The Connection

Dr. William Lloyd Glover, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. was awarded the George Washington University Distinguished Alumni Award for Urology on March 14, 2015 at the meeting of the Harry C. Miller Society of GWU urologists. Dr. Harry C. Miller, chairman emeritus of the Department of Urology, gave the award calling Glover "an exceptional practicing physician characterized by intellectual curiosity and a drive to find better techniques for his patients; Glover would study and critically evaluate new urological techniques learned at urology meeting and postgraduate medical courses around the country. After critical evaluation he would incorporate these into his practice and share them with other urologists in the community." Glover completed his urology residency at GWU in 1974 and has continued on the voluntary faculty since then. His faculty appointment has advanced to Clinical Professor of Urology. He introduced the Chinese technique of "no-scalpel" vasectomy at GW and founded Metropolitan Lithotripsy, Inc., a Dornier HM3 lithotriptor at Community Doctors Hospital in Lanham, Md., where they trained over 100 urologists from D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware in lithotripsy and advanced lithotripsy techniques. This was the busiest lithotriptor in the world for several years.

Glover was on the board of the American Association of Clinical Urologists for eight years and was instrumental in helping the field adapt to tectonic changes in urology from "managed care" through "Hilary care" through "Obamacare." He advocated the importance of each state having its own urology society and was president of the Virginia Urologic Society and the DC Urologic Society.

Glover got his MD at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 1965, proceeding to Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C. for further training. After that, he volunteered for Special Forces (Green Beret) and went through Special Forces training and then was posted to the First Special Forces Group. He performed on several operations at various sites around Southeast Asia and was promoted to the "Group Surgeon" of the First Special Forces Group ABN.

He then was sent to Ft. Devens Army Hospital in Massachusetts where he received a special commendation for his activities in that post.

Since completing his residency, he has been in private practice in Fairfax. He has been instrumental in establishing the Harry C. Miller Society for GWU Urology alumni as well as helping with other matters.

He brought the technique of "no-scalpel" vasectomy to GWU with a special seminar down there to train staff and residence and has continued to utilize that technique in practice. He also pioneered microsurgical vasectomy reversal, endourology, transrectal ultrasound prostate needle biopsy techniques, and noninvasive or minimally invasive techniques in urology such as microwave therapy for prostatic carcinoma and renal carcinoma and cryoablation for benign obstruction. He has also been active in applying the new field of urodynamics to urinary incontinence problems.

Glover has been practicing urology on Main Street in Fairfax for 30 years. He lives in Clifton.