Christopher R. Chapple - Urologic Principles and Practice

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This edition of Urologic Principles and Practice is dedicated to William D. Steers, co-author of the first edition. Dr. Steers, a man of many diverse interests and talents, had a dominant presence in International urology until his untimely passing on April 10, 2015. He was the Paul Mellon professor and Chair of theDepartment of Urologyat the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He was a past President of the American Board of Urology from 2010 to 2011 and Editor of theJournal of Urologyfrom 2007 until his passing. With a strong interest in female and pelvic medicine and sexual medicine, Dr. Steers served as chair of the joint ABU/ABOG fellowship in female pelvic medicine and Director on the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Steers was a member of the U.S.Food and Drug Administration's Reproductive Medicine Advisory Panel and chaired theNational Institutes of Healthsurinary incontinenceandinterstitial cystitisclinical trialgroups. In 2011, Steers was appointed to the advisory council atNational Institutes of HealthbyKathleen SebeliusandFrancis Collins. Steers was President of theUniversity of Virginiaphysicians practice plan from 2002 to 2009 and was a member of the Health System Strategic Planning and Executive Committees. In 1998, he described the efficacy of Viagra in a highly cited New England Journal of Medicine publication.

In 2003, theUniversity of Virginiaawarded Dr. Steers the Hovey Dabney Professorship. Dr. Steers was named by Mens Health magazine as one of the top 15 doctors for men in the USA. He was awarded theAmerican Urological AssociationsHugh Hampton Young Award, Gold Cystoscope Award, Dorniers Innovation prize, Gineste Award for research in erectile dysfunction, and the Zimskind Award in Neurourology.

Dr. Steers had many interests. He was aviticulturistaficionado and with his wife Amy co-owned Well Hung Vineyard inCharlottesville, VA. He also authored YOURometer aniPhoneApp. used to record urological-related symptoms. Steers' entrepreneurial activities include the development of a cell phone application to record patient symptoms and using the internetCrowdcastingto fund medical research. He was an active runner and outdoorsman.

Bill is survived by his wife, Amy; sons, Colin and Ryan; daughter-in-law, Ali; and grandchildren, Rex and Reese. His vibrant personality, incredible knowledge, and medical skills and thoughtful and generous nature is sorely missed by many. We honor him with this second edition.

Christopher R. Chapple and Christopher P. Evans