2011 Judge: Victor Nitti, MD

1st place: Matthew Resnick, University of Pennsylvania

Factors associated with satisfaction with prostate cancer care: results from CapSURE

2nd place: Jamie Messer, Penn-State Hershey

Multi-institutional validation of the ability of preoperative hydronephrosis to predict advanced pathologic tumor stage in upper-tract urothelial carcinoma

3rd place: Thomas Clements, Penn-State Hershey

Variable PSA management patterns by non-urologist providers at a tertiary care medical center

4th place: Jay Simhan, Temple

Major complication rates following partial nephrectomy correspond to objective measures of renal mass anatomic complexity

5th place: Shailen Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania

Complications of pediatric urologic minimally invasive surgery

2010 Judge: Paul F. Schellhammer, MD  FACS

1st place: Ray Bernal, Temple

Reinnervation of Urethral and Anal Sphincters with Anterior Femoral to Pudendal Nerve Transfer

2nd place: Laura Stansell, Penn

Increased Basal Resting Tone During EMG Biofeedback is associated with Improved Voiding for Patients with Orthotopic Neobladder Dysfunction

3rd place: Jay Simhan, Temple

Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: A Single Institution Analysis with Perioperative and Oncologic Outcomes

4th place: Ben Brucker, Penn

Female Urology Training Module for Residents: A Pilot Study

5th place: JC Zola, Jefferson

Detection of prostate carcinoma with contrast-enhanced transrectal ultrasonography (CE-TRUS): Correlation of TRUS, targeted biopsies and whole-mount prostatectomy specimens

6th place: Noah May, AEMC

Night-time Surgery Increases OR time and Risk of Post-Operative Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients

2009 Judge: James Montie, MD

1st place: David Kaplan (Temple): External Validation of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk Calculator in a High-Risk Screening Population

2nd place: Eric Nelson (Jefferson): Preoperative stenting in pediatric ureteroscopy-is there an advantage? 

3rd place: Steve Dong (Jefferson): Ureteroscopic Management of Large Intrarenal Calculi-Comparison of Laser and Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy 

4th place: Christopher Long (Temple): Percutaneous versus Laparoscopic Cryoablation of the Small Renal Mass: Is Efficacy Compromised? 

2008 Judge: Michael Blute, MD

• Basic Science/Translational Science Paper 
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  1St Place Dr. Tavis Shaw: Overexpression of the Zinc Uptake Transporter hZIP1 Inhibits NF-κB and Suppresses the Malignant Potential of Prostate Cancer Cells in vitro and in vivo, Albert Einstein Medical Center 
  

  2nd Place Dr. Steve Lebovitch: CNS Findings in Anticholinergic Treated Patients with Overactive Bladder Using fMRI for Functional Brain Imaging, Temple University School of Medicine 
  

  3rd Place  Dr. Patel: Holmium Laser Lithotripsy: Assessment of Laser Energy in Relation to Calculus Composition and Size, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine 
  

  Clinical Paper
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  1st Place Dr. Daniel Canter: The Presence of Lympovascular Invasion in Radical Cystectomy Specimens for Patients with Urothelial Carcinoma Portends a Poor Clinical Prognosis, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 
  

  2nd Place  Dr. Benjamin J. Scoll: Relative Survival Following Treatment for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma – A S.E.E.R. Analysis:  Is Age Important? Temple University School of Medicine 
  

  3rd Place:  Dr. Jason A. Smith: Sexual Dysfunction Is Common In The Morbidly Obese Male And Improves After Gastric Bypass Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center