Origin The American Urological Association was founded 22 February 1902; its flagship Journal of Urology was founded in 1917 by Hugh Hampton Young.
The surgical specialty dealing with diseases of the urinary tract in both sexes and the male reproductive system, covering kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, adrenal glands, and prostate and testes. It descends from ancient lithotomy practice but organized as a modern specialty in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, when genito-urinary surgeons split from general surgery.
Facts
Origin PeriodThe American Urological Association was founded 22 February 1902; its flagship Journal of Urology was founded in 1917 by Hugh Hampton Young. 2 Classification
Type/Classification FAQs
How did urology become its own specialty?
Genito-urinary surgeons split from general surgery around 1900 and founded the American Urological Association in 1902.
Urology descends from ancient lithotomy practice but organized as a modern specialty in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, when genito-urinary surgeons split from general surgery. The American Urological Association was founded on 22 February 1902, and its flagship Journal of Urology was founded in 1917 by Hugh Hampton Young.
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Associated With
Sperm donation involves collection procedures performed within urology.
Testicular self-examination is a screening practice promoted within urology.
Testicular sperm extraction is a male fertility procedure performed within urology.
Notable Specialists
Source Anton von Frisch (source article)
Source Bernhard Bardenheuer (source article)
Source Craig G. Rogers (source article)
Source François Chopart (Wikipedia)
Source Hugh H. Young (Wikipedia)
Source James Israel (source article)
Source Jean Casimir Félix Guyon (Wikipedia)
Source Jean Civiale (Wikipedia)
Source Leopold Ritter von Dittel (Wikipedia)
Source Mariano Santo (source article)
Source Roger Kirby (source article)
Specialty named by the cited article.
Source Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet (Wikipedia)
Treats
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification tableQuote, Classification table
Surgical specialties focus on manually operative and instrumental techniques to treat disease.
2. AUA History
American Urological Associationauanet.org History of the AUA timeline, 1902 entryQuote, auanet.org History of the AUA timeline, 1902 entry
Eight members of the New York Genito-Urinary Society meet for dinner in the home of Dr. Ramon Guiteras and vote to disband the society and officially form the American Urological Association.
James Israel (source article)
Notable Specialists: James Israel, Article text, specialtyQuote, Notable Specialists: James Israel, Article text, specialty
Wegbereiter der modernen urologischen Chirurgie
Hugh H. Young (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hugh H. Young, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Hugh H. Young, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
American surgeon, urologist, and medical researcher
François Chopart (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: François Chopart, Article body [specialist-in 2]Quote, Notable Specialists: François Chopart, Article body [specialist-in 2]
Chopart was a pioneer of urological surgery, putting emphasis on dealing with the urinary tract as a whole.
Jean Casimir Félix Guyon (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Jean Casimir Félix Guyon, Lead, first sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Jean Casimir Félix Guyon, Lead, first sentence [specialist-in]
was a French surgeon and urologist
Bernhard Bardenheuer (source article)
Notable Specialists: Bernhard Bardenheuer, Lead and body [specialist-in 2]Quote, Notable Specialists: Bernhard Bardenheuer, Lead and body [specialist-in 2]
Bardenheuer specialized in genitourinary surgery
Craig G. Rogers (source article)
Notable Specialists: Craig G. Rogers, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Craig G. Rogers, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
is an American urologist and academic surgeon
Anton von Frisch (source article)
Notable Specialists: Anton von Frisch, Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Anton von Frisch, Lead sentence
was an Austrian urologist.
Leopold Ritter von Dittel (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Leopold Ritter von Dittel, Article body [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Leopold Ritter von Dittel, Article body [specialist-in]
was an Austrian urologist
Roger Kirby (source article)
Notable Specialists: Roger Kirby, Article body [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Roger Kirby, Article body [specialist-in]
professor of urology
Jean Civiale (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Jean Civiale, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Jean Civiale, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a French surgeon and urologist
Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet, Article body [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet, Article body [specialist-in]
His interest was particularly in the surgery of the genito-urinary tract.
Mariano Santo (source article)
Notable Specialists: Mariano Santo, Biography [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Mariano Santo, Biography [specialist-in]
for the extraction of renal calculi
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