Mani Menon

Who is Mani Menon?

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.

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.