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Occasionally, the scope of practice extends beyond the walls of the operating room and into the national spotlight of political and social sciences, allowing surgeons to take up a visible position of leadership in the community. One such opportunity arose within Duke Children’s Hospital in 2015, when Deanna Adkins, MD, founded the Center for Child and Adolescent Gender Care.

Dr. Glenn Preminger, James F. Glenn, MD, Professor of Urology and Chief, Division of Urology, has received the Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award from the Endourological Society in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of endourology.

Congratulations to Jonathan C. Routh MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, on his recent election to the executive committee of the Pediatric Urologic Oncology Working Group.

The Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation Endowment Fund has announced its 2018 spring grant recipients, including John Wiener, MD, Professor of Surgery in the Division of Urology.

Congratulations to Brenton Winship, MD, Endourology Fellow, who received a Research Scholar Award from the American Urologic Association (AUA) and funded by the Urology Care Foundation.

Congratulations to Wei Phin Tan, MD, Urologic Oncology Fellow, for receiving a T32 training grant from the National Institutes of Health.

The Feagin Leadership Program has selected Duke Urology Resident Jason Chandrapal, MD, as a 2018-2019 Scholar.

Duke University Hospital has been named to the national Honor Roll as the No. 19 medical center in the country by U.S. News & World Report, which released its annual hospital rankings today.

Jonathan C. Routh, MD, MPH, Division of Urology, has been appointed the Paul H. Sherman, MD Associate Professor of Surgery by the Board of Trustees.

The Duke Intellectual Community Planning Grant initiative has announced the eight recipients of its 2018 awards, including a group led by Duke Urology’s Thomas Polascik, MD, Professor of Surgery.