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Dr. Mani Menon

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366 total appearances

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BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

I didn't know what it meant, but it clearly meant a lot in the narrow world of academic medicine and how we are. So that and the two NIH grants propelled me to the University of Massachusetts, where I became a chair when I was 34, two years out of my residency. Three years, two to three years.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

I didn't know what it meant, but it clearly meant a lot in the narrow world of academic medicine and how we are. So that and the two NIH grants propelled me to the University of Massachusetts, where I became a chair when I was 34, two years out of my residency. Three years, two to three years.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

Same thing. A new Department of Surgery chairman. And actually, the department had wanted me to become the chair. We were a division, like UC San Diego was for many years. I did not want to become the chair because I thought it would take me away from clinical work and research. And But the new chair saw me as a threat.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

Same thing. A new Department of Surgery chairman. And actually, the department had wanted me to become the chair. We were a division, like UC San Diego was for many years. I did not want to become the chair because I thought it would take me away from clinical work and research. And But the new chair saw me as a threat.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

Same thing. A new Department of Surgery chairman. And actually, the department had wanted me to become the chair. We were a division, like UC San Diego was for many years. I did not want to become the chair because I thought it would take me away from clinical work and research. And But the new chair saw me as a threat.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

And my lack of political skills, not having a filter between my brain and mouth, did not stand me in great stead. So I decided that I would move from there rather than, you know, fight these battles constantly.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

And my lack of political skills, not having a filter between my brain and mouth, did not stand me in great stead. So I decided that I would move from there rather than, you know, fight these battles constantly.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

And my lack of political skills, not having a filter between my brain and mouth, did not stand me in great stead. So I decided that I would move from there rather than, you know, fight these battles constantly.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

At Henry Ford.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

At Henry Ford.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

At Henry Ford.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

So Raj Vatikuti was a young man who had done very well for himself in the software industry. He had come from India, much like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella had come. I mean, he had They were his contemporaries. The audience, Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet and Satya Nadella is the CEO of Microsoft. So we're not talking lightweights here by any means.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

So Raj Vatikuti was a young man who had done very well for himself in the software industry. He had come from India, much like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella had come. I mean, he had They were his contemporaries. The audience, Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet and Satya Nadella is the CEO of Microsoft. So we're not talking lightweights here by any means.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

So Raj Vatikuti was a young man who had done very well for himself in the software industry. He had come from India, much like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella had come. I mean, he had They were his contemporaries. The audience, Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet and Satya Nadella is the CEO of Microsoft. So we're not talking lightweights here by any means.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

And Mr. Vatikuti felt that he wanted to give something to his community, which was Detroit. He had no idea of medicine, what medicine was, and so he hired a bunch of consultants saying, I want to make an impact. Where should I make the impact? And they said, well, what disease do you want to impact? He said, what disease should I do? Is there a disease called cancer? I said, yes, yes.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

And Mr. Vatikuti felt that he wanted to give something to his community, which was Detroit. He had no idea of medicine, what medicine was, and so he hired a bunch of consultants saying, I want to make an impact. Where should I make the impact? And they said, well, what disease do you want to impact? He said, what disease should I do? Is there a disease called cancer? I said, yes, yes.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

And Mr. Vatikuti felt that he wanted to give something to his community, which was Detroit. He had no idea of medicine, what medicine was, and so he hired a bunch of consultants saying, I want to make an impact. Where should I make the impact? And they said, well, what disease do you want to impact? He said, what disease should I do? Is there a disease called cancer? I said, yes, yes.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

I think I want to make a difference in cancer. And then he said, well, you know, there are many kinds of cancer. Which kind of cancer do you want to make an impact? Then he said, what are the commonest cancers where I can make a difference? And they said breast and prostate. Then he called around to see who were the people who were doing breast and prostate cancer work.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

I think I want to make a difference in cancer. And then he said, well, you know, there are many kinds of cancer. Which kind of cancer do you want to make an impact? Then he said, what are the commonest cancers where I can make a difference? And they said breast and prostate. Then he called around to see who were the people who were doing breast and prostate cancer work.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 189 Legends of Urology: Origins of Robotic Surgery with Dr Mani Menon

I think I want to make a difference in cancer. And then he said, well, you know, there are many kinds of cancer. Which kind of cancer do you want to make an impact? Then he said, what are the commonest cancers where I can make a difference? And they said breast and prostate. Then he called around to see who were the people who were doing breast and prostate cancer work.