Philadelphia, PA –  December 1, 2020 – Urologic Clinics of North America is pleased to announce that Kevin R. Loughlin, MD, MBA has joined the series as Editor-in-Chief. In this role, Dr. Loughlin will direct the content for four issues per year, ensuring that urologic content is brought to our readers, practicing urologists, and customers.

Dr. Loughlin is a Professor of Surgery (urology), Emeritus at Harvard Medical School. He is currently a visiting scientist at the Vascular Biology Research Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. He was a practicing urologist for 35 years in Boston.

He received an AB from Princeton University, an MD from New York Medical College, an MA (Hon.) from Harvard University, and an MBA. from Boston University. Dr. Loughlin is a trustee, emeritus of the American Board of Urology and has served on the Prostate Cancer Early Detection Panel of the NCCN. He also served on the AUA board of directors. He received the Alumnus Medal of Honor from New York Medical College, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New England section of the AUA, and the Distinguished Service Award from the AUA. He has served on multiple editorial boards and has received multiple faculty teaching awards.

Dr. Loughlin has written over 300 articles and book chapters in urologic literature. He is also the author/editor of 11 books and co-holder of 2 patents.

“I am thrilled that Dr. Loughlin has agreed to work with us and take on this editorial role,” said Kerry Holland, Elsevier Senior Clinics Editor, Continuity. “His experience and leadership perfectly prime him to fulfill the duties of an Editor-in-Chief—selecting expert Guest Editors and overseeing the editorial content to ensure that the most current and timely topics in the specialty are brought to publication. Finally, I have no doubt that he will be an excellent resource and mentor to those Guest Editors and their authors.”

“I am thrilled to assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of Urologic Clinics of North America,” said Dr. Loughlin. The Urologic Clinics has long been recognized for its contributions to urologic scholarship and practice. I look forward to calling on urologic thought leaders to serve as guest editors and working with Kerry Holland and the entire Elsevier team.”

Urologic Clinics of North America is part of Elsevier’s Clinics of North America program, consisting of over 55 titles that publishes clinical review articles for clinicians and nurses. Urologic Clinics of North America has been in publication for 48 years and has solid foundation of content, consisting of both internal medicine and surgical topics.

The first issue with Dr. Loughlin as Editor-in-Chief is the February 2021 issue, devoted to Robotic Urology: The Next Frontier (Guest Editors Jim C. Hu and Jonathan E. Shoag).

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