NOTES ON PEOPLE (03/17/02)

NOTES ON PEOPLE

Named to top posts at Hackensack hospital

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D., of Rockleigh, N.J., was recently named chairman of the Department of Urology and Chief of Urologic Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center. In his new position, Dr. Sawczuk provides leadership for all of the department's expanded services that focus on specific urinary disorders, including Urological Oncology, The Continence Center, Cryosurgery, Endourology and Stone Center, Reproductive Medicine, The Sexual Function Center and The Pediatric Urology Center.

"On behalf of the executive staff, physicians and employees we are proud to welcome Dr. Sawczuk to our institution," said John P. Ferguson, president and chief executive officer at Hackensack University Medical Center. "The wealth of knowledge and experience that he brings to the medical center is a valuable asset to the entire Department of Urology and our patients."

Dr. Sawczuk is the former vice-chairman of urology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York City, N.Y., and an attending in Urology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York.

He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and had a surgical internship and a residency at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York.

Dr. Sawczuk also completed a residency in adult and pediatric urology at the Squier Urological Clinic, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and received his urologic oncology training as a fellow of the National Cancer Institute in the Departments of Urology and Human Genetics of Columbia University.

He was named a Ferdinand C. Valentine Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, a Burroughs Wellcome Scholar of the American Urological Association and an E.R. Squibb and Sons National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator. Dr. Sawczuk has received awards from the New York Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Heart Association, Society of Basic Urologic Research and the National Kidney Foundation.

In 1995 Dr. Sawczuk was presented the prestigious Russell and Mary Hugh Scott Education Award by the American Foundation of Urologic Disease. In 1996 the Office of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton recognized Dr. Sawczuk for his humanitarian efforts in relief work related to the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. He is a past board member of the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, was co-director of the International Cooperative Urological Education Program of the American Urological Association and co-director of the Chipovsky Grant for International Urologic Exchange. He is a past member of the Urology Advisory Board of the New York Academy of Medicine. Citations include: Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, New York Magazine's feature article "Best Doctors in New York," Best Doctors: NY Metro Area and BestDocs.com.

Dr. Sawczuk is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the New York Academy of Medicine. He belongs to numerous urological associations, including the American Urological Association and the Society of Urologic Oncology, is board certified in urology and has authored/co-authored more than 200 abstracts, articles and chapters. Dr. Sawczuk specializes in the surgery and management of urologic cancers, including prostate, bladder and testes. His specific area of interest is the surgical and immunological management of renal cancer and he sits on the Medical Advisory Board of the National Kidney Cancer Associates.

Dr. Sawczuk is a member of the Ukrainian Medial Association of North America, as well as Ukrainian National Association Branch 194.

Hackensack University Medical Center, a teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School and a member of the University Health System of New Jersey, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state of New Jersey.

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