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San Francisco: Departments
Urology
Early urologists were general surgeons and
anatomists who became interested in skin and venereal diseases.
The first mention of the department was in 1900, when Dr. John M.
Williamson, a University graduate of 1885, was listed as professor
of anatomy and genito-urinary surgery in the Bulletin of the
Department of Medicine. At this time there was no University
hospital; most of the patients were seen in the outpatient clinic
on Montgomery Street and all surgery was performed at the San Francisco
County Hospital. In 1902, the curriculum listed 36 hours of demonstration
clinics in genito-urinary diseases and 108 hours of practical clinics.
In 1912, Dr. William B. Willard became an instructor
in urology and took charge of the outpatient department. Senior
students now had 11 hours of lecture and 40 hours of section work
in urology.
In 1920, Dr. Frank Hinman became assistant clinical
professor of urology. He reorganized the department and stimulated
basic and clinical research. He was the author of many papers on
renal circulation, hydronephrosis, ureteral transplants, and testicular
tumors, and was the author of a text, The Principles and Practice
of Urology, published in 1935. As the head of the department
he was responsible for the training of medical students and also
some 50 postgraduate students in the years from 1920 to 1950. In
1951, Dr. Ronald R. Smith, who had received his postgraduate training
under Dr. Hinman, became professor of urology and head of the department.
The urology department was the only group in the
School of Medicine without a full-time faculty. The 30 or more members
of the faculty carried on a balanced program of student and resident
teaching and experimental and clinical research. Work, some in conjunction
with other departments, was being conducted on urinary calculi,
fluid ion balance, hypertension caused by renal lesions, ureteral
diversions, smooth muscle regeneration, and urodynamics. source
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