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Craig G. Rogers (born May 26, 1971), is an American urologist and the Chair of Urology Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.Rogers is known for pioneering robotic kidney surgeries [1] [2] using da Vinci Surgical System including single incision robotic surgeries.
It was the first hospital in Southeast Michigan to open in 20 years. [1] The hospital was established due to population growth in western Oakland County. A previous branch campus of the main Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan, with 300,000 square feet (28,000 m 2) of space was to be expanded to 700,000 square feet (65,000 m 2). [2]
Reed Miller Nesbit (October 8, 1898 – August 1, 1979) was an American urologist, surgeon, and professor.He was Head of the Urology Section of the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from 1930–1967. [1]
The Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, is a clinical and research center for urological care. [2] It is known for being the first institute to implement robotic surgery as a type of treatment for patients with prostate cancer. [2] [3] [4] To date, the institute has performed more than 10,000 ...
Novi was organized as a township in 1832, on land taken from Farmington Township. The name Novi was offered by resident Dr. J. C. Emery, at the suggestion of his wife. Residents were reportedly looking for a shorter name than Farmington. [5] A local account has said that it was named after the sixth toll gate (No. VI) on the Grand River Road ...
Mani Menon, born 9 July 1948 in Trichur, India, is an American surgeon whose work has helped to lay the foundation for modern Robotic Cancer Surgery. He is the founding director and the Raj and Padma Vattikuti Distinguished Chair of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI, where he established the first cancer-oriented robotics program in the world.
Female urology is a branch of urology dealing with overactive bladder, pelvic organ prolapse, and urinary incontinence. Many of these physicians also practice neurourology and reconstructive urology as mentioned above. Female urologists (many of whom are men) complete a 1–3-year fellowship after completion of a 5–6-year urology residency. [21]
BPH is normally initially treated medically through alpha antagonists such as tamsulosin, or 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors such as finasteride and dutasteride.If medical treatment does not reduce a patient's urinary symptoms, a TURP may be considered following a careful examination of the prostate or bladder through a cystoscope.