NEAUA - Awards & Scholarships

New England Section Health Policy Essay Competition
Engagement of young urologists in urologic advocacy is extremely important, and attendance at the annual advocacy meeting (the Urology Joint Advocacy Conference and the AUA Advocacy Summit) a wonderful opportunity for the residents, fellows and young urologists of the New England Section to engage in issues that will affect them as they come into their careers. The New England Section sponsors the travel of urology residents, fellows and/or young urologists to attend the annual conference in Washington, DC through its annual Health Policy Essay Competition.
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New England Section Wyland F. Leadbetter, MD Research Scholar Award
In 2012 the New England Section Research Scholar Fund was created to provide research grants to young men and women within the NE region interested in pursuing a career in urologic research. All eligible candidates from the New England region are encouraged to apply. Visit the AUA Foundation website to review program and application guidelines. New England Section Research Scholar grants are administered by the AUA Foundation.
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Joseph B. Dowd, MD
New England Section Lifetime Achievement Award
Joseph B. Dowd, MD dedicated his entire life to his specialty of urology, its organization and its people. He served the New England Section as Secretary-Treasurer from 1968-1972 and as its President from 1974-1975. Subsequently, he served as the New England Section Representative to the AUA Board of Directors; then, as the AUA Treasurer; and, in 1987-1988, he served as the 85th President of the American Urological Association.

In 1999, the Board of Directors of the New England Section of the AUA, Inc. announced the establishment of the Joseph B. Dowd, MD � New England Section Lifetime Achievement Award. Upon the unanimous consent of the Board of Directors, this honor shall be bestowed to a deserving individual who aspires to the many ideals set forth by the late Dr. Dowd � dedication to the practice of urology and longstanding service to the New England Section.
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Max Willscher, MD Max K. Willscher Resident Research Prize Recipients
The New England Section would like extend its sincere gratitude to the Max K. Willscher, M.D. Memorial Fund for Urological Research and Dr. James Conway for their generosity in supporting the NEAUA Max K. Willscher annual resident essay competition. The donation made each year by Dr. Conway and the Willscher Memorial Fund helps to celebrate the achievements of the New England Section�s most talented urologic residents.
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2024 1^st Place: Joseph Black, MD 1^st Place: Muhieddine Labban, MD	2023 1^st Place: Vikram S. Lyall, MD 2^nd Place: Zhiyu J. Qian, MD	2022 1^st Place: Venkat Ramikrishan, MD 2^nd Place: Michael E. Rezaee, MD 3^rd Place: Brittany Berk, MD

2021 1^st Place: Mohannad Awad, MD 2^nd Place: Joshua A. Linscott, MD 3^rd Place: Kenneth A. Softness, MD	2020 1^st Place: Harjivan Kohli, MD 2^nd Place: Michael Rezaee, MD 3^rd Place: Jeffrey Twum-Ampofo, MD	2019 1^st Place: Robin Djang, MD 2^nd Place: Lael Reinstatler, MD 3^rd Place: Alexandra Berger, MD	2018 1^st Place: Alexander P. Cole, MD 2^nd Place: Annah Vollstedt, MD 3^rd Place: Michael Rezaee, MD

2017 1^st Place: Keyan Salari, MD 2^nd Place: Lael Reinstatler, MD 3^rd Place: Jamil Syed, MD	2016 1^st Place: Benjamin King, MD 2^nd Place: Kevin Koo, MD 3^rd Place: Alexander Cole, MD	2015 1^st Place: Gregory Murphy, MD 2^nd Place: Valary Raup, MD	2014 1^st Place: Seth Bechis, MD 2^nd Place: Briony Varda, MD 3^rd Place: Levi Deters, MD

2013 1^st Place: Rachel Moses, MD 2^nd Place: Zeeshan Danawala, MD 3^rd Place: Scott Wiener, MD	2012 1^st Place: Benjamin Herrick, MD 2^nd Place: Joshua Kaplan, MD 3^rd Place: Michael Kurtz, MD	2011 1^st Place: Peter Chang, MD 2^nd Place: Ravi Kacker, MD	2010 1^st Place: Stephen Williams, MD 2^nd Place: Ying H. Jura, MD 3^rd Place: Boris Gershman, MD

2009 1^st Place: Rian J. Dickstein, MD 2^nd Place: David W. McDermott, MD 3^rd Place: Michaella M. Prasad, MD	2008 1^st Place: Pierre J. Mendoza, MD 2^nd Place: Daniel M. Kaplon, MD 3^rd Place: Mohummad M. Siddiqui, MD	2007 1^st Place: William V. Shappley, III, MD 2^nd Place: Brian H. Eisner, MD 3^rd Place: Brian H. Eisner, MD	2006 1^st Place: Rashmi Shetty, MD 2^nd Place: Daniel M. Kaplon, MD 3^rd Place: Christopher M. Lodowsky, MD

2005 1^st Place: David Canes, MD 2^nd Place: Chad Wotkowicz, MD 3^rd Place: Howard H. Kim, MD	2004 1^st Place: Joseph F. Renzulli, MD 2^nd Place: David M. Rodin, MD 3^rd Place: Seetharaman Ashok, MD	2003 1^st Place: Patrick J. Zielie, MD 2^nd Place: Arthur P. Mourtzinos, MD 3^rd Place: Veronica Triaca, MD	2002 1^st Place: William C. Huang, MD 2^nd Place: James O. L�Esperance 3^rd Place: Benjamin I. Chung

Summer Medical Student Fellowship
The Summer Medical Student Fellowships support current or matriculating medical students interested in exposure to the dynamic field of urology and training in urologic research by engaging them in a research fellowship mentored by world-class urologic scientists.
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Practicing Urologist Research Award
Applicants must be from local or community-based hospitals and must be engaged in clinical or quality improvement research in the field of Urology. Prior recipients of the Practicing Urologist Research Award are not eligible to re-apply.
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Research Award Program
Post Residency Research Grant
Applicants must be no more than 10 years post-residency and must be serving as fellows or junior faculty. Funds are to be used to support a research program in basic or clinical sciences related to Urology. Prior recipients of the Post Residency Research Grant are not eligible to re-apply.
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2024 Recipients: Daniela Diaz Rubayo Muhieddine Labban Nicholas Moll Sina Monfared Zhiyu (Jason) Qian Loren Smith Xinyue Tan	2023 Recipients: Michael Leapman, MD Jose Nolazco, MD Sai Allu	2022 Recipients: Brittany Berk, MD Isaac Kim, Jr. Christine Van Horn, MD

2021 Recipients: Catherine Gu, MD	2020 Recipients: Kenneth Softness, MD Eileen Brandes, MD Matthew Moynihan, MD Suprita Krishna, MD	2019 Recipients: Robin Djang, MD Eric Jung, MD Matthew Mossanen, MD Lael Reinstatler, MD	2018 Recipients & Essays: Eric Jung, MD Curtis Cleveland, MD Tyler McClintock, MD Michael Rezaee, MD

2017 Recipients & Essays: Alexander Cole, MD Matthew Mossanen, MD	2016 Recipients: David Friedlander, MD & Renu Xu, MD	2015 Recipients & Essays: Michelle Kim, MD Kevin Koo, MD, MPH	2014 Recipient & Essay: Kevin Koo, MD, MPH

2023-2025 Recipient: Iman Al-Naggar, PhD, University of Connecticut Health Targeting Aging Pathways in Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction	2023-2025 Recipient: S. Machele Donat, MD, FACS, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Standardizing How We Evaluate and Report Surgical Outcomes can Improve Patient Outcomes	2021-2023 Recipient: Keyan Salari, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital Homologous Recombination Deficiency as a Determinant of Prostate Cancer Progression	2019-2021 Recipient: Jongmin Kim, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital Chromatin Compaction by the Polycomb Group Protein CBX2 in the Male Germ Line

2017-2019 Recipient: Zongwei Wang, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital Obesity and inflammatory mediators modulate prostatic growth by regulating aromatase activity	2016-2018 Recipient: Brian Shuch, MD, Yale School of Medicine Mitochondrial Alterations and the Metabolic Basis of Renal Oncocytoma	2014-2016 Recipient: Chunming Guo, PhD, Children's Hospital Boston A Mouse Model for Human Urinary Incontinence	2013-2014 Recipient: Anthony Schaeffer, MD, Children's Hospital Boston PROMIS-ing Continence: Development and Validation of a Novel Patient-Reported Pediatric Urinary Incontinence Measure

2024 Arthur E. Tarantino, MD, Hartford, Connecticut
2019 David F. Green, Concord, New Hampshire	2013 Richard K. Babayan, MD, FACS, Boston, Massachusetts	2008 Kevin R. Loughlin, MD, Boston, Massachusetts	2003 Dennis J. Card, MD, Dunbarton, New Hampshire	2000 Brendan M. Fox, MD, Niantic, Connecticut