The 2018 American Urological Association conference was an eventful one for the UAB Department of Urology. Our faculty spent four days in San Francisco participating in innovative and educational programs that provided access to groundbreaking research, the latest clinical guidelines and the most advanced technologies in urology.

On Saturday evening, the department hosted an alumni reception at the Marriott Marquis where faculty and alumni enjoyed network over drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

Several of our faculty, residents and medical students presented posters, moderated sessions and provided key takeaways. Below are some highlights:

Dr. Dean Assimos presentations, posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• Stone Disease: Basic Research & Pathophysiology II (co-moderated with Dr. Tanecia Mitchell)
• Surgical & Medical Stone Guidelines Update: A Case-Based Approach
• Session 5: The Future is Bright (ROCK Society)
• Gotta Wear Shades (ROCK Society)

 Dr. Peter Kolettis presentations, posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• Infertility: Therapy I

 Dr. Tanecia Mitchell presentations, posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• Stone Disease: Basic Research & Pathophysiology II (co-moderated with Dr. Dean Assimos)
• Take Home Messages: Basic Science (Benign)

Dr. Soroush Rais-Bahrami presentations, posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• US Fusion Guided Prostate Biopsy: Integrating MP MRI and Biopsy into Your Urologic Practice for Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

Dr. Patrick Selph presentations, posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• Conservative and Endoscopic Management of Urethral Trauma 

Dr. Tracey Wilson presentations, posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• Take Home Messages: Female Urology/Incontinence

 Dr. Kyle Wood presentations, posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• RNA interference of Hepatic Lactate Dehydrogenase Reduces Urinary Oxalate in a Mouse Model of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1
• Association of Obesity with Increased Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis
• Urinary Oxalate Excretion in Obese Mouse Model

Dr. Luke Ellenburg (PGY-3) posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• The Use of Formalin as a Fixative for Testicular Biopsies

Carter Boyd (3^rd year UAB MD/MBA student) posters, moderated sessions, etc.:

• Screening for Primary Hyperparathyroidism in a Tertiary Stone Clinic, a Useful Endeavor
• An Intervention to Increase 24-hour Urine Collection Compliance
• **Carter Boyd was also awarded the Urology Care Foundation Summer Medical Student Fellowship for “Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis in a Diet-Induced Obese Mouse Model”**