The Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) at the
Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital (HFH) is an 877-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex at the western edge of the New Center area in Detroit, Michigan. The flagship facility for the Henry Ford Health System, it was one of the first hos ...
in
Detroit
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,
Michigan
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, is a clinical and research center for
urological
Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and ''-logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive organ ...
care.
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It is known for being the first institute to implement robotic surgery
Robotic surgery are types of surgical procedures that are done using robotic systems. Robotically assisted surgery was developed to try to overcome the limitations of pre-existing minimally-invasive surgical procedures and to enhance the capabil ...
as a type of treatment for patients with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that sur ...
.
History
The Henry Ford Hospital recruited Dr. Mani Menon as department chair in 1997.Raj Vattikuti
Raj Vattikuti is an American-Indian entrepreneur, business executive and philanthropist. He is the Founder and Chairman of Altimetrik Corp. He is also the founder of Vattikuti Foundation. through which he is involved in many charitable causes. P ...
announced a research initiative to help patients with prostate cancer. The University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
, William Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (BHRO) is a nationally ranked, 1131 bed non-profit, acute care teaching hospital located in Royal Oak, Michigan, providing tertiary care and healthcare services to the Royal Oak region and Metro Detroit. Beaumont Hospi ...
, and Henry Ford Hospital competed for the funds. Menon's proposal, submitted by Henry Ford Hospital, was to establish an institute to develop techniques for minimally invasive surgery
Minimally invasive procedures (also known as minimally invasive surgeries) encompass surgical techniques that limit the size of incisions needed, thereby reducing wound healing time, associated pain, and risk of infection. Surgery by definition ...
for prostate cancer. This proposal was accepted by the Vattikuti Foundation, and the Vattikuti Urology Institute was initialized in 2001.
The Vattikuti Foundation
The Vattikuti Urology Institute is named after Raj Vattikuti and his wife, Padma Vattikuti. The Vattikuti Foundation is a philanthropic organization located in Michigan, founded by the Vattikutis. Vattikuti is also the founder and CEO of Covansys Corporation
Covansys Corporation was a global consulting and technology services company, specializing in outsourcing of personnel and services, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company specialized in industry-specific solutions, strategi ...
in Farmington Hills, Michigan
Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the affluent suburbs northwest of Detroit, Farmington Hills is the second most-populated city in Oakland County, after Troy, with a population of 83,986 at the 20 ...
.
The Vattikuti Foundation is notable for making the largest philanthropic contribution to cancer research
Cancer research is research into cancer to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure.
Cancer research ranges from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate and ...
in Michigan.[ The donation to Henry Ford Hospital was used to support the treatment and study of prostate cancer, research, and treatment advances.
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Chairmen
* 2019–present: Dr. Craig Rogers
References
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Urology organizations
Surgical organizations
Cancer hospitals
Computer-assisted surgery
Robotics organizations
Medical associations based in the United States