Mani Menon

Mani Menon

Dr. Mani Menon at VGR 2012
Born (1948-07-09) July 9, 1948 in Trichur, Kerala, India
Nationality United States American
Occupation Director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute, Detroit, MI
Spouse(s) Dr. Shameem Menon
Children 2
Website www.drmanimenon.com

Mani Menon, born July 9, 1948 in Trichur, India, is an American surgeon and the director and the Raj and Padma Vattikuti Distinguished Chair 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.[1][2][3]
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.[4] 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.[5]

Early years and urological career

A native of Kerala, India, he joined the then newly established Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry, India.[1] After graduating in 1969, he completed his residency at the Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1974 to 1980. Working with the institute’s chairman, Dr. Patrick Walsh, Menon developed a novel technique to measure androgen receptors in the human prostate.[6] At the age of 34, Menon became the chairman of the Urology department at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.[6] During early career, his major contributions were in the field of kidney stone disease where he helped develop the use of intra-operative ultrasonography as an aid to renal stone management [7] and also devised methods to quantify citrate and oxalate levels in urine using ion chromatography.[8][9] He was a major co-author on the landmark paper that helped formulate FDA approved guidlelines for ESWL utilization in management of stone disease.[10] In addition to his contributions to the field of urolithiasis, during his early career he was also helped develop the technique of flexible cystoscopy (one of the most common urological procedures) and demonstrated the utility of flourescin dye in renal angiography.[11]
Menon has published more than 300 papers, 400 poster presentations, 90 book chapters and invited articles[12] 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.[12]

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.[13] The donation helped establish the Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) and would allow Menon’s team to explore minimally invasive means of treating prostate cancer.
Menon and the staff at the VUI developed robotic procedures in general (for example, for bladder and kidney cancer) and the prostatectomy in particular.[14] The robotic prostatectomy developed by Menon is called the “Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy”. Specialised laparoscopic instruments are used for the procedure.[14][15] 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[16] and is considered a world authority on the use robotic surgery for prostate cancer.[14] Under the leadership of Dr. Menon, the VUI established the first ever robotic training program in the world; for prostatectomy in 2000,[17] for cystectomy in 2003 [18] and for nephrectomy in 2006 [19] and most recently, in 2013, for kidney transplantation (trial ongoing).

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.[20]

In November 2011, Dr. Mani Menon was the keynote presenter and surgeon at prominent hospitals in six of India’s major cities as part of the Vattikuti Foundation “Road Show”. The Road Show was designed as a way to teach and inspire the medical community and public in India about the benefits of robotic surgery. The undertaking began in Gurgaon, and when it was over, two weeks later, 28 robotic procedures would demonstrate procedures in Urology and Gynecology to very interested audiences. Lectures and media interviews helped the public gain an understanding.[21]

Honors and awards

Year Honor / Award
1963-1964 Merit Scholarship, Kerala University
1964-1969 National Merit Scholarship, India
1981 Award for Clinical Research - Grayson Carroll
Essay Contest, American Urological Association (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, Lucknow, India
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
"Most Eminent Medical Person"
2012 Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded by Ryan Rhodes from Intuitive Surgical, the developer of da Vinci Surgical Robot at Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Conference
2013 Most Distinguished Physician Award
Awarded at the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin 2013 Conference

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.[6] He has been authored / co-authored in 8 of the top 15 most cited articles in robotic prostatectomy.[12] He is the most referenced surgeon in the topic of robotic prostectomy with over 1050 citations.[12] Some of his top referenced publications include:[12][22]

Collaboration with NYU Langone School of Medicine

In March 2008, Menon and a surgical team from the Vattikuti Urology Institute 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.[23] 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "American Dreamers" - Crain's Detroit Business
  2. ↑ "Robots in the OR" - WJR Radio
  3. ↑ Newsweek
  4. ↑ B.C. Roy awards for 55 doctors - The Hindu
  5. ↑ IRUS 2009
  6. 1 2 3 Bio - Henry Ford Health System
  7. ↑
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  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Dr. Menon's official website
  13. ↑ "Two Michigan Hospitals Get $40 Million For Cancer Research" - All Business
  14. 1 2 3 "The Lure of Innovation" - Crain's Detroit Business
  15. ↑ Robots invade the operating room - MSNBC
  16. ↑ The Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital
  17. ↑
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  20. ↑ Intuitive Surgical Robot Ramping Up Sales of Robotic Surgical Arms
  21. ↑
  22. ↑ Dr. Mani Menon CV
  23. ↑ Henry Ford Hospital weekly newsletter - The Tribute

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