Dr. Mani Menon's BlogBloghttp://www.drmanimenon.com/blog/2010-12-17T04:44:33ZSquarespaceRecent Feature in Timehttp://www.drmanimenon.com/blog/2010/12/15/recent-feature-in-time.htmlDr. Mani Menon2010-12-15T18:16:32Z2010-12-15T18:16:32ZIf you're curious about robotic prostate surgery, or robotic surgery in general, you may enjoy reading David Von Drehle's recent feature in Time magazine. I am proud that Time featured my work extensively, and identified it as a revolution in surgery. 

Here is a brief excerpt from the Time article, "Meet Dr. Robot":

"'The robot is just a tool,' says Menon, director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford. But that's like saying a Gulfstream jet is just a way to get from here to there. 'Just a tool' suggests a No. 7 hemostat clamp, perhaps, or a pair of mosquito forceps. A million-dollar robot executing every movement of a delicate kidney surgery: that's not a tool; it's a revolution. And it is one that is shaking the surgical world. For an increasing variety of surgeries, robot-assisted techniques are now — or soon will be — standard operating procedure.

Menon is a founding father of the revolution. In 2000 he was the first surgeon to remove a cancerous prostate gland using a robot..."

To read the full article and learn more about the evolution of robotic prostate surgery, visit Time.com.

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