Vattikuti Urology Institute

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The Vattikuti Urology Institute
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Established April, 2001
Chairman Dr. Mani Menon [1]
Chief of Urology Dr. Jack Elder [2]
Staff 150 (2007) [2]
Location Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan Flag of the United States United States
Website Vatikkuti Urology Institute

The Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan is a clinical and research center for urological care[2]. The Institute was the first institute to establish robotic surgery as a treatment for patients with prostate cancer.[2] [3] The Henry Ford Hospital recruited Mani Menon, a renowned urologist,[4] to revive the prostate cancer program in 1997[1]. In 1999 when a Michigan philanthropist, Raj Vattikuti announced a research initiative to help patients with prostate cancer, the University of Michigan, William Beaumont Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital competed for the funds. Menon’s proposal, submitted by Ford, was to establish an Institute to develop techniques of minimally invasive surgery for prostate cancer. This proposal was accepted by the Vattikuti foundation and the Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) was created[5][6].

The institute now has 150 staff members and receives patients from all 50 states and nearly 25 countries[2]. The Institute has become one of the most competitive residency programs in the United States[citation needed]. Residents train with pioneers in virtually every field of urology in one of the busiest and technologically advanced urology clinics in the world [7] where techniques continue to be reformed[8] including the use of robots for kidney tumors.[9]

The Vattikuti Urology Institute is considered a pioneering institute in what has been called a “medical revolution” [10]. The center’s surgeons have developed and practice a variety of minimally invasive procedures utilizing robots[11] and as of July 2007, the institute had performed more than 3,000 of these surgeries.[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Henry Ford Hospital - Mani Menon, MD
  2. ^ a b c d e Henry Ford Hospital - The Vattikuti Urology Institute
  3. ^ Science Daily - "Fast Track"
  4. ^ Dietderich, Andrew (2007-03-25). American Dreamers. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  5. ^ All Businesses - Two Michigan Hospitals Get $40 Million For Cancer Research
  6. ^ Anstett, Patricia (2001-07-24). Prostate Progress. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
  7. ^ - Residency Program
  8. ^ Hamilton, Douglas (2008-01-23). We're Heading for Drive-Thru Surgery. Independent Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
  9. ^ Henry Ford Doctors Remove Kidney Tumor Using Robotic Technology. WDIV (2007-12). Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
  10. ^ WJR Radio
  11. ^ CURE Magazine - Surgeons & Robots
  12. ^ Henry Ford Hospital. Crain's Detroit Business (2007-07-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-03.