Nationality American | Name Craig Rogers | |
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Born May 26, 1971 (age 52) ( 1971-05-26 ) Occupation Director of Renal Surgery at Vattikuti Urology Institute, Detroit, Michigan
Director of Urologic Oncology at West Bloomfield Hospital, Detroit, Michigan | ||
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Craig G. Rogers (born May 26, 1971), is an American urologist and the director of renal surgery at the Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. and director of Urologic Oncology at West Bloomfield Hospital in Michigan. Rogers is known for pioneering minimally invasive robotic kidney surgeries using da Vinci Surgical System including single incision robotic surgeries. He was the first surgeon to utilize ultrasound probe in robotic kidney surgery. He is actively researching other robotic kidney surgery innovations such as utilization of barbed suture for knotless kidney wound closure or nanoknife technology. On February 9, 2009 he performed the first twittered live robotic surgery. Rogers is listed “Top Doc” of Hour Detroit Magazine, featured on the TV series of "Minds of Medicine".
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Education and career
Rogers is a graduate of Stanford Medical School. He completed residency at Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital as a chief resident. He was trained by Patrick C. Walsh, who significantly influenced his career. He completed fellowship in urologic oncology in National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. From 2007 he has been a director of renal surgery at the Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He works with the institute's director, Mani Menon.
Awards and achievements
Educational activity
Rogers has been serving as a director and instructor of multiple courses on kidney robotic surgeries, including International Robotic Urology Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada, European Robotic Urology Symposium and annual Advanced Robotic Renal Surgery Workshops in Detroit.