Mani Menon

Mani Menon ( born July 9, 1948 in Trissur, India) is an American urologist and director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Menon is regarded as a pioneer in the development of robot- assisted surgery for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.

Education and work

Menon completed his medical studies at the University of Madras in Chennai, India. His specialist training as a urologist, he received the Johns Hopkins Hospital. There he worked with Patrick Walsh. At the age of 34 was Menon Chief of Urology at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. 1997 Menon was Chief of Urology at Henry Ford Hospital.

Robot - Assisted Surgery

2001 received the urology department of the Henry Ford Hospital, a $ 20 million donation from the Vattikuti Foundation. The donation made ​​possible the establishment of the Vattikuti Urology Institute and the study of minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of prostate cancer. The robot- assisted prostatectomy, which had been developed by Menon was, Vattikuti Institute prostatectomy called. Menon has performed nearly 4,000 robot-assisted prostatectomies and is considered a world authority in the field of robot-assisted surgical treatment of prostate cancer.

Awards and Works

In May 2008, Menon, the renowned B.C. Get Roy award from the President of India for his achievements in the field of urology. 1990 Menon was awarded the Gold Award cystoscope. He is the director of the International Robotic Urology Symposium IRUS. Menon is the author of more than 300 articles, 400 poster presentations and 90 book chapters, mostly in the field of robot-assisted prostatectomy.