Dr. Catalona leaves Washington U. for Northwestern
Chicago-William J. Catalona, MD, has been named professor of urology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Catalona was previously at Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, for 27 years, serving as chief of urologic surgery (1984 to 1998) and professor of urologic surgery (1998 to present) before accepting the new position.Dr. Catalona will continue to be medical director of the Urological ResearchFoundation and editor of QUEST newsletter.
Vignesh Packiam, MD, discusses optimizing BCG treatment in high-risk NMIBC, including patient selection for combination immunotherapy and treatment-related trade-offs.
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