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UT Southwestern physician wins prestigious award from American Urological Association

Dr. John McConnell, professor of urology and executive vice president for health system affairs at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has received the American Urological Association's 2007 Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award, becoming only the 11th recipient in the award's 30-year history.

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