HISTORY

The Jack Lapides Essay Contest on Urodynamic and Neurourology Research was developed to recognize an individual or group doing outstanding work in the urology field. It was originally established in 1984 by Dr. Ananias Diokno, MD, former Chairman of Urology at Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, MI). The idea was announced in 1983 at the retirement party for Jack Lapides, MD, former Chairman of Urology at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), hosted by Marion Laboratories. The first recipient was awarded in 1985 and has been awarded to prestigious members of urology research since. In 2014 the contest was renamed the Diokno-Lapides Essay Contest to honor both its creator and its mentor.

Dr. Diokno and Dr. Lapides incredible contributions to medicine include the development of clean intermittent catheterization (PMID: 5010715) and the trial leading to approval of oxybutynin for overactive bladder (PMID: 5047425).

Jack Lapides, MD

Ananias Diokno, MD

"Lapides' many contributions centered around the area of lower urinary tract function and included clean intermittent catheterization, which went against the grain of established medical practice but proved in time to be one of the most important contributions to come out of the field of genitourinary surgery. Many urologists say that if there were a Nobel Prize in urology it should have gone to Jack Lapides for his concept of clean intermittent catheterization."

Learn more about Dr. Lapides here

"As Michigan faculty, he received the Kaiser-Permanente Award for Excellence in Teaching voted by the medical students, as well as the Silver Cystoscope awarded by the urology residents. He was elected president of the Michigan Urological Society, the Philippine American Urological Society, the AUA North Central Section, and the Reed M. Nesbit Society and is currently president of the Geriatric Urologic Society."

Watch a tribute to Dr. Diokno here

Previous Grand Prize Winners

Betsy Salazar, PhD (2024)

Glenn T. Werneburg, MD, PhD (2023)

Maryrose Sullivan, PhD (2022)

Rose Khavari, MD;

Yao-Chi Chuang, MD (2021)

J Todd Purves, MD, PhD (2020)

Aaron Mickle, PhD (2019)

Jason Van Batavia, MD (2018)

Tatsuya Ihara, MD, PhD (2017)

Takahiro Shimizu, PhD (2016)

Georgi V. Petkov, PhD (2015)

Kanno Yukiko, MD (2014)

Yu-Shang Lee, PhD (2013)

Akira Furuta, MD, PhD (2012)

Takahiko Mitsui, PhD (2011)

Pradeep Tyagi, PhD (2010)

Minoro Miyazato, MD, PhD (2009)

Trinity J. Bivalacqua, MD (2008)

Tetsuya Imamura, MD (2007)

Atsushi Numata, MD (2006)

Chuan-Guo Xiao, M.D (2005)

Hannes Strasser, M.D (2004)

Chuan-Guo Xiao, M.D (2023)

Karen A. Blackstone, MD (2002)

Satoshi Yotsuyanagi, MD (2001)

Teruhiko Yokoyama, MD (2000)

Michael B. Chancellor, MD;

Naoki Yoshimura, MD, PhD (1999)

Michael C. Truss, MD (1998)

Maryrose P. Sullivan, PhD;

Imre Kifor, PhD (1997)

Arthur L. Burnett, MD (1996)

Katsuyuki Baba, MD (1995)

Serge Carrier, MD (1994)

Michael B. Chancellor, MD (1993)

Markus Hohenfellner, MD (1992)

Jeremy W. P. Heaton, MD (1991)

Ellen Shapiro, MD (1990)

Rudd J. L. H. Bosch, MD;

Hugh D. Flood, FRCSI (1989)

Barry A. Kogan, MD (1988)

Marshall L. Stoller, MD (1987)

K. P. Junemann, MD (1986)

Irwin Goldstein, MD (1985)