Established 1920s Website [1] Chairperson Raymond Costabile | Chairman Dr. Raymond Costabile Phone +1 434-924-2224 Type of business Public | |
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Founder Dr. John Henry Neff, Jr. Location Charlottesville, Virginia, US Address 1300 Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA | ||
The Department of Urology is one of twenty-one clinical departments at The University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Department of Urology is located on the University of Virginia Grounds adjacent to the historic Academical Village. The current Chair of the Department of Urology is Dr. Raymond Costabile.
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History
Almost one hundred years after the establishment of the School of Medicine by Thomas Jefferson, it became evident and necessary to detach what was then known as genito-urinary practices from the general surgery and set it up as a separate service. Dr. John Henry Neff, Jr. (1887 - 1938), a specialist in Genitourinary and Rectal diseases, became the first head of what would later be known as the Department of Urology.
The first examining rooms of the pioneer practice where located on the ground floor along the corridor of the Steele Wing of the School of Medicine at UVA. During the initial years, the practice was substantially identified with treatment of patients and scientific research. New procedures were developed under the supervision of Dr. Neff, who was also credited with being the first surgeon in Charlottesville to use spinal anesthesia.
Dr. Jon Henry Neff died in November 8, 1938 and his former assistant, Dr. Edgar Kirby, temporarily succeeded him as head of Urology. In 1941, Dr. Samuel A. Vest was appointed Associate Professor of Urology and Director of the Department of Urology filling the vacancy initially created by the death of the late Dr. Neff. Dr. Vest was succeed in the chair Dr. Albert Paquin. At age 34, Dr. Jay Gillenwater became the youngest chairman of the department in 1967. He was succeeded by Dr. William D. Steers in 1994. Dr. William D. Steers died in 2015 and was succeed by the current chairman Dr. Raymond A. Costabile.