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AFUD Honors COL David McLeod
October 1, 2004
On September 30, 2004,
COL David McLeod was
presented the Outstanding Service Award by the American Foundation of
Urologic Disease (AFUD) at a gala evening event in Northwest Washington
D.C. The reception, held at a historic mansion in the heart of the city,
was attended by a wide variety of military and civilian guests gathered
to honor McLeod, who is chief of urologic oncology and head of the urology
residency program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, for his contributions
to the medical field. He is also interim director for the DoD Center for
Prostate Disease Research (CPDR), which he co-founded in 1992, at the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). After five
years as president of AFUD where he served with “vision and distinction”
McLeod stepped down this year to devote more time to his patients, who
admire him, wait in line for hours to see him and trust his care and treatment
which he gears specifically to their age, health and disease stage.
COL McLeod has performed radical prostatectomy surgery on both celebrities
and active duty military beneficiaries alike. His most recent high-profile
patient was Secretary of State Colin Powell on whom he operated in December
2003. Each patient receives top-notch care and treatment. Status isn’t
a factor in the operating room. Other patients include U.S. Senator Bob
Dole and retired U.S. Army General Norman Schwartzkopf. He has undoubtedly
saved many lives and with over 40 years of service in the Army, mostly
at Walter Reed except for a stint in Vietnam, continues to treat prostate
cancer, train young urology residents who he says “come along smarter
and smarter” and improve diagnostic and treatment tools, refine
surgical techniques and develop research protocols and clinical trials
to improve patient care and quality of life. COL McLeod is a fixture in
the national and international urology communities. He’s a humble
man with a lifetime of achievement who continues to raise public awareness
of prostate disease, act as a leader in professional societies that support
progress and funding for urology and travel widely to speaking engagements
to inform the public about urological conditions.
COL McLeod also holds a law degree form Northern Virginia Law School and
is a Civil War buff, as anyone can attest who visits his office at Walter
Reed.
For more information on the American Foundation for Urologic Diseases
visit their website at www.afud.org
The CPDR mission is fulfilled primarily through its three principal programs – the Clinical Research Center, the Basic Science Research Program and the National Multicenter Prostate Cancer Database– and through a robust education and training program that operates out of its Headquarters location, the Clinical Research Center, and the original laboratories at USUHS. CPDR is also committed to patient outreach, primarily through its affiliation with the WRAMC US TOO! organization and through a heavy schedule of health fairs in which it participates.
