title: Urology and the Nobel Prize.
abstract: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, first awarded in 1901, was established by Alfred Nobel to acknowledge "those who during the preceding year had conferred the greatest benefit on mankind." Two urologists have achieved this daunting task: Werner Theodore Otto Forssmann (1956) and Charles Brenton Huggins (1966). This article reflects the lives and accomplishments of these men as an inspiration to those who have likewise dedicated themselves to the field of urology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
authors.forename: Nicol S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Corbin
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D032762:Autoexperimentation / Q000266:history; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000266:history; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009613:Nobel Prize; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*