AUGS Foundation Research Grant:

The AUGS Foundation Research Grant is awarded to a fellow with a clinical patient-oriented research project.

Congratulations to the 2008 AUGS Foundation Research Grant:

Danielle Markle, MD
The Regents at the University of California
Addition of Pudendal Blocks to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Pelvic Floor Tension Myalgia: A Randomized, Cross-over Trial 

AUGS Foundation/Astellas Research Grant:

The AUGS Foundation/Astellas Research Grants are awarded to junior faculty. The grant is not limited to clinical patient-oriented or laboratory research projects.

Congratulations to the 2008 AUGS Foundation/Astellas Research Career Grant Scholar:

Chiara Ghetti, MD 
Magee Womens Research Institute & Foundation
The Interrelatedness of Depression and Anxiety in Women Seeking Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Congratulations to the 2008 AUGS Foundation/Astellas Research Grant Scholars:

David D. Rahn, MD 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Effect of Preoperative Estrogen Treatment on the Connective Tissues of the Pelvic Floor

Vivian W. Sung, MD 
Women and Infants Hospital
Application of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to Female Pelvic Floor Disorders 


June Allyson Research Grant:

This grant is awarded to fellow with a laboratory-based research project.

Congratulations to the 2008 AUGS June Allyson Research Grant Recipient:

Andrea Staack, MD, PhD
University of California Los Angeles
Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence with Autologous Adipose-Derived Stem Cells under the Impact of Hepatocyte Growth Factor Delivered in a Controlled-Release Fashion

Thomas Benson Award in Neuromodulation Grant:

The grants are awarded to fellow with a neuromodulation-based research project.

Congratulations to the 2008 AUGS Thomas Benson Award in Neuromodulation Recipients: 

Danielle Markle, MD 
The Regents of the University of California
Randomized Controlled Trial of Continuous vs. Cyclic Stimulation in Interstim Therapy

Ene George, MD
The Regents of the University of California
Interstim Educational Video: A Correlation Between Technical Procedure and Neuroanatomy

Jocelyn Craig, MD 
The Regents of the University of California
Comparison of Motor and Sensory Response with Interstim Stimulation 

John Patrick Judd, MD 
Duke University Medical Center
Understanding and Usage of the InterStim Icon 3037 Patient Programmer in Patients with Refractory Urge Incontinence

Taji Yazdany, MD 
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Predictors of Short and Long-Term Response to Sacral Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Disorders