ORANGE, CA, October 18, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Thomas E. Ahlering, MD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Ahlering celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
A urologist, surgeon, and researcher of more than 35 years, as well as current professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Urology at the University of California at Irvine since 1992, Dr. Ahlering is a highly regarded surgeon in urologic cancers. His years of experience in the treatment of prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicular cancers has placed him as one of the original America's Best Doctors since his membership in 1994.
Formerly the Chief of the Division of Urology (1992-2002) after his arrival at UCI Irvine from the City of Hope in 1992, Dr. Ahlering became Chief of the Division of Urologic Oncology when the new Department of Urology was established in 2002. He received his medical degree at St. Louis University School of Medicine, followed by a residency in urology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and a two-year fellowship in urologic oncology under the clinical training of Dr. Donald G. Skinner and laboratory training under Peter Jones, Ph.D. He has received local, national, and international recognition for his expertise in urologic oncology, particularly in the development of minimally invasive radical prostatectomy assisted by the da Vinci robot. He has performed more than 2,000 such robotic surgeries, including the first robotic prostatectomy surgeries in Southern California, Denmark, Australia, and Canada.
A diplomate of the American Board of Urology since 1986, Dr. Ahlering continues to maintain membership with the American Urological Association, where he previously served as an associate member and as treasurer of the Western Section. He is also an associate member of the Society of Urologic Oncologists. He has authored over 100 publications in academic journals, as well as chapters to books, and has served on the editorial board of Urology and the Journal of Urology. He has also lectured at the American Cancer Society's prostate cancer awareness forum in Southern California numerous times, and was an invited speaker at Senator Barbara Boxer's prostate cancer forum in 1996.
Since 2002, Dr. Ahlering's research efforts have concentrated on maximizing functional recovery and patient-reported outcomes following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. He has multiple investigator-initiated trials on the continence and sexual function, including the predictive capability of 30-day continence and 90-day percent fullness on long-term patient outcomes. In addition, he has made a systematic effort to pioneering new treatment modalities for prostate cancer in a Phase II/III surgical trial for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer, collaborating with UCLA nuclear medicine physicians on the 68-Ga PSMA PET/CT scan for the detection of post-surgical recurrences, and a multi-center trial on an online email patient portal (PROVOQ - Patient Reported Outcomes via Online Questionaire). His work continues to be highly regarded among the scientific community, with over 400 published abstracts and journal articles presented and published in conjunction with the American Urologic Association, the European Association of Urology, and the Society of Urologic Oncology.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Ahlering has received local, national, and international recognition for his expertise in urological oncology, especially in continent urinary diversion. He has been named to America's Best Doctors since 1994, and was a 2005 recipient of the Distinguished Robotic Surgeon Award by the Intuitive Surgical Inc. He was also a grant recipient of the National Institutes of Health for his research and has been highlighted in the 61st edition of Who's Who in America. Married to Wendy Crum, he is the proud father of three children.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Thomas E. Ahlering, MD, has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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