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Urology awarded at American Urological Association annual meeting

Dec 5, 2025, 12:30 PM by John Carstens

The Division of Urology received three awards at the 104th American Urological Association (South Central Section) Annual Meeting.

The honors included:

  • Maria Rodriguez-Bruno’s podium presentation, “The Risk of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome in Patients with PTSD: A Large, Propensity-Matched Study.”
  • Raymond Che’s poster presentation, “Factors Affecting Prostate Cancer Screening in Gay and Bisexual Men: Findings from the 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.”
  • Kelli Gilliam’s podium presentation, “Beyond the Conventional Approach: Preoperative Caudal vs. Postprocedural Penile Blocks for Pediatric Urologic Surgery Pain Management.”

Congratulations to all award recipients on these outstanding achievements.