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8 Urology & Kidney Disease News
News from the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute
Andrew C. Novick, MD, Receives AUA’s Highest Honor
Andrew C. Novick, MD, Chairman of the Glickman
Urological & Kidney Institute, received the Ramon
Guiteras Award, the American Urological
Association’s highest honor, in May.
Dr. Novick was presented with the award for his
outstanding contributions to the art and science of
urology during the AUA’s 2008 annual meeting in
Orlando, Fla.
Receipt of the Ramon Guiteras Award, combined
with the many other career-achievement awards he’s
received to date, makes Dr. Novick the most honored
practicing urologist today.
“I am truly honored to receive this prestigious
award,” Dr. Novick said. “The opportunity to contribute
to the advancement of knowledge within urology
has been deeply satisfying for me, and it is humbling
to be recognized in this way by my peers.”
Inderbir S. Gill, MD, MCh,
Awarded St. Paul’s Medal
Inderbir S. Gill, MD, MCh, Chairman of the Department
of Urology, was awarded the St. Paul’s Medal for his
outstanding contributions to the field of urology by the
British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) at their
61st annual meeting in Manchester, England. Dr. Gill
was the unanimous choice for the medal, which is the
highest award presented by the BAUS. Dr. Gill is the
second Cleveland Clinic urologist to receive this honor.
Andrew C. Novick, MD, received this award in 2004.
Paul Schellhammer, MD, President of the American Urological
Association, left, and Mark Downey, President of Bard Urological,
present Dr. Novick, far right, with the Ramon Guiteras Award.
Eric A. Klein, MD, Begins Work as
Editor-in-Chief of UROLOGY®
Eric A. Klein, MD, head of urologic oncology, assumed
responsibilities as Editor-in-Chief of UROLOGY® in January.
He says that 15 years ago he discovered a strong sense of
purpose in his professional life when he fully understood the
impact one published paper could have on other physicians.
This, in turn, could provide major benefits to patients.
“I now find myself in a position to magnify the effect of
observations that others have made by dint of editorship
ofthe Gold Journal,” Dr. Klein says.
Beginning with his first issue, some of the design and
organization of the publication have been updated, and
new sections emphasizing Ambulatory and Office Urology,
Laparoscopy and Robotics, and Technology and Engineering
have been added. Plans for expanding the journal’s Web
presence are in the works as well, according to Dr. Klein.