The 99th Annual Meeting held at The Everline Resort concluded on October 5, 2023. Total registered attendance included 365 urologists, 44 Advance Practice Provider / Allied health pros, 62 Spouse/Guest, and over 200 exhibitors. While not one of our bigger meetings, the quality trumped quantity! Congratulations to General Arrangements Chair: Dr. Anne Schuckman!

For those who participated, we thank you for being with us at this meeting! For those who could not, session videos are now available for viewing.

• View the live session videos recorded during the meeting
• View the Program Book
• Search and view the Abstracts
• View Dr. John M. Barry's "Take Home Pearls"
• View various meeting photos
• View list of Award Winners
• View posts on X (twitter) #wsaua23

Miley B. Wesson Resident Essay Contest Winners:

• 1ST PLACE: (#214) Heiko Yang, MD, PhD, UC San Francisco
• 2ND PLACE: (#215) Kevin Shee, MD, PhD, UC San Francisco
• 3RD PLACE: (#216) Adri Durant, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Joseph F. McCarthy Physician Essay Contest Winners:

No submissions this year

History Essay Contest Winner:

1ST PLACE: Samita Mallavarapu, BSA, Cedars-Sinai Med. Ctr., Los Angeles

Health Policy Contest Winners

Anthony Middleton Grand Prize Award:

(#45) Cale Hinkle, BS, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA

Jeffrey Kaufman Grand Prize Essay Award:

Jerad Harris, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA

POSTER SESSION WINNERS: - OVERALL WINNERS

JAMES GOEBEL GRAND PRIZE OVERALL: #18 - Emily Markarian, BS, MHA

Alterations in the Gut Microbiome are Associated with the Development of Postoperative Ileus and Infections in Patients Undergoing Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion.

SECOND PLACE OVERALL ($500): #27 – Jamie Finegan, BA

Effects of Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy vs. Puberty Blockers on Sexual Function and Desire.

THIRD PLACE Overall ($300): #1 – Elizabeth Koehne, MD

AIM High: DNA Methyltransferase Inhibition and Immune Stimulation in Bladder Cancer.

BEST OF SESSIONS – RIBBON AWARD ONLY

POSTER SESSION 1 – BEST OF SESSION

1^st Place: #18- Emily Markarian, BS, MHA

Alterations in the Gut Microbiome are Associated with the Development of Postoperative Ileus and Infections in Patients Undergoing Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion.

2^nd Place: #11 – Irasema Concepcion Paster, BS

Geriatric Screening For The Assessment of Frailty In Bladder Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy.

3^RD Place: #1 – Elizabeth Koehne, MD

AIM High: DNA Methyltransferase Inhibition and Immune Stimulation in Bladder Cancer.

POSTER SESSION 2 – BEST OF SESSION

1^st Place: #27 – Jamie Finegan, BA

Effects of Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy vs. Puberty Blockers on Sexual Function and Desire.

2^nd Place: #26 – Deborah Jacobson, MD

Evaluating a Collaborative Care Model for Inguinal Surgery in Pediatric Urology.

3^RD Place: #32 – Akin Amasyali

A Pressure Comparison Between Two Different Mini-PCNL Nephroscopes.

POSTER SESSION 3 – BEST OF SESSION

1^st Place: #101 - Samuel L. Washington III, MD, MAS

Understanding Local Burden and Drivers of Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer Mortality.

2^nd Place: #86 - Lorenzo Storino Ramacciotto, MD

Transperineal Versus Transrectal MR/TRUS Fusion-Guided Prostate Biopsy: A Large Cohort from a Single US Tertiary Center.

3^RD Place: #90 - Masatomo Kaneko, MD, PhD

Transperineal MRI/TRUS Fusion Targeted Prostate Biopsy Better Characterizes the Index Cancer than the TransRECTAL Approach: A Radical Prostatectomy Specimen Evaluation.

Round Table Program Awards

• The Henry Hadley Award – Miko Filon, MD – (paper#286)
• Bodner – Stegemann Award – Sharon Lo, MD – (paper#299)

Whova Meeting App Contest Winners

Caption Contest Winners

• Polina Reyblat, MD – “Can you spot the real Jeannie DeSantis”
• Michael Sanford, MD – “Bear Right – so I went Left”
• David Staskin, MD – “There is something about this relationship that isn’t Kosher…”
• David Benjamin, MD – “Peace”
• John C. Prince, MD – “How can we go wrong with such a team of Officers?”

Photo Contest Winners

• Una Lee, MD
• Chris Tenggardjaja, MD
• David Benjamin, MD
• John C. Prince, MD
• Harcharan Gill, MD
• Justin DeGrado, MD
• Anne Schuckman, MD
• Samuel Lee, MD

Exhibits Passport Contest

• Cassandra Lyons, MD
• Roberto Labayan, MD
• Iris Bernstein, MD
• Trisha Kruger, MD
• William Tu, MD
• Kuldip Behniwal, MD

Community Leaderboard

• 1^st Place: John C. Prince, MD – 185,000 points
• 2^nd Place: Christopher Tenggardjaja, MD – 117,300 points
• 3^rd Place: David Benjamin, MD – 83,900 points
• 4th Place: Fahad Chaus, MD – 65,000 points

Resident Bowl Teams

• Winning Team: Frenetic Frenulums
• Boisterous Balls
• Sarcastic Scrotums

WSAUA Election Results, 2023-2024 Leadership

High Rolling for a Cause!

Women of the Western Section

Pictured above are attendees of the Women of the Western Section Forum in Lake Tahoe! This is their 2nd year fostering increased leadership and engagement.

The meeting highlights would not be complete without mentioning the craziest session: The Frank J. DeSantis Resident's Rock 'n Roll Bowl under the direction of rock'n Joe Presti (pictured relaxing at bottom). Congratulations to the winning team, Frenetic Frenulums, who will go on to represent us at the national AUA Resident Bowl in San Antonio! Good luck to team WSAUA!

Whova Meeting App Photo Contest