Mani Menon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mani Menon

American surgeon

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1948

Place of Birth: Thrissur, Kerala, India

Profession: surgeon, urologist

Nationality: United States, India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Mani Menon, born 9 July 1948 in Trichur, India, is an American surgeon whose pioneering 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.
Menon is widely regarded for his role in the development of robotic surgery techniques for the treatment of patients with prostate, kidney, and bladder cancers, as well as for the development of robotic kidney transplantation.Menon is the recipient of the Gold Cystoscope award (American Urological Association, 2001), Hugh Hampton Young award (American Urological Association, 2011), the Keyes Medal (American Association of Genitourinary surgeons, 2016), the prestigious B.C.
Roy award (Awarded by the President of India, for his achievements in the fields of urology and robotics).