Mani Menon
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Mani Menon in Trichur, India
, is an American
surgeon
and the director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute
at the Henry Ford Hospital
in Detroit, MI. Menon is widely regarded as a pioneer in the development of robotic surgery
techniques for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer
.
In May 2008, Menon received the prestigious B.C. Roy award from the President of India
, under the category of "Eminent Medical Person" for his achievements in the fields of urology
and robotics. He is profiled in the America’s Top Doctors list and in the International Who's Who in the World in Biology and Medicine. He is currently the symposium director of the International Robotic Urology Symposium
.
(JIPMER) in Pondicherry, India
. After graduating in 1969, he completed his residency at the Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital
. Working with the institute’s chairman, Dr. Patrick Walsh, Menon developed a novel technique to measure androgen receptors in the human prostate. At the age of 34, Menon became the chairman of the Urology department at the University of Massachusetts
Medical Center in Worcester
, Massachusetts
.
Dr. Menon has published more than 300 papers, 400 poster presentations, 90 book chapters and invited articles mostly in the field of robotic prostatectomy
, renal transplantation and urolithiasis
. He has been an invited lecturer and guest professor over 70 times at institutions all over the world. His work of research has been published in many urological journals such as the Journal of Clinical Investigation
, the Journal of Biological Chemistry
, the American Journal of Physiology
, Proceedings of the National Academy, the New England Journal of Medicine
and many more.
(VUI) and would allow Menon’s team to explore minimally invasive means of treating prostate cancer.
Menon and the staff at the VUI would develop robotic procedures in general (for example, bladder, kidney cancer) and the prostatectomy in particular. The robotic prostatectomy developed by Menon is called the “Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy”. Specialised laparoscopic instruments are used for the procedure. During the operation, images from a 3-D camera are projected to a remote console. The surgeons operates in virtual reality, observing the images on a screen. This technology serves to make the surgery less invasive and more precise. Menon has performed nearly 4,000 robotic prostatectomies and is considered a world authority on the use robotic surgery for prostate cancer.
In his years as Director of VUI, Menon has trained and mentored fellow surgeon, Ashutosh Tewari
. To this day, Menon and Tewari collaborate on clinical manuscripts, research abstracts, conference lectures, and other projects. Both surgeons have significantly influenced the field of robotic surgery as it applies to urology, refining patient outcomes as well as boosting the surgical robot industry.
entered a joint collaboration with Dr. Herbert Lepor and his team at the Department of Urology at the NYU School of Medicine at New York University
. The objective of this collaboration was to expand resident education, patient care and academic exchange between the institutions in the field of urology. Combined initiatives include female urology, oncology
, minimally invasive surgery, basic research, and outcome analysis.
India
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, is an American
United States
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surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
and the director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute
Vattikuti Urology Institute
The Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan is a clinical and research center for urological care. The VUI is notable for being the first institute to establish robotic surgery as a treatment for patients with prostate cancer. To date, the VUI has performed more...
at the Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital, the flagship facility for , is an 805-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex located in Detroit ....
in Detroit, MI. Menon is widely regarded as a pioneer in the development of robotic surgery
Robotic surgery
Robotic surgery, computer-assisted surgery, and robotically-assisted surgery are terms for technological developments that use robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures....
techniques for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
.
In May 2008, Menon received the prestigious B.C. Roy award from the President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
, under the category of "Eminent Medical Person" for his achievements in the fields of urology
Urology
Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
and robotics. He is profiled in the America’s Top Doctors list and in the International Who's Who in the World in Biology and Medicine. He is currently the symposium director of the International Robotic Urology Symposium
International Robotic Urology Symposium
Hosted by the Detroit-based Vattikuti Urology Institute, the International Robotic Urology Symposium is a semi-annual conference featuring the latest in robotic urological surgery presented through intensive courses and leading robotic surgeons. The symposium attracts surgeons, nurses, operating...
.
Early years and urological career
A native of Kerala, India, he joined the newly established Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & ResearchJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research is one of the top five medical schools in India. It is located in Pondicherry , a union territory town in southern India on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. JIPMER is an Indian central government funded institute with autonomy...
(JIPMER) in Pondicherry, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. After graduating in 1969, he completed his residency at the Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...
. Working with the institute’s chairman, Dr. Patrick Walsh, Menon developed a novel technique to measure androgen receptors in the human prostate. At the age of 34, Menon became the chairman of the Urology department at the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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Medical Center in Worcester
Worcester
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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.
Dr. Menon has published more than 300 papers, 400 poster presentations, 90 book chapters and invited articles mostly in the field of robotic prostatectomy
Prostatectomy
A prostatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. Abnormalities of the prostate, such as a tumour, or if the gland itself becomes enlarged for any reason, can restrict the normal flow of urine along the urethra....
, renal transplantation and urolithiasis
Urolithiasis
A bladder stone is a solid concretion or crystal aggregation found in the urinary bladder...
. He has been an invited lecturer and guest professor over 70 times at institutions all over the world. His work of research has been published in many urological journals such as the Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of Clinical Investigation
The Journal of Clinical Investigation is a biomedical journal, with a 2010 impact factor of 14.152. The journal makes its research articles — including access to articles back to 1924 — freely available online....
, the Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of Biological Chemistry
The Journal of Biological Chemistry is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1905. Since 1925 it is published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It covers research in any area of biochemistry or molecular biology. The editor-in-chief is...
, the American Journal of Physiology
American Journal of Physiology
The American Journal of Physiology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal on physiology published by the American Physiological Society.Vols...
, Proceedings of the National Academy, the New England Journal of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It describes itself as the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world.-History:...
and many more.
Robotic surgery
In 1997, Menon was recruited to become chairman of urology at Henry Ford Hospital in to revive the prostate cancer program. In 2001, Henry Ford Hospital’s urology department would receive a $20 million donation from the Vattikuti foundation. The donation helped establish the Vattikuti Urology InstituteVattikuti Urology Institute
The Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan is a clinical and research center for urological care. The VUI is notable for being the first institute to establish robotic surgery as a treatment for patients with prostate cancer. To date, the VUI has performed more...
(VUI) and would allow Menon’s team to explore minimally invasive means of treating prostate cancer.
Menon and the staff at the VUI would develop robotic procedures in general (for example, bladder, kidney cancer) and the prostatectomy in particular. The robotic prostatectomy developed by Menon is called the “Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy”. Specialised laparoscopic instruments are used for the procedure. During the operation, images from a 3-D camera are projected to a remote console. The surgeons operates in virtual reality, observing the images on a screen. This technology serves to make the surgery less invasive and more precise. Menon has performed nearly 4,000 robotic prostatectomies and is considered a world authority on the use robotic surgery for prostate cancer.
In his years as Director of VUI, Menon has trained and mentored fellow surgeon, Ashutosh Tewari
Ashutosh Tewari
Ashutosh K. Tewari is a board certified American urologist, oncologist, and clinical researcher at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in New York City where he directs the Institute of Prostate Cancer and Robotic Surgery. Tewari holds the Ronald P...
. To this day, Menon and Tewari collaborate on clinical manuscripts, research abstracts, conference lectures, and other projects. Both surgeons have significantly influenced the field of robotic surgery as it applies to urology, refining patient outcomes as well as boosting the surgical robot industry.
Honors and awards
| Year | Honor / Award |
|---|---|
| 1963-1964 | Merit Scholarship, Kerala University Kerala University The University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is an affiliating university located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It was established in 1937, long before the birth of the state of Kerala in India... |
| 1964-1969 | National Merit Scholarship, India |
| 1981 | Award for Clinical Research - Grayson Carroll Essay Contest, American Urological Association American Urological Association The American Urological Association is a professional association in the United States for urology professionals.-Awards:*Hugh Hampton Young Award. Presented annually to an individual for outstanding contributions to the study of genitourinary tract disease. This award is sponsored by Karl Storz... (AUA) Subject: Oxalate Determination of Ion Chromatography |
| 1987 | 1st Prize Resident Essay Contest, New England Section, AUA (sponsor) Subject: Introduction of Neomycin Resistance into Prostatic Epithelial Cells by Gene Transfer |
| 1989 | 1st Prize Resident Essay Contest New England Section, AUA (sponsor) Subject: Experimental Models of Calcium Oxalate Nephrolithiasis |
| 1990 | Gold Cystoscope Award, AUA |
| 1990 | 1st Prize Grayson Carroll Essay Contest, AUA (sponsor) Subject: A New Model of Nephrolithiasis involving tubular dysfunction / injury |
| 1992 | 1st Prize, Grayson Carroll Essay Contest, AUA (sponsor), Subject: Epidermal Growth Factor: receptor binding and effects on the sex accessory organs of sexually mature male mice |
| 1993 | Shusruta Award of Distinction in Urology Indian American Urological Association |
| 1998 | Kidney Care Lifetime Achievement Award Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences is a premier medical institute of India located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1983 and is named after Sanjay Gandhi.... , Lucknow Lucknow Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division.... , India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
| 2003 | 1st Prize, Ambrose/Reed Socioeconomic Essay Contest, AUA (sponsor) Subject: Factors responsible for the racial differences in Prostate cancer mortality. |
| 2003 | 1st Prize, ACMI Essay Contest (Clinical Research Category), AUA (sponsor) Subject: A Propensity risk modeling approach to calculate long-term survival probability in men with clinically localized prostate cancer: A case control study stratified by Race, Age & Co-morbidities. |
| 2008 | Dr. B.C. Roy Medical Award Awarded by the President of India President of India The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary... "Most Eminent Medical Person" |
Research papers
Menon has published over 300 papers, 90 book chapters and invited articles mostly in the field of robotic prostatectomy, renal transplantation and urolithiasis. He has been authored / co-authored in 8 of the top 15 most cited articles in robotic prostatectomy. He is the most referenced surgeon in the topic of robotic prostectomy with over 1050 citations. Some of his top referenced publications include:- Menon M, Shrivastava A, Tewari A, Sarle R, Hemal AK, Peabody JO, Vallancien G.
Laparascopic and robot assisted radical prostatectomy: Establishment of a structured program and preliminary analysis of outcomes.
J Urol 2002; 168(3): 945-49. - Tewari A, Shrivastava A, Menon M.
A prospective comparison of retropubic and robot-assisted prostatactomy: Experience in one institution.
BJU Int. 2003; 92(3): 205-10. - Menon M, Tewari A, Baize B, Guillonneau B, Valencien G.
Prospective comparison of radical retropubic prostatectomy and robot-assisted anatomic prostatectomy: The Vattikuti Urology InstituteVattikuti Urology InstituteThe Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan is a clinical and research center for urological care. The VUI is notable for being the first institute to establish robotic surgery as a treatment for patients with prostate cancer. To date, the VUI has performed more...
Experience.
Urology 2002; 60(5): 864-68. - Menon M, Tewari A, Peabody JO, Baize B, Hemal AK, Sarle R, Shrivastava A.
Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy: Technique.
J Urol 2002; 169(6): 2289-92. - Menon M, Tewari A, Peabody JO, Shrivastava A, Kaul S, Bhandari A, Hemal AK.
Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy, a technique of robotic radical prostatectomy for management of localized carcinoma of the prostate: Experience of over 1100 cases.
Urol Clinics N America 2004; 31(4): 701-17.
Collaboration with NYU Langone School of Medicine
In March 2008, Menon and a surgical team from the Vattikuti Urology InstituteVattikuti Urology Institute
The Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan is a clinical and research center for urological care. The VUI is notable for being the first institute to establish robotic surgery as a treatment for patients with prostate cancer. To date, the VUI has performed more...
entered a joint collaboration with Dr. Herbert Lepor and his team at the Department of Urology at the NYU School of Medicine at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. The objective of this collaboration was to expand resident education, patient care and academic exchange between the institutions in the field of urology. Combined initiatives include female urology, oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
, minimally invasive surgery, basic research, and outcome analysis.