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Biography
Dr. Wein received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and did his medical school, surgery, basic research and urology training at the University of Pennsylvania. After serving in the Army following his training, he returned to Penn where he ultimately became Chief of Urology and Director of the Residency Program (for 38 and 40 years respectively). He holds an honorary PhD from the University of Patras, Greece and was conferred an Honorary Professorship by the Institute of Urology, Russian Ministry of Health. He is currently Professor of Urology and Director of Business Development and Mentoring at the Desai Sethi Institute of Urology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.His primary interests include physiology/pharmacology of the lower urinary tract, evaluation and management of urinary incontinence and all types of lower urinary tract and pelvic floor dysfunction, problems with prostate enlargement and obstruction, and the evaluation and management of prostate, bladder and kidney cancer. He has received numerous awards and honors for excellence in the field of urology and has been recognized nationally and internationally through his many affiliations and professional memberships. These include the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (AAGUS), Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons (CSGUS), American Surgical Association, Society of Surgical Oncology, Society of Urologic Oncology (founding member), Society of Pelvic Surgeons, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, International Continence Society(ICS), Société Internationale d’Urologie(SIU), American Urological Association (AUA), European Association of Urology(EAU) and the Royal Society of Medicine.
His most notable awards include the Urodynamics Society Lifetime Achievement Award, F. Brantley Scott Award of the American Foundation for Urologic Diseases, Hugh Hampton Young Award of the AUA, Ferdinand C. Valentine Award of the New York Academy of Medicine, National Association for Continence Continence Care Champion Award, Lifetime Achievement Awards from the ICS and SIU, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and the Keyes Medal by the AAGUS, which is recognized as the greatest individual citation in the specialty, awarded for outstanding contributions in the advancement of urology. He has authored or co-authored over 1100 papers and book chapters, held multiple editorial positions on scientific journals and has written, edited or coedited over 35 books. Dr. Wein was editor-in-chief of the 9th, 10th, and 11th editions of Campbell-Walsh Urology, the gold standard textbook in Urology, and the name of the 12th and succeeding editions has been changed to Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology to reflect his contributions to the field. He is currently Editor in Chief of Neurourology and Urodynamics, the leading journal in the field, and Urology Case Reports. -
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