History

Boston City Hospital (left), present Boston Medical Center (right).

Chairmen of the Department of Urology

  • Dr. Toby C. Chai (2019 – present)
  • Dr. Richard One thousand. Babayan (2000 – 2019)
  • Dr. Robert Krane (1980 – 1999)
  • Dr. Carl Olsson (1973 – 1980)
Three generations of Department of Urology Chairmen. From left to correct – Dr. Carl Olsson, Dr. Toby Chai, Dr. Richard Babayan.

Department of Urology

The history of the current Boston University Medical Center Urology Training Program dates back to 1973, when iii hospitals merged into a unmarried program under the auspices of Boston University. Under the directorship of Dr. Carl Olsson, the training programs at the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center, Boston City Hospital, and Massachusetts Memorial Hospital became a single Boston University Medical Middle programme.

In the 1940's, Dr. Samuel Vose was Chairman of Urology and director of the residency program at Massachusetts Memorial Infirmary, which would afterwards become University Infirmary. Dr. Vose was succeeded past Dr. David B. Sternsof Boston University Medical Center Infirmary in the mid-1950's. In 1959, Dr. George Austen, Jr. who had been Head of the Department of Urology at Boston City Hospital, replaced Dr. Stearns every bit Principal of Urology and combined the Boston Metropolis Infirmary program with the Boston University Medical Eye Hospital into a single plan. In 1953, the Boston Veterans Assistants Medical Center in Jamaica Apparently was constructed and Dr. Richard Chute was named its commencement Chief of Urology.MedicoCarl A. Olsson combined the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center plan with the University Hospital and Boston City Hospital program, thus creating the modern era of Boston University Urology.

Dr. Robert J. Krane assumed the position of Chief of Urology at Boston City Hospital, as Dr. Carl A. Olsson became Professor and Chairman of Urology at Boston Academy Medical Center. Shortly after the combined programme was established, an ongoing association with Pediatric Urology, at Boston Children'south Infirmary, under the direction of Dr. Alan Retik was established, providing Boston University residents with invaluable pediatric urologic experience, which continues today.

In the early 1970's, Dr. Carl A. Olsson was noted every bit a pioneer in ex-vivo renal surgery and autotransplantation. He was recognized as a renowned uro-oncologic surgeon and reconstructive urologist. Drs. Krane and Olsson collaborated on a number of innovative investigations including a pioneering publication in 1973 concerning the alpha-adrenergic control of the bladder region. This seminal article would open up the door for the use of alpha-adrenergic agonists and antagonists in the handling of neurogenic bladder dysfunction, stress incontinence and later, benign prostatic hyperplasia.

In 1974, based on the investigations of Drs. Olsson, Krane and Siroky, the first clinical urodynamics laboratory in New England was opened at University Hospital. Dr. Mike Siroky joined the kinesthesia in 1976. The Boston Academy Urology plan placed an accent on innovative investigation, and equally a result, in 1979, the New England Male Reproductive Center was established at University Infirmary. This was the first multidisciplinary center for the handling of male infertility and erectile dysfunction in the Northeast. It was initially co-directed by Dr. Krane and Dr. Ralph deVere White, who was added to the BU faculty in 1977, from Knuckles University, adding expertise in Uro-oncology also as male infertility.

In 1980, Drs. Olsson and deVere White left Boston University. Dr. Olsson was succeeded, as Chairman, by Dr. Robert J. Krane, who chaired the Department of Urology from 1980 – 1999. In the early 1980'southward, Drs. Krane and Siroky, were joined on the kinesthesia past Dr. Irwin Goldstein, who completed a National Kidney Foundation fellowship in neurourology and erectile dysfunction and Dr. Richard One thousand. Babayan, who was the outset of eight Boston Academy urologists to be named an American Urological Association research scholar. His joint research project at BU and MIT, investigating hyperthermia and GU malignancies was supported past a Whitaker Health Sciences Fund grant. Dr. Gennaro Carpinito, who was the second BU recipient of an AUA inquiry scholarship, studyed immunotherapy for genito-urinary malignancies, joined the Urology faculty in 1984, and was eventually appointed Master of Urology at Boston Urban center Hospital in 1987.

The Department of Urology had continuous NIH research funding. Numerous advances in the basic sciences and clinical applications resulted from research within the department. In the expanse of erectile dysfunction, such advances equally dynamic infusion cavernosometry and cavernosography, the use of polypharmacology for intracavernosal injection therapy, and the advent of microvascular bypass surgery for penile arterial insufficiency, were developed by Drs. Krane and Goldstein inside the department. Basic science inquiry efforts in erectile dysfunction and smooth muscle physiology were conducted nether the direction of inquiry professors Inigo Saenz de Tejada and Abdul Traish, PhD.

In the surface area of urodynamics, Dr. Siroky'due south inquiry contributed several diagnostic tests, including evoked potential studies, sacral latency time, genitocerebral evoked potential studies as well as the clinically relevant period charge per unit nomogram, which won the Past President's Prize at the 1976 New England section, AUA annual meeting. Ongoing bones research into smoothen musculus physiology and bladder office has been conducted past Dr. Siroky and research professor Dr. Kazem Azadzoi, both at Boston University and at the Boston Veterans Administration research laboratories. Dr. Siroky was Master of Urology at the United states Public Health Service Hospital from 1976 – 1981. He succeeded Dr. George Austen every bit Chief of Urology at the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital in 1983.

Dr. Robert Oates joined the department in 1988 to bring further expertise in the area of male infertility and provided microscopic reconstructive surgery, sperm aspiration and electro-ejaculative techniques for infertile males. In conjunction with the Department of Human Genetics his research efforts have contributed to the etiology of diverse forms of vasal agenesis and its relationship with cystic fibrosis. Working with Dr. David Page at the Whitehead Establish (MIT), Dr. Oates has contributed to the understanding of Y chromosomal construction and the mapping of genes important to the process of sperm production.

Pioneering work in the field of Endourology has been adult inside the department. Dr. Babayan was amid the commencement urologists to accommodate flexible endoscopy for both the upper and lower urinary tract, and helped promote the concept of video-endoscopy in the early 1980's. The start percutaneous stone extraction at Boston University was performed in 1980, and the department was the beginning to report percutaneous removal of a staghorn calculus performed under local anesthesia. Other minimally invasive technologies take been investigated in the multi-disciplinary minimal access surgery lab.

In the field of uro-oncology, advances in tumor immunology accept resulted from research efforts. Dr. Carpinito helped develop autolymphocyte therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He has besides worked on early detection of bladder cancer using nuclear matrix protein analysis. Members of the department were among the first to apply intravesical BCG for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer in the early 1980's. Dr. Carpinito has gone on to be named Master of Adult Urology at New England Medical Center in 2003.

In 1996, Boston City Infirmary and University Hospital merged into a single institution known as Boston Medical Center. Dr. Krane stepped down every bit Chairman of Urology in 1999. Dr. Richard K. Babayan was appointed Principal of Urology at Boston Medical Center in 2000. Dr. Babayan served equally President of the New England Section, American Urological Association from 1999-2000 and hosted the almanac coming together of the Section, in Quebec City, in September, 2000. Dr. Babayan has been involved bringing rotobic surgery to BMC with the use of the daVinci robot to perform radical prostatectomies and UPJ repairs.

Dr. Irwin Goldstein extended the horizons of erectile dysfunction with studies into the pathophysiology of erection. He hosted and chaired the sixth Biennial International Conference on Corpus Cavernosum Revascularization, of the International Guild for Impotence Research in Boston in 1988, and was President and host for the Society for the Study of Impotence almanac meeting in 1999. He has pioneered investigation into female sexual disorders. In 2002, the Sexual Medicine Institute at Boston Academy Schoolhouse of Medicine was established with both research and clinical components. Boston University School of Medicine was the get-go medical schoolhouse to formally constitute a curriculum in Sexual Medicine. In 2002, Dr. Goldstein was named Editor of the International Journal of Impotence Research. Dr. Goldstein left BUSM in May, 2005 to pursue his goals for Sexual Medicine elsewhere.

In July, 2002, the Department of Urology and the newly formed Sexual Medicine Institute prepared to move into newly renovated clinical space. Dr. Ricardo Munarriz, having completed an AFUD and American Urological Clan Enquiry Fellowship in Sexual Medicine joined the Department as an Assistant Professor of Urology to further his interests in Sexual Medicine Dr. Munarriz currently oversees the Heart for Sexual Medicine at BMC.

Dr. Tracey Wilson, was added to the full time faculty in 2002 later on having completed fellowship training in Female Urology, Pelvic Floor Disorders. In 2004, Dr. Wilson moved to the north shore community of Andover to pursue her career in private practise.

Dr. David Wang joined the kinesthesia in July, 2003 having completed a Fellowship in Endourology and Laparoscopic Surgery at the Academy of Iowa. He rounds out the department past pursuing his interests in minimally invasive urologic surgery and has been actively involved in our latest conquering of a daVinci robot.

Louis S. Liou, Doc, Ph.D. besides joined the faculty in July 2003 after completing a Fellowship in Renal Reconstruction and Research Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic. He carried out his clinical and research interests in Uro-Oncology and Genomics and Proteomics. Dr. Liou in June, 2007 accepted a position at the Cambridge Wellness Alliance.

Dr. Linda Ng joined the kinesthesia in Baronial, 2005 post-obit a fellowship training at the University of Michigan in pelvic floor reconstruction and female urology.

Dr. Jeremy Wiyguljoined the faculty in Baronial, 2007 after completing his urologic training at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Wiygul played an of import role in patient continuity care overseeing the general urology patient population.  Dr Wiygul left in 2009 to pursue a fellowship in pediatric urology.

Dr. Marking Katz, a Boston University School of Medicine graduate, joined our faculty in 2009.   Dr Katz completed his urologic residency at Columbia Academy in 2007.  He and then went on to the University of Chicago to complete a Uro-oncology/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship.  His practise focuses on urologic malignancies with an emphasis on minimally invasive approaches.

Aleksander Chudnovsky, MD joined our kinesthesia in 2010.  He is also a BUSM graduate and completed his urologic residency at SUNY Buffalo in 2006.  He and so pursued an Andrology Fellowship at the University of  Illinois finishing in 2007.   He maintained an agile do at UMASS Medical Heart earlier joining our department.  In 2011 he went on  to join the kinesthesia at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center.

In the Fall of 2016, Dr. Philip Barbosa and Dr. Shaun Wason joined the Department.   Dr. Barbosa completed his urologic training at Stanford University and supported a role of patient continuity to our general urology population.   Dr. Barbosa  has since left to work at Beth Israel Deaconess.    Dr. Shaun Wason  completed his urologic training at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.   He and then went on to complete an Endourology Fellowship at Eastern Virginia Medical School where he stayed on equally a faculty member before moving to Boston in 2018.    His surface area of expertise in endourology rounds out the faculty to provide state of the art minimally invasive techniques to our patient population.

Dr. Babayan stepped downwards every bit Chairman of the department in 2019, and Dr. Toby C. Chai was hired from Yale University Schoolhouse of Medicine as the new Chairman. He specializes in and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery and is a distinguished researcher in his field.

Urology Residency

The residency program at Boston University has produced a number of graduates who have gone onto fellowship training and academic urology careers. In the 1970'south the residency program was a straight 3 year clinical program following 2 years of general surgery, training 3 residents per year. In the early on 1980's, the program increased to 4 years of Urology, preparation 2 residents per year. Training included a 6 calendar month bones science rotation. Since 1973, near 2/3 of all BU residents accept entered post-graduate fellowship preparation. A total of 8 AUA (AFUD) scholars accept conducted their research within the Section of Urology at Boston University Medical Middle. Currently the programme has completed a transition to a v year, post medical school training programme, requiring but one year of general surgical instruction prior to 4 years of urology preparation.

AUA (AFUD) Scholars from BUMC

  • 1980 – 1982 Richard K. Babayan, MD – Hyperthermia and GU malignancies
  • 1982 – 1984 Gennaro Carpinito, MD – Immunotherapy of GU tumors
  • 1985 – 1987 Harin Padna-Nathan, MD – Erectile dysfunction
  • 1990 – 1992 Allen Seftel, Doc – Erectile dysfunction
  • 1993 – 1995 Ajay Nehra, MD – Erectile dysfunction
  • 1998 – 2000 Jennifer Berman, MD – Female person sexual dysfunction
  • 1999 – 2001 Iain MacCauley, MD – Sexual dysfunction
  • 2000 – 2002 Ricardo Munarriz, Md – Sexual dysfunction

AUA Awards

  • Gold Cystoscope laurels  – awarded for outstanding contributions to Urology by an individual who is less than 10 years out of residency grooming
    • 1980 – Carl A. Olsson, Md
    • 1982 – Robert J. Krane, MD

AUA Distinguished Service Award

  • 2011 – Richard K. Babayan, MD

AUA Essay Contest Winner for Clinical Enquiry

  • 1970 – Carl A. Olsson, MD
  • 1973 – Robert J. Krane, MD
  • 1980 – Mike B. Siroky, MD
  • 1981 – Irwin Goldstein, MD
  • 1988 – Irwin Goldstein, MD

AUA Research Essay Contest

  • 1988 – Fred Levine MD (BU fellow) & Irwin Goldstein, Medico

AUA Walter Kerr Essay Contest (Cost Containment in Urology)

  • 1978 – Richard Grand. Babayan, MD & Bernard Katzman, MD

New England Section, AUA – Past President's Prize

  • 1976 – Mike B. Siroky, MD

Paul Zimskind Award (excellence in NeuroUrology)

  • 1984 – Mike B. Siroky, Doctor

Jack Lapides Award (Urodynamics & NeuroUrology enquiry)

  • 1985 – Irwin Goldstein, Doctor
  • 1988 – Mike B. Siroky, MD

International Order for Impotence Research Essay Competition (Basic Science)

  • 1990 – Kazem Azadzoi, MD, Irwin Goldstein, MD & Mike B. Siroky, Doc
  • 1996 – Mike B. Siroky, MD

American Society of Clinical Oncology – Merit Laurels

  • 1994 – Mike B. Siroky, MD
  • 1999 – Mike B. Siroky, Physician