1996 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award

Tom Lyons, MD, endoscopic gynecological surgeon, has been awarded the 1996 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, which goes to former student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in their chosen career field.

Here Dr. Lyons is speaking on endoscopic procedures at the Advanced Surgery Center of Georgia in Canton, one of the outpatient surgery centers in metro Atlanta where he practices. He is holding a trocar, a narrow tube-like instrument used to gain access to the abdomen.

Dr. Lyons has developed two minimally-invasive procedures in his outstanding career: the supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy which heals in two weeks or less and renders better sexual function post-surgery; and the laparoscopic Burch procedure, which corrects urinary stress incontinence. He has trained other surgeons in more than 20 cities worldwide on these and other endoscopic procedures, including myomectomy (the removal of uterine fibroid tumors, for women who want to enhance or retain their reproductive capabilities).

Tom Lyons, M.D., Inducted Into UGA's Circle of Honor, September 1999

Tom Lyons, M.D., has been inducted into the University of Georgia Athletic Association Circle of Honor, the highest tribute paid to former Bulldogs athletes and coaches.    During his college football career,   playing center at the University of Georgia, he was an All-American, All-Conference, National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar/Athlete.

"Tom Lyons is one of the greatest athletes ever to compete for the University of Georgia," said athletics director Vince Dooley.  "In keeping with the Circle of Honor criteria, he has also made magnificent contributions to his sport, his university and his community."

In 1996 Dr. Lyons won the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given to people who have developed significantly in their field of endeavor after top performance as NCAA athletes.  He was nominated by UGA, where he is only the second recipient of the award in the university's history.

He also earned an NCAA post-graduate fellowship at Georgia in 1970.    Subsequently, he financed his medical school education at the University of Colorado as an offensive guard for the Denver Broncos.  An accomplished pianist, he also guest-conducted the Denver Symphony Orchestra while studying there.

In addition to having published more than 100 scholarly papers and book reviews for numerous surgical journals, he has also participated in telemedicine conferences where he trained other surgeons through videoconferencing.   He serves on the board of trustees of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.

Atlanta GYN Surgeon Tom Lyons Receives 'Hartman Award'
 

ATLANTA--Former UGA All-American center Tom Lyons, M.D., a pioneer in endoscopic laser surgery, was the 2002 recipient of the Bill Hartman Award, the highest honor a former UGA student athlete can attain.

Named for Georgia's longtime kicking coach and chairman of the Georgia Student Educational Fund, the Hartman Award recognizes former UGA student athletes who have demonstrated excellence in their profession and/or in service to others by mor than 20 years of superior performance after graduation.

"We have never had a more Renaissance man," said Vince Dooley, Georgia's Director of Athletics. "He was an All America football player, a concert pianist, he conducted the Denver Symphony Orchestra, he played several years in the NFL with the Broncos when everyone said he was too little, and he went to medical school while he was doing it to become a pioneer in his field. There aren't enough words to describe Tom Lyons."

"I am completely humbled by the Hartman Award," said Lyons. "The University has meant so much to me I feel as though I should be honoring my Alma Mater instead of the reverse.

Dr. Lyons, head of the Center for Women's Car & Reproductive Surgery in Dunwoody, Blue Ridge and Greensboro is a globally known gynecologic surgeon who has developed minimally invasive procedures for hysterectomy and incontinence. Additionally, he has assisted in R&D for several high-tech instruments used in these procedures.

Lyons has also been honored with the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 1995, on of only two recipients from UGA at that time, and the UGA Circle of Honor in 1999, the highest honor bestowed former University of Georgia athletes and coaches.

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