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Medals and Awards
This page contains information about the medals and awards which BAUS makes on an annual basis.
BAUS members can nominate an individual for any of the awards, provided nominations are open (notified via the notification on the homepage). All nominations should be emailed to the BAUS Office, from whom further information can also be obtained, using the email link under each heading (below).
Review Process
The nominations for the St Peter's Medal, St Paul's Medal, BAUS Gold Medal, Karl Storz Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope Award, BAUS Certificate of Distinction and the USANZ Conference Visitor Award are considered by the Medals and Awards Committee which is made up of BAUS Trustees, Council Members and previous medal winners.
St Peter's Medal

In 1948, Mr Bernard Ward kindly presented the Association with the die of a medal to be known as the St Peter’s Medal (pictured left).
It is awarded to any subject of the British Isles or Commonwealth who has made a notable contribution to the advancement of urology.
The award is presented at the BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting in June each year.
Nominations for the 2021 St Peter's Medal are closed
Previous recipients of the St Peter's Medal
1949 |
JB Macalpine |
1995 |
John P Pryor |
1951 |
Ronald Ogier Ward & Terence J Millin |
1996 |
W Brian Peeling |
1954 |
A Clifford Morson |
1997 |
Joseph C Smith |
1959 |
Leslie N Pyrah |
1998 |
Philip G Ransley |
1960 |
Cuthbert E Dukes |
1999 |
James G Gow & William F Hendry |
1962 |
David Band |
2000 |
J Clive Gingell |
1964 |
Sir Eric Riches |
2001 |
David E Neal |
1965 |
Arthur Jacobs |
2002 |
Anthony R Mundy |
1967 |
David Innes Williams |
2003 |
Hugh N Whitfield |
1968 |
Henry Hamilton Stewart |
2004 |
John Fitzpatrick |
1969 |
John Swinney |
2005 |
James Bramble & Roger Kirby |
1970 |
Sir Michael Woodruff |
2006 |
Alison Brading & Patricia Neville |
1971 |
Dennis S Poole-Wilson |
2007 |
Christine Evans & Christopher Woodhouse |
1973 |
David M Wallace |
2008 |
Gordon Williams |
1974 |
Alec W Badenoch |
2009 |
Paul Abrams |
1975 |
Howard G Hanley |
2010 |
Clare Fowler |
1976 |
John P Mitchell |
2011 |
Christopher Chapple |
1977 |
John D Fergusson |
2012 |
Freddie Hamdy |
1978 |
Richard Turner-Warwick |
2013 |
Malcolm Lucas |
1979 |
Harold H Hopkins |
2014 |
Ian Eardley & Timothy B Hargreave |
1980 |
J Herbert Johnston |
2015 |
Pat Malone (watch video) |
1981 |
Roger CB Pugh |
2016 |
Margaret Knowles |
1982 |
John P Blandy |
2017 |
Robert Pickard (view images) |
1983 |
W Keith Yates |
2018 |
Noel Clarke |
1984 |
GF Murnaghan |
2019 |
Ruaraidh MacDonagh (view image) |
1985 |
John Wickham |
2020 |
Prokar Dasgupta |
1986 |
Norman Gibbon |
2021 |
Howard Kynaston |
1987 |
Giles Brindley |
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1989 |
Geoffrey Chisholm |
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1990 |
David G Thomas |
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1991 |
John L Williams |
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1993 |
Robert E Williams |
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1994 |
Robert H Whitaker |
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St Paul's Medal

In 1989, Mr Richard Turner-Warwick (pictured) kindly presented the Association with the die of a medal to be known as the St. Paul’s Medal.
It is awarded to distinguished colleagues from overseas whose contributions to the Association in particular and to UK urology in general BAUS Council particularly wishes to appreciate and honour.
The award is presented at the BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting in June each year.
Nominations for the 2021 St Paul's Medal are closed
Previous recipients of the St Paul's Medal
1989 |
Willard E Goodwin & Harry M Spence |
2008 |
Jack McAninch |
1990 |
Rudolf Hohenfellner |
2009 |
Ralph Clayman |
1991 |
Frank Hinman Jr |
2010 |
Steven K Wilson |
1992 |
Mohammed Ghoneim |
2011 |
Jens-Uwe Stolzenberg |
1993 |
Dara K Karanjavala |
2012 |
Mahesh Desai |
1994 |
Adib H Rizvi & Ernst K Zingg |
2013 |
Glenn Preminger |
1995 |
Edward P Arnold |
2014 |
Culley Carson |
1996 |
Robert D Jeffs & James F Glenn |
2015 |
Mark Soloway |
1997 |
Frans M Debruyne |
2016 |
Jay Smith |
1998 |
J Lester Eschelman |
2017 |
Anthony Costello |
1999 |
William R Turner Jr |
2018 |
Alan Partin |
2000 |
Fritz H Schröder |
2019 |
Alex Mottrie (view image) |
2001 |
E Darracott Vaughan |
2020 |
Margaret Pearle |
2002 |
Howard Snyder III |
2021 |
Mani Menon |
2003 |
Michael Marberger & George Webster |
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2004 |
Andrew Novick |
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2005 |
Donald Coffey |
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2006 |
John Quartey (posthumously) & Inderbir Gill |
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2007 |
Urs E Studer |
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BAUS Gold Medal
In 2008, Professor Tony Mundy (then President of BAUS) and BAUS Council agreed to institute a Gold Medal (pictured) to complement the St Peter’s Medal. The Gold Medal is awarded to an individual (who may or may not be a clinician) who has contributed to the development and advancement of British urology as a corporate entity. This is distinct from the award of the St Peter’s Medal which is given for a notable contribution to the science and practice of urological surgery.
The medals are awarded by Council on the recommendation of a Medals and Awards Committee, the membership of which includes the current President, Vice-President and Honorary Secretary. Up to four previous medallists attend and no Committee member is eligible for an award.
The award is presented at the BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting in June each year.
Nominations for the 2021 BAUS Gold Medal are closed
Previous recipients of the BAUS Gold Medal
2009 |
Nicholas George |
2018 |
Sam McClinton |
2010 |
Michael Wallace & Peter Whelan |
2019 |
Kieran O'Flynn (view image) |
2011 |
Michael Bishop |
2020 |
Simon Harrison |
2012 |
David Tolley & Nigel Bullock |
2021 |
Andrew Dickinson |
2013 |
Justin Vale |
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2014 |
Julian Shah |
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2015 |
Adrian Joyce |
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2016 |
Tim Terry |
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2017 |
Stephen Payne |
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Karl Storz Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope Award
In 2000 Karl Storz Endoscopy (UK) Ltd generously offered to sponsor the annual award of the Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope.
The award is given to urologists who have made a significant and lasting contribution to urology. They must be UK Members of The British Association of Urological Surgeons and within ten years of their first consultant appointment. The purpose of the award is to recognise excellence in young urologists.
The Award is made by Council on the recommendation of a Medals and Awards Committee the membership of which includes the President, Vice President, Honorary Secretary and three elected members of Council.
Nominations for the 2021 Karl Storz Harold `Hopkins Golden Telescope Award are closed
Previous recipients of the Golden Telescope Award
2001 |
David Cranston (Oxford) |
2014 |
Jim Catto (Sheffield) |
2002 |
Freddie Hamdy (Sheffield) |
2015 |
Tony Riddick (Cambridge & Edinburgh) |
2003 |
Noel Clarke (Manchester) |
2016 |
John McGrath (Exeter) |
2004 |
Killian Mellon (Leicester) |
2017 |
Oliver Wiseman (Cambridge) |
2005 |
Stephen Langley (Guildford) |
2018 |
Asif Muneer (London) |
2006 |
Prokar Dasgupta (London) |
2019 |
Ben Challacombe (London) view image |
2007 |
Mark Emberton (London) |
2020 |
Chris Harding (Newcastle upon Tyne) view image |
2008 |
Hing Leung (Glasgow) |
2021 |
Bhaskar Somani (Southampton) |
2009 |
Tim O'Brien (London) |
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2010 |
Nick Watkin (London) |
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2011 |
Suks Minhas (London) |
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2012 |
Ian Pearce (Manchester) |
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2013 |
Paul Jones (Swansea) |
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John Anderson Award
John Anderson was an inspirational man. This award was instigated by John’s family and seeks to recognize an individual who has contributed to urology in an outstanding or inspirational way.
Nominations can be for an outstanding Trainee, Consultant or Associate Urological Specialist (AUS) who is a BAUS Member in good standing.
For trainees, nominations should be submitted jointly by the relevant regional TPD together with the respective SAC Regional Representative: for Consultants & AUS, nominations should be submitted by two Full (Consultant) BAUS members in good standing. Nominations should be in the form of a citation of up to 500 words, clearly stating the category of application (see below) and the reasons the nominee should be considered for this prestigious award.
The three categories will be considered by the Awards Panel when assessing nominations:
- Category 1: a single event of critical importance to a patient or to the urological community as a whole,
- Category 2: an individual who has contributed to urology in an outstanding or inspirational way, or
- Category 3: consistent commitment to the highest quality patient care (something about which John was passionate), as demonstrated by:
For trainees
- dedication to training well in excess of normal expectations;
- outstanding feedback from trainers;
- evidence of consistent activity above & beyond the training programme to the benefit of patients or the speciality of urology; or
- demonstration of humanitarian or civic capabilities in addition to significant academic prowess.
For Consultants & Associate Urological Specialists
- evidence of instigating novel high-quality standards of care from the outset of a Consultant/AUS appointment;
- evidence of excellence in teaching and training of juniors, students and/or the lay public; or
- demonstration of excellence in terms of charitable fund-raising, humanitarian acts or civic achievement.
Given the criteria above, an award may not necessarily be made every year. The awards panel will include John's widow, Sarah (or her nominated representative). The Award is presented by the President at the BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting in June each year.
Nominations for the 2021 John Anderson Award are closed
Previous winners of the John Anderson award
2014 |
Krishna Narahari (Cardiff) |
2020 |
Tamsin Greenwell (London) |
2015 |
Ben Grey (Manchester) |
2021 |
Sri Sriprasad (Dartford) |
2016 |
Ans Khan (Wishaw) |
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2017 |
Ben Eddy (Canterbury) |
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2018 |
No award made |
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2019 |
Veeru Kasivisvanathan (view image) |
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BAUS Certificate of Distinction
In 2000 BAUS Council decided to create an award to recognise individuals who have had a long and significant relationship with the Association, its Annual Meeting and, most importantly, its annual exhibition.
Individuals honoured with this award will have shown a continuing interest and awareness of the Association & its educational activities, and will be held in high regard by the membership of BAUS. We are not only interested in individuals from “head office” but also welcome local nominees.
The Certificate is awarded by Council on the recommendation of a Medals and Awards Committee, the membership of which includes the President, Vice President, Honorary Secretary and three elected members of Council.
The Certificate is presented by the President at the BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting in June each year.
Nominations for the 2021 BAUS Certificate of Distinction are closed
Previous winners of the BAUS Certificate of Distinction
2001 |
Stuart Greengrass
Richard Greenhalgh
Roger Lewis
Stuart Payne |
KeyMed
Schering Health Care
Lewis Medical
SG & P Payne |
2002 |
Bracken O'Hara |
Merck Sharp Dohme |
2003 |
Janis Olohan |
Bullet Communications & Avenue HKM |
2004 |
Mike Grimes
Peter Hawkins |
AstraZeneca UK Ltd
KeyMed |
2005 |
Nigel Webster |
Merck Sharp Dohme |
2006 |
Julian Foster
Penny Grant |
Tyco Healthcare
Video South Medical Television |
2007 |
Leighton Jones |
Cook UK |
2008 |
Roger Frais |
Cariad Technologies |
2009 |
In 2009, no award was made but BAUS Council presented a lifetime achievement award to:
Richard Greenhalgh, Karl Storz Endoscopy UK Ltd |
2010 |
Hazel Edwards |
AMS UK Ltd |
2011 |
Glyn Burtt |
Olympus Medical |
2012 |
Alan Loughnane
Simon Moon |
Cook UK
Astellas Pharma |
2013 |
Laura Knight
Richard Lawrence |
GSK
Olympus Medical |
2014 |
Robin Penberthy |
Genesis Medical |
2015 |
Danielle Booth |
Olympus Medical |
2016 |
Nick Roberts
Trevor Marsh |
Boston Scientific
Olympus |
2017 |
Marcus Raphael |
Coloplast |
No Certificates of Distinction were awarded in 2018, 2019 or 2020 |
2021 |
Luke Gordon |
Boston Scientific |