Raymond A. Costabile University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
		P4 Targeted Biopsy With Color Doppler and Elastography: A Comparison Of Gleason Scores Eric Nelson, Craig Slotoroff, Leonard Gomella, Ethan Halpern* Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
		P5 Impact Of Renal Arterial Occlusion On Postoperative Renal Function Following Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Manish Vira, Kristian Novakovic*, Brian Keuer, Paul Albert*, McClellan Walther, W. Marston Linehan, Jonathan Coleman, Peter Pinto National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Washington, DC
		P6 Renal Cell Carcinoma Invading the Renal Sinus – The Ball Valve Phenomenon: Implications For Nephron Sparing Surgery Brett D. Lebed, Leo R. Doumanian, Bryan Kansas, Robert G. Uzzo Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
		P7 Prospective, Longitudinal, Comparative Study Of Health-Related Quality Of Life (QOL) In Patients Undergoing Primary Cryoablation Of the Prostate and Brachytherapy: A Comparative Study Of Two Minimally Invasive Ablative Techniques Scott G. Hubosky*1, Christopher M. Tepera1, Michael D. Fabrizio1, Paul F. Schellhammer1, Bethany B. Gambill*2, Robert W. Given1 1Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA; 2Urology of Virginia, Norfolk, VA
		P8 Survival In Sipuleucel-T (APC8015) Clinical Trials Leonard Gomella1, Mark Frohlich*2 1Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; 2Dendreon Corporation, Seattle, WA
		P9 Alternative Management Of Complex Renal Stones Millie Pevzner1, Jeffrey C. Yeamans1, Christian DeBeck2, John J. Pahira1 1Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 2Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
		P10 Statin Use Is Associated With Decreased Rate Of Positive Prostate Biopsy B. Mayer Grob1, Luke Wolfe*2, Tristan T. Berry1, Adam P. Klausner1, Vidal M. Despradel1 1Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Hospital, Richmond, VA; 2Virginia Commonwealth University Hospitals, Richmond, VA
		P11 Periprostatic Nerve Blocks For Prostate Biopsies Are Associated With A Decreased Risk Of Vasovagal Reactions and With Decreased Biopsy Recovery Times Jeffrey C. Lou, Michael McManus, Diane Ibanez, Daniel S. McPartlin, Adam P. Klausner, Vidal M. Despradel, B. Mayer Grob Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA
		P12 The Role Of Intra- and Postoperative Serum Aldosterone Levels Following Adrenalectomy For Primary Aldosteronism Brian M. Keuer1, Alejandro Ayala2, Peter A. Pinto3 1Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 2National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; 3Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
		P13 The Effect Of Age On the Resolution Of Urge Incontinence Following Pubovaginal Sling Placement In Patients With Mixed Urinary Incontinence Matthew G. Kaag*, Vanessa L. Elliott*, Deborah R. Erickson, Carl Reese Penn State University, Hershey, PA
		P14 Analysis Of Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy For Multiple Renal Tumors Kristian R. Novakovic*, Manish A. Vira, Brian Keuer, W. Marston Linehan, Peter A. Pinto, Jonathan A. Coleman NCI/NIH, Bethesda, MD
		P15 West Virginia University Deflux Experience and the Utility Of An Intra-Operative Cystogram With A Simulated Voiding Phase Adam E. Perlmutter, William F. Tarry West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
		P16 The Effect Of Dietary Caffeine On Voiding Function Jeremy Weiss*, Phillip Ginsberg*, Michael Metro, Richard Harkaway Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
		P17 Initial Retrospective Analysis Of Efficacy and Safety Of Perigee and Apogee In Patients Undergoing Repair For Pelvic Organ Prolapse Kurt A. McCammon, IV Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia Beach, VA
		P18 The Tolerability Of Tolterodine Is Not Diminished In Older Patients With Overactive Bladder: An Analysis Of 5 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials David O Sussman1, Dale B. Glasser*2, Martin Carlsson*2 1University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ; 2Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY
		P19 Female Sexual Dysfunction In Patients With Interstitial Cystitis: Evaluation Of the Use Of Anti-Depressants Stanley Zaslau, Can Talug, Dale Riggs*, Barbara Jackson*, Stanley J. Kandzari West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
		P20 Intraoperative Ureteral Identification With Infrared Imaging Neil Kansal*1, Mehrdad Alemozaffar*1, Nadeem N. Dhanani*1, Alex Gorbach*2, Fred Gage*3, Allan Kirk*3, Eric Elster*3, Peter A. Pinto1 1Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; 2National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; 3NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
		P21 Efficacy and Safety Of PROQUIN(R) XR VS Immediate-Release CIPROFLOXACIN [C-IR] In the Treatment Of Acute Cystitis Neal D. Shore* Grand Strand Urology/Carolina Urologic Research Center, Myrtle Beach, SC
		P22 Hypoxia Effect On Non-Malignant Prostatic Urethra During Prostatectomy John W. Josephson*, Manish Vira, John W. Gillespie, Jaime Rodriguez, Peter A. Pinto, Marston W. Linehan, Rodrigo F. Chuaqui, Michael R. Emmert-Buck, Heidi S. Erickson, Jonathan A. Coleman National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
		P23 Correlation Between Known Upper Tract Tumor and Bladder Cytology Paul Gittens*, Eric Nelson*, Jeffrey Tomas*, Marluce Bibbo*, Demetrius Bagley Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
		P24 Single Center Experience With Third Generation Cryosurgery For Treatment Of Organ Confined Prostate Cancer: A Critical Evaluation Of Short Term Outcomes and Complications Christopher M. Tepera*1, Scott G. Hubosky1, Michael D. Fabrizio1, Paul F. Schellhammer1, Bethany B. Gambill*2, Robert W. Given1 1Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA; 2Urology of Virginia, Norfolk, VA
		P25 Novel Adjuvants Of Cryotherapy To Enhance Direct and Bystander Killing Of Human Prostate Cancer Cells (PC3) Mary Ann K. Kenneson, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Mansoor Ahmed*, Sara Boyer* Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM		Residency Education New Prospects For Residency Training & Credentialing Stuart S. Howards, M.D.
7:00 PM		Dinner For Council & Past Presidents National Postal Museum
Friday, October 13, 2006
7:30 AM – 7:45 AM		Welcoming Remarks Leonard G. Gomella, M.D. President, Mid-Atlantic Section
7:45 AM – 8:30 AM		Panel Discussion: Kidney Cancer Moderator: Deborah T. Glassman, M.D. Ablative Therapies (Radio Frequency/Cryotherapy) Peter A. Pinto, M.D. Adjuvant Therapies Robert G Uzzo, M.D. Partial Nephrectomy (Laparoscopic vs. Open) Thomas W. Jarrett, M.D.
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM		Panel Discussion: Bladder Cancer Moderator: Edouard J. Trabulsi, M.D. Update On Point Of Service Urinary Assays For Bladder Cancer Detection David Y. T. Chen, M.D. Update On Intravesical Therapy For Superficial Bladder Cancer Robert W. Given, M.D. Case Discussion
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM		Coffee Break Visit Exhibits & Posters
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM		Special Topic Lecture New Imaging For Urologic Cancers Jonathan A. Coleman, M.D. & Michael J. Manyak, M.D.
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM		Special Topic Lecture Botox Therapy For Bladder/Prostate Dysfunction Patrick J. Shenot, M.D.
10:30 AM – 11:50 AM		Scientific Session I Resident Prize Essays (6-minutes for presentation, 4-minutes for discussion) Moderators: Christian P. Pavlovich, M.D. & Peter A. Pinto, M.D.
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM		†1 Updated Nomogram To Predict Pathologic Stage Of Prostate Cancer Given PSA, Clinical Stage and Biopsy Gleason Score (Partin Tables) Based On Cases From 2000-2005 Danil V. Makarov, Bruce J. Trock, Elizabeth B. Humphreys, Leslie A. Mangold, Patrick C. Walsh, Jonathan I. Epstein, Alan W. Partin Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM		†2 Quantitative Tissue PSA mRNA Expression As A Predictor Of Outcome In Radical Prostatectomy and Alterations In the Androgen Signaling Pathway Joseph R. Sterbis*1, Chun Ling Gao*2, Bungo Furusato*3, Jennifer Cullen*2, Yongmei Chen*2, Lakshmi Ravindranath*2, Isabell A. Sesterhenn*3, David G. Mcleod1, Shiv Srivastava*2, Gyorgy Petrovics*2 1Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; 2Center for Prostate Disease Research, Rockville, MD; 3Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM		†3 Implications Of Bladder Capacity On Laparoscopic Transvesicle Ureteral Reimplantation Alexander Kutikov, Thomas J. Guzzo, Daniel J. Canter, Pasquale Casale Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM		†4 Increased Efficacy and Potency Of Carbachol In Inducing Increases In Intracellular Calcium ([Ca2+]i) In Overactive Bladder (OAB) and Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Bladder Urothelial Cells (BUC) Gopal Gupta*1, Shao-Gang Lu*2, Yan Sun*1, Michael Gold*2, Toby C. Chai1 1University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 2University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM		†5 Changes In M2 Receptor Expression On Human Bladder Urothelial Cells (BUC) In Response To Carbachol and Tolterodine Emmanuel S. Graham, Yan Sun, Julia Ahn*, Toby C. Chai University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM		†6 Evaluation and Management Of Gunshot Wounds Of the Penis David A. Kunkle*, Brett D. Lebed*, Steve Lebovitch*, Jack H. Mydlo, Michel A. Pontari Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM		†7 On the Road To In Situ Tissue Regeneration: A Tissue Engineered Nanofiber Fibrinogen-Polydioxanone Composite Matrix Michael McManus, Scott A. Sell*, Paul G. Espy, Harry P. Koo, Gary L. Bowlin* Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM		†8 A Critical Analysis Of the Interpretation Of Biochemical Recurrence In Surgically Treated Patients Using the Revised ASTRO Criterion ("Nadir + 2") Matthew E. Nielsen, Danil V. Makarov, Elizabeth Humphreys, Leslie Mangold, Alan W. Partin, Patrick C. Walsh Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
11:50 AM – 1:00 PM		Lunch Break Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM		Special Topic Lecture Medical Economics: Combining Urological Practices Michael J. Naslund, M.D.
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM		Health Policy Update on the AUA James E. Regan, M.D. American Urological Association
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM		Special Topic Lecture Infertility In An Older Population Desiring Children Raymond A. Costabile, M.D.
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM		Break In Back Of Scientific Session Hall
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM		Howard Pollack X-Ray Conference Moderator: Robert A. Older, M.D.
3:30 PM – 4:50 PM		Scientific Session II (6-minutes for presentation, 4-minutes for discussion) Moderators: Harold A. Frazier, II, M.D. & Fernando Bianco, M.D.
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM		9 Improved Prediction Of PSA Biochemical Recurrence By Quantitative Nuclear Grade (QNG) Signature Compared To Pathology Findings Post-Prostatectomy Robert W. Veltri*, Cameron Marlow*, Danil A. Makarov*, Michael C. Miller*, Alan W. Partin Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
3:40 PM – 3:50 PM		10 ETS-Related Gene (ERG), A Frequent Proto-Oncogene Expression and Fusion In Prostate Cancer With Potentials In Diagnosis and Prognosis Gyorgy Petrovics CPDR, Rockville, MD
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM		11 Comparison Of Health-Related Quality Of Life (QOL) Parameters In Patients Undergoing Three Different Surgical Approaches To Radical Prostatectomy At A Single Institution With At Least 12 Months Follow-Up Scott G. Hubosky, Sr.*, Michael D. Fabrizio, J. W. Davis*, R. W. Given, Donald F. Lynch, Jr., B. B. Gambill*, Paul F. Schellhammer Devine-Tidewater Urology, Norfolk, VA
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM		12 Identification Of Patients At High Risk Of Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy Matthew Nielsen, Michael Muntener*, Elizabeth Humphreys, Leslie Mangold, Patrick C. Walsh, Alan W. Partin Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
4:10 PM – 4:20 PM		13 Epigenetic Regulation Of Zinc Transport In Prostate Cancer David A. Kunkle*, Peter Makhov*, Konstantin Golovine*, Vladimir M. Kolenko*, Robert G. Uzzo Cancer Center, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
4:20 PM – 4:30 PM		14 Impact Of Prior Laparoscopic Experience On Skill Acquisition For Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Justin D. Harmon, Monique Wilson*, Raul O. Parra Cooper University Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ
4:30 PM – 4:40 PM		15 Potentially Dangerous Blood Pressure Surges During Office-Based Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy Treatments Of The Prostate Thayne R. Larson*1, Lance Mynderse *2, V. Sommers*2, Michael R. Jaff*3, William Evans4, Benjamin Larson*5 1Institute of Medical Research, Scottsdale, AZ; 2Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN; 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston ,MA; 4Southwest Florida Urologic Association, Ft. Myers, FL; 5Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
4:40 PM – 4:50 PM		16 Age-Stratified Functional Outcomes After Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Craig G. Rogers1, Li-Ming Su1, Richard E. Link2, Wendy Sullivan1, Andrew Wagner1, Christian P. Pavlovich1 1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM		SPY THEME WELCOME RECEPTION Exhibit Hall
7:00 PM		SPY MUSEUM PRIVATE OPENING & DINNER
Saturday, October 14, 2006
7:30 AM – 8: 00 AM		Annual Business Meeting
8: 00 AM – 8:15 AM		Remarks From the President-Elect Of the AUA Paul F. Schellhammer, M.D.
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM		Hugh Hampton Young Lecture Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells and Cloning: Applications In Regenerative Medicine Anthony Atala, M.D.
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM		Spouse Lecture Alternative Therapy, Fad Diets and Supplements In Women's Health Mark Moyad, M.D.
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM		Coffee Break Visit Exhibits & Posters
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM		Panel Discussion: Pediatric Urology Moderator: Hans G. Pohl, M.D. Panelists: Harry P. Koo, M.D., Craig A. Peters, M.D. & Hans G. Pohl, M.D.
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM		Special Topic Lecture Recurrent Priapism: New Science & Medicine For the Forgotten Erectile Disorder Arthur L. Burnett, II, M.D.
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM		Special Topic Lecture Voiding Dysfunction and the Bladder Urothelium Toby C. Chai, M.D.
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM		Special Topic Lecture Stone Disease Ureteroscopy For Staghorn Stones John J. Pahira, M.D.
11:15 AM – 12:25 PM		Scientific Session III (6-minutes for presentation, 4-minutes for discussion) Moderators: Marguerite C. Lippert, M.D. & Jack H. Mydlo, M.D.
11:15 AM – 11:25 AM		17 The Malignant Potential Of Small Renal Masses Deborah T. Glassman, Joshua P. Sleeper*, Dolores Byrne*, Edouard J. Trabulsi, Leonard G. Gomella Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
11:25 AM – 11:35 AM		18 Female Sexual Dysfunction In Patients With Interstitial Cystitis: Evaluation Of Current Medical Therapy Stanley Zaslau, Susan Saunders, Dale Riggs*, Barbara Jackson*, Stanley J. Kandzari West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
11:35 AM – 11:45 AM		19 Bilateral Tined Lead Placement During Stage I Sacral Nerve Root Testing Significantly Improves Clinical Outcomes With Sacral Neuromodulation David Gordon, Todd J. Lehrfeld University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
11:45 AM – 11:55 AM		20 Does Submission Of Prostate Biopsies In A Site Specific Manner As Compared To Submitting Labeled Grouped By Side Only Affect Margin Rates At Radical Prostatectomy Eric Richter1, Joel Moncur*1, Isabel Sesterhenn2, David G. McLeod1 1Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; 2Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
11:55 AM – 12:05 PM		21 Mechanisms and Effects Of Downregulation Of Lactotransferrin (LTF) In Prostate Cancer Syed Shaheduzzaman CPDR, Rockville, MD
12:05 PM – 12:15 PM		22 Is A Single Dose Of Pre-Procedure Antibiotic Safe and Cost-Effective In Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Colonized Urine Prior To Elective Endoscopic Procedures? Jeffrey C. Lou1, Tristan T. Berry1, Camilo Castillo*2, Vidal M. Despradel1, B. Mayer Grob1, Adam P. Klausner1 1Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA; 2Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA
12:15 PM – 12:25 PM		23 Longitudinal Correlation Between Grade Of Upper Tract and Bladder TCC In Patients With Concurrent Disease Sam N. Chawla, Ilia S. Zeltser, Eric D. Nelson, Jodi A. Antonelli, Marnie R. Robinson, Marluce Bibbo, Demetrius H. Bagley Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
12:25 PM – 1:30 PM		Lunch Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM		The Great Da Vinci Code Adventure (Separate Subscription)
7:00 PM		President’s Reception & Banquet Special "Top Secret" Talent Capital Hilton Hotel
Sunday, October 15, 2006
7:30 AM – 8: 10 AM		Panel Discussion Radiation Therapy Moderator: S. Bruce Malkowicz, M.D. Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Rajanish Singla, M.D. Salvage Radiation Therapy Danny Y. Song, M.D.
8:10 AM – 8:30 AM		Special Topic Lecture Adjuvant Chemotherapy Mario Eisenberger, M.D.
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM		Special Topic Lecture Cryotherapy Daniel B. Rukstalis, M.D.
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM		Special Topic Lecture Expectant Management H. Ballentine Carter, M.D.
9:10 AM – 9:50 AM		Coffee Break Visit Exhibits & Posters
9:50 AM – 10:10 AM		Special Topic Lecture Prostatic HIFU John H. Lynch, M.D.
10:10 AM – 11:30 AM		Panel Discussion Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy: Outcomes & Techniques Moderator: Jason D. Engel, M.D. Panelists: Michael D. Fabrizio, M.D., Christian P. Pavlovich, M.D. & Fernando Bianco, M.D.
11:30 AM		Adjourn