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.
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Origin PeriodThe American Urological Association was founded 22 February 1902; its flagship Journal of Urology was founded in 1917 by Hugh Hampton Young. 2 Years of Training 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 Antoni Leśniowski (source article)
Source Bernhard Bardenheuer (source article)
Source Charles Louis Stanislas Heurteloup (Wikipedia)
Source Clare Fowler (Wikipedia)
Source Craig G. Rogers (source article)
Source Douglas Scherr (source article)
Source Elmer Belt (Wikipedia)
Source Félix Legueu (source article)
Source François Chopart (Wikipedia)
Source Fredrik Gottlieb Olsen Ramm (source article)
Source George Emerson Brewer (source article)
Source Georges Marion (source article)
Source Hugh H. Young (Wikipedia)
Source James Israel (source article)
Source Jean Casimir Félix Guyon (Wikipedia)
Source Jean Civiale (Wikipedia)
Source Lall Sawh (Wikipedia)
Source Leo Buerger (source article)
Source Léon Gosselin (Wikipedia)
Source Leopold Ritter von Dittel (Wikipedia)
Source Lyall Stuart Scott (Wikipedia)
Source Mani Menon (Wikipedia)
Source Mariano Santo (source article)
Source Maurice Chevassu (Wikipedia)
Source Pierre Bazy (Wikipedia)
Source Pierre Foldès (Wikipedia)
Source Robert Whitaker (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Source Roger Kirby (source article)
Source Sami Ibrahim Haddad (source article)
Source Harris, Samuel Henry (Harry) (1881-1936) (Australian Dictionary of Biography)
Source Sergei Fyodorov (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Specialty named by the cited article.
Source Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet (Wikipedia)
Treats
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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.
3. UTMB Urology Residency Overview
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Effective July 1, 2019, all ACGME accredited Urology Residency Programs are 60 months in length (5 years).
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
Elmer Belt (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Elmer Belt, Lead, professionQuote, Notable Specialists: Elmer Belt, Lead, profession
was an American urologist
Leo Buerger (source article)
Notable Specialists: Leo Buerger, Lead section [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Leo Buerger, Lead section [in-group]
Austrian American pathologist, surgeon and urologist
Sergei Fyodorov (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Sergei Fyodorov (surgeon), Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Sergei Fyodorov (surgeon), Lead sentence
the father of Russian urology
Mani Menon (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Mani Menon, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Mani Menon, Lead
is an Indian-American urologist
Antoni Leśniowski (source article)
Notable Specialists: Antoni Leśniowski, Career, Infant Jesus HospitalQuote, Notable Specialists: Antoni Leśniowski, Career, Infant Jesus Hospital
specialising in urology
Sami Ibrahim Haddad (source article)
Notable Specialists: Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Life sectionQuote, Notable Specialists: Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Life section
specialized in surgery and urology
Lall Sawh (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Lall Sawh, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Lall Sawh, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
is a Trinidadian urologist in the Caribbean and Latin America
George Emerson Brewer (source article)
Notable Specialists: George Emerson Brewer, Source articleQuote, Notable Specialists: George Emerson Brewer, Source article
was an American surgeon and urologist
Douglas Scherr (source article)
Notable Specialists: Douglas Scherr, Lead, specialtyQuote, Notable Specialists: Douglas Scherr, Lead, specialty
specialist in Urologic Oncology
Charles Louis Stanislas Heurteloup (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Charles Louis Stanislas Heurteloup, Lead [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Charles Louis Stanislas Heurteloup, Lead [in-group]
He is credited for making improvements to instruments used in lithotripsy.
Georges Marion (source article)
Notable Specialists: Georges Marion, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Georges Marion, Lead
was a French surgeon and urologist
Maurice Chevassu (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Maurice Chevassu, Lead paragraph, professionQuote, Notable Specialists: Maurice Chevassu, Lead paragraph, profession
was a French surgeon and urologist known for his work with testicular cancer
Léon Gosselin (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Léon Gosselin, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Léon Gosselin, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
He is remembered for his research on diseases of the testicles, spermatic cord and scrotum
Robert Whitaker (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Robert Whitaker (surgeon), LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Robert Whitaker (surgeon), Lead
Senior Lecturer in Urology at the London Hospital Medical School
Fredrik Gottlieb Olsen Ramm (source article)
Notable Specialists: Fredrik Gottlieb Olsen Ramm, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Fredrik Gottlieb Olsen Ramm, Lead [specialist-in]
Kastration ved Prostatahypertrofi
Félix Legueu (source article)
Notable Specialists: Félix Legueu, Article lead [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Félix Legueu, Article lead [in-group]
was a French urologist and gynecologist born in Angers
Pierre Bazy (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Pierre Bazy, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Pierre Bazy, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a French surgeon and urologist
Pierre Foldès (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Pierre Foldès, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Pierre Foldès, Lead [specialist-in]
urological surgeon
Lyall Stuart Scott (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Lyall Stuart Scott, Article textQuote, Notable Specialists: Lyall Stuart Scott, Article text
a Scottish consultant surgeon who specialised in urology
Harris, Samuel Henry (Harry) (1881-1936) (Australian Dictionary of Biography)
Notable Specialists: Samuel Henry Harris, Opening paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Samuel Henry Harris, Opening paragraph [specialist-in]
Samuel Henry (Harry) Harris (1881-1936), urological surgeon
Clare Fowler (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Clare Fowler, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Clare Fowler, Lead
a medical field that combines urology and neurology
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