Western Urological Foundation (WUF)
The WUF Scholars Program provides private support to Western Section Residents
Make a tax deductible contribution today!
Earl F. Nation
Resident Scholarship Fund
Overview
Recognizing that our younger members are the vitality of our ever-aging organization, we ask your support of our Residents. 100% of the funds received go directly to support travel scholarships and educational opportunites, empowering our Residents to participate in our meetings and continue their interest in urologic research.
History: Established in 1991, under the direction of past-presidents Dr. Lorne Sullivan and Dr. Tom Brady, the purpose of program is to award funds to outstanding Western Section Residents to help defray travel expenses to attend the Western Section's annual meetings. In doing so we hope to promote participation and excellence from our greatest resource, our training schools. In 1997, the scholar program was named in honor of past-president, Dr. Earl F. Nation, who was a huge advocate of our Resident's and gave generously to the fund.
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The fund has since been transferred to the WUF (formerly known as The California Urology Foundation) which was established by Drs. Emil Tanagho, Jack McAninch and Tom Lue as a way to preserve the future of urology. To ensure its continuity and expansion, in 2015 the ongoing governance of the Foundation was entrusted to the Western Section AUA. We are honored to continue the legacy of the Foundation.
How much is the award?
Each year, Resident travel scholarships are awarded to one outstanding Resident from each of the 20 training facilities in the Western Section geographic boundaries. The award per Resident is currently $1000 except for Hawaii meetings in which case it is $1500.
Who selects which Resident's will receive an award?
One qualifying Resident is chosen by the Chief of Urology of each training facility within the Western Section geographic boundaries. To qualify, the Resident must submit an Abstract, be accepted, register and present their research at the annual meeting. Checks are sent at the conclusion of the meeting.
Scholarship award winners & contributors will be published in the official annual meeting program book and Mainstream Newsletter.
How can you help?
You can help this very important program continue by donating personally, as a medical group, through your company, as a memorial in a friend or relative's name, or as part of your estate planning.
Checks: If you wish to make a tax-deductible contribution by check, please make payable to:
Western Urological Foundation
1950 Old Tustin Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Please be sure to include your name and reference the Resident Scholarship Fund on the check.
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All Funds go to the Western Urological Foundation (WUF). WUF is a private foundation administered by the Western Section AUA with tax exempt status under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and as further defined under IRC 509(a). For your records, our Tax identification Number is 94-2957386.
Note: All contributors are gratefully acknowledged on the WsAUA web site and in the annual Program Book - unless you indicate otherwise.
Major Donors as of April 2020:
Emil Tanagho, MD* / Tom Lue, MD / Jack McAninch, MD / Sumner Marshall, MD* / Nader Sadoughi, MD / Earl F. Nation, MD*
*deceased
The primary goal of the WUF is to support academic, scientific and educational activity in the field of urology. The Foundation has historically supported urological research by assisting educational institutions with the provision of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral education and research in clinical and laboratory aspects of urology. The WUF has expanded its reach to support all training institutions within the Western Section AUA through resident scholarship awards.
2020 Resident Scholarship Fund Donors
CONTRIBUTORS
Adam Bellinger, MD
Alex J. Weinstein, MD, FACS
Ali Zhumkhawala, MD
Alvaro Lucioni, MD
Arnold Cinman, MD, FACS
Ben Chew, MD
Blake Hamilton, MD, FACS
Brett Lebed, MD
Brian Duty, MD
Brock Oneil, MD
Casey O’Keefe, MD
Charles Sorenson, MD
Chris S. Elliott, MD
Christopher K. Payne, MD
David A. Ginsberg, MD
David P. Leibel, DO
David R. Flemming, MD
Eric Biewenga, MD
Eric J. Dybal, MD, FACS
Frank F. Splann, Jr., MD
Gary Chien, MD
Gene R. Conley, MD, FACS
Howard Tay, MD, FACS
Irene McAleer, MD
Jacqueine Villalta, MD
James Fawcett, MD, FACS
Jason Jameson, MD
Jen-Jane Liu, MD
Joanne LaMonica, MD
John Lavelle, MB, FRCSI
John M. Barry, MD
Jonathan L. Wright, MD, FACS
Joseph L. Hsu, DO
Judith C. Hagedorn, MD, MHS
Kathleen Kieran, MD, FACS
Kathleen Kobashi, MD
Kelly A. Swords, MD, MPH
Kenneth Poon, MD
Kevin Wayne, PA-C
Kristin Santangelo, MD
Lane C. Childs, MD
Laurence M. Lee, MD
Lynn R. Frary, MD
Mang L. Chen, MD
Marti Stow, ARNP
Michael S. Morris, MD
Michael Y. Han, MD
Mike E. Robinson, MD
Nick G. Cowan, MD
Nina S. Davis, MD, FACS
Paul D. Silverman, MD
Paul E. Li, MD
Paul Merguerian, MD
Phillip M. Kurzner, MD
Polina Reyblat, MD
Ramdev Konijeti, MD
Raymond S. Pong, MD
Reynaldo D. Hernandez, MD
Robert E. Skinner, MD
Shari C. McKinny, MD
Stephen Lieberman, MD
Sumeet Bhanvadia, MD
Vernon Cahoon, MD, FACS
Yu Hwong, MD, FACS
Contributions in Memory of Frank J. DeSantis, CAE
We graciously acknowledge contributions to the Resident's Scholarship Fund made in memory of our Executive Director, Frank J. DeSantis, CAE who passed on April 25, 2020.
Ralph Clayman, MD
Seth Cohen, MD
Robert P. Gibbons, MD
Gamal Ghoniem, MD
Irene McAleer, MD
Leigh R. Platte, RN
Michael W. Keun Poon, MD
Eugene Y. Rhee, MD
Toni Shull, RN
Steven Skoog, MD
Tupper Stevens, MD
Scott K. Swanson, MD
The DeSantis Family
Dr. Roger and Diane Nellans
2019 Resident Scholarship Fund Donors
CONTRIBUTORS
John M. Barry, MD
Timothy C. Brand, MD, FA
Michael P. Chetner, MD
Ralph V. Clayman, MD
Seth A. Cohen, MD
Thomas A. Hildreth, MD
Lawrence W. Jones, MD
Leo Kusuda, MD
Irene M. McAleer, MD
Biren G. Patel, MD
Ramin A. Royai, MD
Stephen G. Williams, Jr., MD
Edith D. Wilson, MD
2018 Resident Scholarship Fund Donors
CONTRIBUTORS
John M. Barry, MD
Carleen T. Bensen, MD
James M. Betts, MD
Timothy C. Brand, MD
Gil Brito, MD
Erik Castle, MD
Gary W. Chien, MD
Arnold Cinman, MD
Seth A. Cohen, MD
Paul Dato, MD
Chris Elliott, MD
Andrew Epstein, MD
Cynthia Fairfax, MD
Vish Gajendran, MD
Gamal Ghoniem, MD
David Ginsberg, MD
Laura Gordon, MD
Erin Grantham, MD
Jason Jameson, MD
Robert Kessler, MD
Edmund Ko, MD
Kathleen Kobashi, MD
Frank Lai, MD
Paul E. Li, MD
Jen-Jane Liu, MD
Irene A. McAleer, MD
Jane Miller, MD
Biren G. Patel, MD
Elise Perer, MD
Jane Petersen, MD
Polina Reyblat, MD
Gideon Richards, MD
Victoriano Romero, MD
Stephen A. Sacks, MD
Kristin Santangelo, MD
Alan Shindel, MD
Robert Skinner, MD
Steven Skoog, MD
Sean P. Stroup, MD
Christopher Tenggardjaja, MD
Chris Tessier, MD
Erik Torgerson, MD
Jonathan Yamzon, MD
2017 Resident Scholarship Fund Donors
CONTRIBUTORS
Roger N. Andrews, MD
J. Christopher Austin, MD
John M. Barry, MD
David P. Berry, MD
Eric D. Biewenga, MD
Timothy C. Brand, MD, FACS
Robert G. Carlile, MD
Gary W. Chien, MD
Seth A. Cohen, MD
Richard J. Conner, MD, FACS
Matthew R. Cooperberg, MD
Curtis J. Dunshee, MD, FACS
Christopher S. Elliott, MD
Cynthia A. Fairfax, MD
Mark I-Ming Feng, MD
Alan R. Hay, MD
Reynaldo D. Hernandez, MD
Jason J. Jameson, MD
Robert Kessler, MD
Herkanwal S. Khaira, MD
Edmund Y. Ko, MD
Alex Koper, MD
John N. Krieger, MD
Trisha W. Kruger, MD
John C. Lin, MD
Jennifer A. Linehan, MD
Nancy Ann Little, MD
Alvaro Lucioni, MD
Joseph Mashni, MD
Jamal A. Nabhani, MD
Tin C. Ngo, MD
Paul T. Nguyen, MD
S. Daniel Niku, MD
Ernest A. Norehad, MD
Donald E. Novicki, MD
J. Kellogg Parsons, MD
Christopher K. Payne, MD
Raymond S. Pong, MD
Polina Reyblat, MD
Linda D. Shortliffe, MD
Eila C. Skinner, MD
Robert E. Skinner, MD
Geoffrey A. Sonn, MD
Frank F. Splann, Jr., MD
Christopher F. Tenggardjaja, MD
William Tu, MD
Charles W. Turzan, MD
Billy Pitapong Vanasupa, DO
Thomas Vandergast, MD
M. Chad Wallis, MD, FACS
Jack R. Walter, MD
Wilfred E. Watkins, MD
Joseph H.L. Worischeck, MD
Steven J. Workman, MD
Claire Cheng Yang, MD
Donald A. Young, MD
Glenn D. Zausmer, DO
Richard L. Zobell, MD
2016 Resident Scholarship Fund Donors
CONTRIBUTORS
Michael Albo, M.D., FACS
Roger N. Andrews, MD
Mohamed A. Arwini, MD
J. Christopher Austin, MD
John M. Barry, MD
David Berry, MD
Eric Biewenga, MD
Timothy C. Brand, MD, FACS
Robert Carlile, MD
Michael P. Chetner, MD, FACS
Gary W. Chien, MD
Lane C. Childs, MD
Seth Ashley Cohen, MD
Richard Jeffrey Conner, MD
Matthew Cooperberg, MD
Curtis Dunshee, MD
Christopher Elliott, MD
Cynthia Fairfax, MD
Mark Feng, MD
Alan Hay, MD
Reynaldo Hernandez, MD
Jason Jameson, MD
Robert Kessler, MD
Herkanwal Khaira, MD
David I. Kleinerman, MD
Edmund Ko, MD
Alex Koper, MD
John Krieger, MD
Trisha Kruger, MD
James O. L’Esperance, MD
John P. Lavelle, MB, FRCSI
John C. Lin, MD
Jennifer Linehan, MD
Nancy A Little, MD
Alvaro Lucioni, MD
Joseph Mashni, MD
Jack W. McAninch, MD
Jamal Nabhani, MD
Tin Ngo, MD
Daniel Niku, MD
Ernest A. Norehad, MD
Donald E. Novicki, MD
Kellogg Parsons, MD
Biren G. Patel, MD
Nishant D. Patel, MD
Christopher Payne, MD
Polina Reyblat, MD
Eugene Young Rhee, MD, MBA
Stephen A. Sacks, MD
Kara Nuss Saperston, MD
Terrence D. Schuhrke, MD
Linda Dairiki Shortliffe, MD
Eila Skinner, MD
Robert E. Skinner, MD
Gary W. Smith, MD
Geoffrey A Sonn, MD
F. Splann, Jr., MD
Sean P. Stroup, MD
Howard P. Tay, MD, FACS
Christopher Tenggardjaja, MD
William Tu, MD
Charles Turzan, MD
Bill Vanasupa, MD
Tom Vandergast, MD
Chad Wallis, MD
Wilfred Watkins , MD
Steve Workman, MD
Claire Yang, MD
Don A. Young, MD
Glenn D. Zausmer, MD
Richard Zobell, MD
2015 Resident Scholarship Fund Donors
CONTRIBUTORS
Michael Albo, M.D., FACS
Robert C. Allen, Jr., M.D., FACS
Ronald Alessio Allison, M.D., FACS
Paul F. Alpert, MD, F.A.C.S.
John D. Andenoro, M.D.
Stephen M. Auerbach, MD
John M. Barry, MD
Aaron P. Bayne, MD
William W. Bohnert, M.D., FACS
Robert U. Bregman, MD
Stanley Brosman, MD
Aaron P. Brown, MD
Robert G. Carlile, M.D.
Michael P. Chetner, M.D., FACS
Arnold C. Cinman, M.D., FACS
Richard J. Conner, M.D., FACS
Marc Arnaldo Dall’Era, MD
Atreya Dash, M.D.
Catherine R. deVries, M.D., FACS
Martin L. Dresner, M.D., FACS
Cynthia A. Fairfax, M.D.
Murray S. Feldstein, MD
Vincent J. Flynn, Jr., M.D.
Viswanathan Gajendran, M.D.
Harcharan S. Gill, M.D.
Louis J. Giorgi, Jr., MD
John L. Gore, M.D.
Jerry M. Greenberg, M.D.
Blake Hamilton, M.D., FACS
Jonathan D. Harper, M.D.
Roderick E. Harris, M.D.
Lori Ann Hergan, M.D.
Thomas A. Hildreth, MD
R. Guy Hudson, MD, FAAP
Steven F. Johnson, M.D.
Lawrence W. Jones, MD
Michael J. Kaempf, M,.D.
Robert Kessler, M.D.
Edmund Y. Ko, MD
Laurence M. Lee, M.D.
Michael E. Levin, M.D.
Paul E. Li, M.D.
Huey C. Lin, M.D.
John C. Lin, MD
Michael K. Louie, M.D.
Ronald C. Mac Intyre, M.D., FACS
August J. Maggio, Jr., M.D., FACS
James D. Masterson, MD
Paul A. Merguerian, M.D., MS, FAAP
Benjamin T. Montgomery, MD
Roscoe S. Nelson, M.D., FACS
Ernest A. Norehad, MD
Donald E. Novicki, MD
S. Casey O’Keefe, MD
William R. Page, M.D.
Biren G. Patel, M.D.
Lora A. Plaskon, MD
Robert B. Pompa, M.D., FACS
Joseph C. Presti, M.D., FACS
Polina Reyblat, MD
Eugene Young Rhee, MD, MBA
Stuart M. Rosenberg, MD
Stephen A. Sacks, MD
Farshid Sadeghi, MD
Terrence D. Schuhrke, MD
John G. Scott, MD
Linda D. Shortliffe, MD
Matthew N. Simmons, MD, Ph.D
Robert E. Skinner, MD
Steven J. Skoog, MD
William R. Sloan, MD
J. Dale Smith, MD
Gary W. Smith, MD
Frank F. Splann, Jr., MD
Joseph R. Sterbis, MD
Christopher S. Stewart, M.D., FACS
Roger L. Sur, MD
Douglas E. Sutherland, MD
Suzette Sutherland, MD
Christopher K. Tsai, M.D., FACS
Charles W. Turzan, MD
Michael E. VanBibber, M.D.
Mark W. Vogel, M.D., FACS
Susan J. S. Walters, M.D., FACS
Tim A. Wollin, M.D.
2014 Resident Scholarship Fund Donors
CONTRIBUTORS
Robert C. Allen, Jr., M.D., FACS
Ronald Alessio Allison, M.D., FACS
Aaron P. Bayne, MD
William W. Bohnert, M.D., FACS
Leonard A. Brant, MD
Stanley Brosman, MD
Oliver P. Campbell, MD
Dudley S. Danoff, M.D.
Martin L. Dresner, M.D., FACS
Murray S. Feldstein, MD
Vincent J. Flynn, Jr., M.D.
Fred M. Foss, MD, F.A.C.S.
Todd J. Garvin, M.D., FACS
Arnold M. Heyman, M.D.
George W. Kaplan, M.D.
Patrick W. Kronmiller, M.D.
Huey C. Lin, M.D.
Matthew M. Lux, M.D.
Jack W. McAninch, MD
Albert McBride, MD
Anthony W. Middleton, Jr., MD
Richard G. Middleton, MD
William Gordon Moseley, M.D.
Donald E. Novicki, MD
Biren G. Patel, M.D.
John C. Prince, MD
Eugene Young Rhee, MD, MBA
David R. Rosencrantz, MD
Joseph D. Schmidt, MD
Marvin H. Schwartz, MD
Gary W. Smith, MD
Steven C. Stewart, M.D.
Emil A. Tanagho, MD
Nhiep Tang, MD
Robert W. Taylor, MD
Wesley C. Walker, MD
John N. Wettlaufer, M.D.
2013 Resident Scholarship Fund Donors
CONTRIBUTORS
Jason C. Abber, M.D.
Michael Albo, M.D., FACS
Robert C. Allen, Jr., M.D., FACS
Ronald Alessio Allison, M.D., FACS
Stephen M. Auerbach, M.D.
John M. Barry, M.D.
James M. Betts, M.D., FAAP, FACS
William W. Bohnert, M.D., FACS
Leonard A. Brant, M.D.
Stephen S. Bridge, M.D.
Stanley Brosman, M.D.
Oliver P. Campbell, M.D.
David A. Chamberlin, M.D., FACS
Gary W. Chien, M.D.
Ralph V. Clayman, M.D.
Edward J. Collins, M.D., FACS
Michael J. Conlin, M.D., FACS
Richard J. Conner, M.D., FACS
Jaime G. Corvalan, M.D.
Daniel J. Cosgrove, M.D.
George W. Drach, M.D.
Stephen R. Dunn, M.D.
Cedric B. Emery, M.D.
Cynthia A. Fairfax, M.D.
Murray S. Feldstein, M.D.
Adrian H. Feng, M.D.
Michael P. Finkelstein, M.D.
William E. Friedel, M.D.
Viswanathan Gajendran, M.D.
Steven N. Gange, M.D., FACS
Gamal Ghoniem, M.D.
Harcharan S. Gill, M.D.
Matthew B. Gretzer, M.D., FACS
Dean A. Hadley, M.D., FACS
Stuart Holden, M.D.
William Peter Horst, M.D., FACS
Gerald W. Ireland, M.D.
Daniel M. Janoff, M.D.
Lawrence W. Jones, M.D.
Christopher J. Kane, M.D.
George W. Kaplan, M.D.
Jeffrey E. Kaufman, M.D., FACS
Robert Kessler, M.D.
Kathleen Kobashi, M.D.
Phillip M. Kurzner, M.D.
Leo Kusuda, M.D., FACS
Jerilyn M. Latini, M.D.
John P. Lavelle, MB, FRCSI
Paul E. Li, M.D.
Paul D. Lui, M.D.
John D. Maldazys, M.D.
Walter E. Malhoski, M.D.
Joseph C. Marquez, M.D.
Jack W. McAninch, M.D.
Robert B. McBeath, M.D.
Albert McBride, M.D.
Joseph P. McEvoy , III, M.D.
Ori Melamud, M.D.
Robert Mendez, M.D.
Paul A. Merguerian, M.D., MS FAAP
Anthony W. Middleton, Jr., M.D.
Tanya Nazemi, M.D.
Ernest A. Norehad, M.D.
Donald E. Novicki, M.D.
William R. Page, M.D.
Biren G. Patel, M.D.
Kalpesh R. Patel, M.D.
Gregory E. Polito, M.D.
John C. Prince, M.D.
Richard C. Reznichek, M.D., FACS
Eugene Y. Rhee, M.D., MBA
J. Bruce Robertson, M.D., FACS
Rodman S. Rogers, M.D.
David R. Rosencrantz, M.D.
Kristin Santangelo, M.D.
John G. Scott, M.D.
Stephen R. Shapiro, M.D.
Matthew N. Simmons, M.D., Ph.D
Robert E. Skinner, M.D.
Steven J. Skoog, M.D.
William R. Sloan, M.D.
Walter M. Snihurowych, M.D.
Max M. Stearns, M.D.
Robert A. Stephenson, M.D.
Christopher S. Stewart, M.D., FACS
Steven C. Stewart, M.D.
Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D.
Emil A. Tanagho, M.D.
Nhiep Tang, M.D.
Garo M. Tertzakian, M.D., FACS
Carl Thomas, M.D.
William W. Tinmouth, M.D.
Christopher K. Tsai, M.D., FACS
Charles W. Turzan, M.D.
Thomas Vandergast, M.D.
M. Chad Wallis, M.D., FACS
John N. Wettlaufer, M.D.
Ardath H. Wightman, M.D.
Christopher Wolter, M.D
Jeffrey Woolsey, M.D.
Hsi-Yang Wu, M.D.
