Dartmouth Health physician elected as first woman president of American Urological Association

A photo of E. Ann Gormley, MD, MSc

E. Ann Gormley, MD, MSc, a urologist at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and professor of surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, has been elected president of the American Urological Association, becoming the first woman to hold the position.

Gormley brings decades of clinical, academic, and professional leadership to the role. She will serve in the AUA’s presidential line from 2027 through 2030 and as a president from May 2028 to May 2029, presiding over the association’s 2029 Annual Meeting.

Her election marks a milestone for the organization and recognizes her longstanding contributions to the field of urology and the advancement of medical education.

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