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Hull's return a gain for Lowcountry patients  by Cindy A. Abole Public Relations Gerald Hull is used to being a man on the go. But like the top speeds he can gain windsurfing across open water on his speed board, Hull's career as a urology oncologist at MUSC seems to be just taking off. Hull, who completed his surgical internship and urology residency at MUSC in 1997, returns to the Charleston area to help develop a multidisciplinary clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. In 1999, the American Cancer Society reports that of the 179,300 American men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, more than 37,000 will die from the disease. For African American males, it can be twice as deadly. It is his brand of care, experience and expertise that Hull wants to devote to his own patients. Originally from Montclair, N.J., Hull received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Florida. Wanting to remain in the southeast, Hull continued with his residency training at MUSC. He was later  awarded a one-year urologic oncology fellowship working under world reknown urologist and researcher Peter T. Scardino, M.D., chairman of Scott Department of Urology, Baylor University in Houston. At Baylor, Hull tested the waters in clinical trials research working in gene therapy for prostate cancer. His work at Baylor allowed him to study urologic cancers and track innovative techniques in early detection through collaborations with the Matsunaga-Conte Prostate Cancer Research Center. In 1998, Hull was named chief administrative fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The experience was part of a prestigious urologic oncology clinical fellowship which honed his skills using nerve mapping techniques for treating localized prostate cancer as well as other urologic malignancies. Reeling from a busy spring filled with resettling his family and handling the birth of his first child, Hull began working at MUSC's Department of  Urology in late July. “Jerry brings with him a dynamic blend of research and clinical experience from Memorial,” said William R. Turner Jr., M.D., professor and chairman of  urology, Department of Medicine. “His training brings a special brand of  research that focuses on background studies and other innovative  preventative procedures.”  Hull is married to the former Wendy Beasley who is originally from Charleston. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, windsurfing and the new joys of fatherhood.