Award Winners Gallery - EAU26

At every Annual EAU Congress we honour individuals who have contributed to the EAU or urology in general. Here is an overview of our most prestigious awards and their winners, going back to the 1980s.

For a significant contribution to the development of the urological specialty in Europe

2025 F. Montorsi, Milan, Italy
2024 N. Mottet, Saint-Étienne, France
2023 L. Martínez-Piñeiro, Madrid, Spain
2022 K-E. Andersson, Lund, Sweden
2020/21 M. Wirth, Dresden, Germany
2019 F. Hamdy, Oxford, United Kingdom
2018 V. Mirone, Naples, Italy
2017 P. Abrams, Bristol, United Kingdom
2016 W. Artibani, Verona, Italy
2015 L. Boccon-Gibod, Paris, France
2014 M. Pavone-Macaluso, Palermo, Italy
2013 C. Abbou, Creteil, France
2012 M. Marberger, Vienna, Austria
2011 U. Studer, Berne, Switzerland
2010 F. Debruyne, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2009 P. Van Cangh, Brussels, Belgium
2008 F. Pagano, Padua, Italy
2007 H. Frohmüller, Würzburg, Germany
2006 A. Borkowski, Warsaw, Poland
2005 R. Turner Warwick, Exeter, United Kingdom
2004 F. Schröder, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2003 A. Le Duc, Paris, France
2002 R. Küss, Paris, France
2001 J. Blandy, London, United Kingdom
2000 H. Marberger, Innsbruck, Austria
1999 T. Hald, Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 F. Solé-Balcells, Barcelona, Spain
1996 A. Steg, Paris, France
1994 L. Giuliani, Genoa, Italy
1994 G. Chisholm, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1992 J. Martínez-Piñeiro, Madrid, Spain
1990 R. Hohenfellner, Mainz, Germany
1988 H. Hopkins, Reading, United Kingdom

For a longstanding and important contribution to the activities and development of the EAU

2025 A. Bjartell, Malmö, Sweden
2024 C. Chapple, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2023 J. Catto, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2022 J. Palou, Barcelona, Spain
2020/21 H. Van Poppel, Leuven, Belgium
2019 F. Montorsi, Milan, Italy
2018 D. Jacqmin, Strasbourg, France
2017 P-A. Abrahamsson, Malmö, Sweden
2016 P. Teillac, Toulouse, France
2015 H. Villavicencio, Barcelona, Spain
2014 L. Denis, Antwerp, Belgium
2013 J. Breza, Bratislava, Slovakia
2012 R. Hautmann, Neu-Ulm, Germany
2011 A. Le Duc, Paris, France
2010 R. Vela Navarrete, Madrid, Spain
2009 J. Mattelaer, Kortrijk, Belgium
2008 R. Ackermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
2007 L. Boccon-Gibod, Paris, France
2006 C. Schulman, Brussels, Belgium

For a promising young urologist

2025 I. Heidegger, Innsbruck, Austria
2024 G. Gandaglia, Milan, Italy
2023 J. Gómez Rivas, Madrid, Spain
2022 V. Kasivisvanathan London, United Kingdom
2021 V. Phé, Paris, France
2020 D. Tilki, Hamburg, Germany
2019 M. Albersen, Leuven, Belgium
2018 S. Silay, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 C. Gratzke, Munich, Germany
2016 A. Briganti, Milan, Italy
2015 M. Rouprêt, Paris, France
2014 S. Shariat, Vienna, Austria
2013 P. Bostrőm, Turku, Finland
2012 P. Bastian, Düsseldorf, Germany
2011 S. Joniau, Leuven, Belgium
2010 J. Catto, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2009 M. Ribal Caparros, Barcelona, Spain
2008 V. Ficarra, Padua, Italy
2007 M. Michel, Mannheim, Germany
2006 A. De La Taille, Creteil, France
2005 M. Matikainen, Tampere, Finland
2004 P. Mulders, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2003 B. Malavaud, Toulouse, France
2002 M. Kuczyk, Hanover, Germany
2001 B. Djavan, Vienna, Austria
2000 A. Zlotta, Toronto, Canada
1999 G. Thalmann, Berne, Switzerland
1998 F. Montorsi, Milan, Italy
1996 F. Hamdy, Oxford, United Kingdom

Supported by LABORIE

For the best European paper published on Minimally Invasive Surgery in Urology

2025 R. Mastroianni, Rome, Italy
2024 D. D’Andrea, Vienna, Austria
2023 R. Campi, Florence, Italy
2022 A. Martini, Milan Italy
2021 A. Gallioli, Barcelona, Spain
2020 A. Larcher, Milan, Italy
2019 G. Simone, Rome, Italy
2018 D. Dalela, Detroit, United States of America
2017 R. Autorino, Cleveland, United States of America
2016 M. Gundeti, Chicago, IL, United States of America
2015 S. Tyritzis, Athens, Greece
2014 C. Netsch, Hamburg, Germany
2013 J. Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
2012 A. Alcaraz, Barcelona, Spain
2011 M. Rouprêt, Paris, France
2010 M. Marszalek, Vienna, Austria
2009 H. Jung, Fredericia, Denmark
2006 J. Grosse, Aachen, Germany
2004 E. Pieras Ayala, Barcelona, Spain

Supported by KARL STORZ SE & CO.KG

For inventions and clinical contributions which have had a major impact on influencing the treatment and/or diagnosis of a urological disease

2025 A. Mottrie, Aalst, Belgium
2024 P. Dasgupta, London, United Kingdom
2023 P. Wiklund, Stockholm Sweden
2022 Y. Fradet, Quebec, Canada
2020/21 J. Barentsz, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2019 P. Alken, Mannheim, Germany
2017 R. Turner-Warwick, Exeter, United Kingdom
2016 J. Gil-Vernet Vila, Barcelona, Spain
2015 S. Horenblas, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2014 R. Gaston, Bordeaux, France
2013 U. Studer, Berne, Switzerland
2012 J. Wickham, Dorking, United Kingdom
2011 C. Chaussy, Munich, Germany

For the best paper published on clinical or experimental studies in prostate cancer

2025 J. Hugosson, Gothenburg, Sweden
2024 I. De Vos, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2023 E. Ventimiglia, Milan, Italy
2022 T. Nordström, Stockholm, Sweden
2021 W. Fendler, Essen, Germany
2020 D. Osses, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2019 V. Kasivisvanathan, London, United Kingdom
2018 H. Ahmed, London, United Kingdom
2017 M. Shiota, Fukuoka, Japan
2016 J. Pencik, Vienna, Austria
2015 M. Spahn, Berne, Switzerland
2014 Z. Culig, Innsbruck, Austria
2013 I. Ahmed, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Supported by the FRITZ H. SCHRÖDER FOUNDATION

For extraordinary contributions to the History of Urology

2025 P. Rathert, Düsseldorf, Germany
2024 J. Mattelaer, Kortrijk, Belgium
2023 R. Vela Navarrete, Madrid, Spain
2022 A. Jardin (on behalf of the Cercle Félix Guyon), Paris, France
2020/21 M. Moran, Tucson, United States of America
2019 Karl Storz SE & CO.KG
2018 S. Musitelli, Zibido San Giocomo, Italy

For effective advocacy and a positive impact on European urology

2025 L. Van Poelgeest, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands
2024 E. Briers, Hasselt, Belgium
2023 R. Giles, Duivendrecht, The Netherlands

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