Friday, October 10, 2025

The 99th Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association takes place Wednesday, October 15, through Saturday, October 18, in Chicago.

Department of Urology faculty, resident physicians, and faculty mentees will present research and participate in discussion panels with other urologists from around the nine-state region.

This schedule lists all Department of Urology appearances at the event. Visit the North Central Section meeting site to view the full program.

Wednesday

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Education/Science/Technology Poster Session 1 • Ambassador
Moderator: James A. Brown, MD, MHA

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Education/Science/Technology Poster Session 1 • Ambassador
Presenter: Kyle Berst
Poster 2: Effectiveness of Simulated Patient Sessions for Teaching Penile, Scrotal, And Rectal Exams to Second-Year Medical Students
Authors: Berst K, Swanton AA, Vollstedt AJ

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Education/Science/Technology Poster Session 1 • Ambassador
Presenter: Elise Myers, MD
Poster 3: Breaking The Bias? Analyzing Language Patterns In Medical Student Evaluations
Authors: Myers E, Vollstedt AJ, Wendt L

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Education/Science/Technology Poster Session 1 • Ambassador
Presenter: R. Grant Owens, MD, MBA
Poster 7: Urology-Led Training to Policy Reform: Institutionalizing Coudé Catheter Education for Emergency Nurses
Authors: Owens RG, Deeds H, Tracy CR, Lockwood GM

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Education/Science/Technology Poster Session 1 • Ambassador
Presenter: Tutku Tazegul, MD
Poster 8: Pilot Intern Bootcamp and Impact on Self-Reported Clinical Skills and Inservice Scores
Authors: Paneque T, Tracy CR, Steinberg RL, Tazegul T

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Education/Science/Technology Poster Session 2 • Ambassador
Presenter: Joanna A. Orzel, MD
Poster 19: Development of a Cadaveric Lab Program for the Urologic Visiting Professor: A Hands-On, Contemporary Approach to Resident Surgical Education
Authors: Orzel JA, Schlaepfer CH, Erickson BA

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Power Hour Session 2 • International Ballroom
Moderator: James A. Brown, MD, MHA

9:00 a.m.
Sustainability Podium Session • Gold
Speaker: Leanne Brechtel, MD
Oral Phenazopyridine Significantly Decreases Total In-Office Time Compared to Bladder Instillation Analgesia
Authors: Brechtel L, Hassman T, Kreder KJ, Vollstedt AJ

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Endo/Stones Poster Session • Ambassador
Presenter: Kyle Berst
Poster 32: Contemporary Characterization and Management of Brushite Stone Formers
Authors: Berst K, Panque T, Perry S, Hurley C, Sambharia M, Swee M, Tracy CR, Steinberg RL

10:15 a.m.
Education/Technology/Simulation Podium Session • State
Speaker: Adam Kemp, MD
Stopping the Blame Game: An Easily Adopted Standardized Approach to Morbidity and Mortality Presentations Results in Enhanced Quality Improvement Opportunities
Authors: Kemp A, Tracy CR, Steinberg RL, Lockwood GM

10:25 a.m.
Education/Technology/Simulation Podium Session • State
Speaker: Reid Stubbee, MD
A Night in the Life of a Urology Resident: The On Call Experience at a Tertiary Care Academic Hospital in a Rural State
Authors: Stubbee R, Steinberg RL

11:05 a.m.
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Urology Podium Session • Gold
Speaker: Ranveer Vasdev, MD
Development of an Accurate HIPAA-Compliant Large Language Model Framework for Automated Feature Extraction From TURBT Pathology and Operative Notes
Authors: Vasdev R, Henning GM, Deol E, Khanna A, Frank I, Tollefson M, Boorjian S, Sharma V

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
BPH/Health Services Poster Session • Ambassador
Presenter: Ranveer Vasdev, MD
Poster 37: Patient, Hospital, and Financial Characteristics of Next-Day Discharge Following Radical and Partial Nephrectomy: An Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample
Authors: Vasdev R, Schultis K, Henning GM, Basourakos S, Ahmed M, Lee M, Murray G, Deol E, Khanna A,  Sharma V, Potretzke A, Chow G, Leibovich B, Boorjian S

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
BPH/Health Services Poster Session • Ambassador
Presenter: Reid Stubbee, MD
Poster 38: From Beepers to Banners: Assessment of the Transition From an Alphanumeric Paging System to a Secure Messaging Platform From a Urology Resident Perspective
Authors: Stubbee R, Steinberg RL, Nepple KG, Lockwood GM

3:15 p.m.
Pediatric Podium Session • International Ballroom
Speaker: Joanna A. Orzel, MD
Trends in Toilet Training in Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Authors: Orzel JA, Mathews K, Cooper CS, Edwards AB

3:25 p.m.
Female Urology Podium Session • Gold
Speaker: Ryan Wong
Inadequate Phenotypic Stratification in Interstitial Cystitis Clinical Trials
Authors: Wong R, Wood C, Adelstein S, Vollstedt AJ

3:35 p.m.
Pediatric Podium Session • International Ballroom
Speaker: Joanna A. Orzel, MD
Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Combined Psychiatric Diseases
Authors: Orzel JA, Huang A, Fuller L, Cooper CS, Edwards AB

Thursday

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.
Bizarre & Interesting Cases Poster Session • Ambassador
Presenter: Joanna A. Orzel, MD
Poster 61: “Is That a Prostate?” – Circumferential Urethral Mass in a Female
Authors: Orzel JA, Brechtel L, Xiong Y, Vollstedt AJ

9:35 a.m.
Health Services & Research Podium Session • Gold
Speaker: Reid Stubbee, MD
Where Did All the Urologists Go? Examining Transfer Patterns and Volumes at a Safety Net Academic Center in a Rural State
Authors: Stubbee R, Tracy CR

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Urology Today, Tomorrow and In the Future • Gold
Speaker: James A. Brown, MD, MHA
Academic Urology

3:50 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Urology Today, Tomorrow and In the Future • International Ballroom
Speaker: Annah J. Vollstedt, MD
Female Urology

4:15 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
Urology Today, Tomorrow and In the Future • Gold
Speaker: James A. Brown, MD, MHA
Testis/Penile Cancer

Friday

2:25 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
Public Policy and Practice Management • International Ballroom
Moderator: Annah J. Vollstedt, MD
Now Is the Time: Urologists as Activists