NEW YORK CITY, April 28– Andrew Novick, MD, Chair of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, received the Ferdinand C. Valentine Award in Urology on Tuesday April 2, at The New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Novick spoke on kidney cancer and the importance of renal cell carcinoma as a paradigm for a new approach of managing this important urological tumor. Kidney cancer and renal cell carcinoma is one of our four major urological malignancies which continue to increase each year and is one of the most lethal urological cancers.

The Ferdinand C. Valentine Award in Urology is awarded to a person who has significantly advanced the science and art of Urology. “Dr. Andy Novick’s accomplishments include the many honors he has received, contributions he has made, as well as his successes and his major leadership positions which have provided enhanced opportunities to improve urologic education to the benefit of specialist students and patients the world over,” said Michael Droller, MD, Professor of Urology Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Dr. Novick was appointed Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Urological Institute in 1985 and has been appointed as Associate Dean of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. His clinical areas of interest are Urologic oncology, renal vascular disease, adrenal disease and renal transplantation. He has served as a visiting professor at 115 academic centers throughout the world, has authored nine urological books, 501 original scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and 91 book chapters, and has led studies in various management techniques for Renal Cell carcinoma, including a movie on “Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Carcinoma.”

The New York Academy of Medicine is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit institution whose mission is to enhance the health of the public. Its research, education, community engagement, and evidence-based advocacy seek to improve the health of people living in cities, especially disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. The impact of these initiatives reaches into neighborhoods in New York City, across the country, and around the world. It works with community based organizations, academic institutions, corporations, the media, and government to catalyze and contribute to changes that promote health.

Posted on 04/29/2008

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