Craig G. Rogers Explained

Craig G. Rogers
Birth Date:	26 May 1971
Occupation:	Chair, Department of Urology Vattikuti Urology Institute, Detroit, Michigan
Nationality:	American

Craig G. Rogers (born May 26, 1971), is an American urologist and the Chair of Urology Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Rogers is known for pioneering robotic kidney surgeries^{[1] [2]} using da Vinci Surgical System including single incision robotic surgeries.^{[3] [4]} He was part of a team which pioneered the use of an ultrasound probe in robotic kidney surgery.^{[2] [5]} On February 9, 2009, he performed the first twittered live robotic surgery.^{[6] [7]}

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.^[8] He was trained by Patrick C. Walsh.^[9]

Awards and achievements

• first nanoknife kidney surgery in Michigan^[10]
• first clinical study of barbed suture for Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy 2011 ^[11]
• winner of European Robotic Urology Symposium Video Contest 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 ^[12]
• winner of AUA Northcentral Section Annual Meeting Video Contest 2010
• performed first single-incision robotic nephrectomy in state of Michigan 8/08 ^{[3] [4]}
• performed first robotic retroperitoneal renal cryoablation procedure 2008 ^[13]
• performed first live "Twittered" robotic kidney surgery with coverage on CNN 2009^{[6] [7]}
• performed first robot assisted kidney surgery with ultrasound probe ^{[2] [5]}
• performed first live webcast of robotic partial nephrectomy (OR Live) 12/6/07^[14]

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^[15] in Detroit.

See also

• Vattikuti Urology Institute
• Robotic Surgery

External links

• Craig G. Rogers' website

Notes and References

1. Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy - Journal of Endourology Feb 2011 . Liebertonline.com . 2011. 10.1089/end.2010.0455 . 21351886 . 2013-11-01. Sammon . J. . Petros . F. . Sukumar . S. . Bhandari . A. . Kaul . S. . Menon . M. . Rogers . C. . Journal of Endourology . 25 . 3 . 529–33 .
2. News: CBS first use of ultrasound probe in robotics . Detroit.cbslocal.com . 2011-04-03 . 2013-11-01.
3. Web site: State's First Single Incision Robotic Kidney Removal . Henryford.com . 2013-11-01 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025827/http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=46335&action=detail&ref=852 . dead .
4. News: First robotic radical nephrectomy with all ports placed through a single incision . 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3283402232 . Sciencedaily.com . 2011-03-01 . 2013-11-01.
5. News: Henry Ford Pioneers robotically controlled ultrasound probe . Businesswire.com . 2011-04-05 . 2013-11-01.
6. News: CNN first twittered surgery video material . Cnn.com . 2013-11-01.
7. News: Cohen . Elizabeth . February 17, 2009 . Surgeons send 'tweets' from operating room . CNN . dead . 2013-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010233914/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-02-17/tech/twitter.surgery_1_twitter-and-facebook-social-networking-site-twitter-tweeted?_s=PM:TECH . 2012-10-10.
8. Web site: Alumni of James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute residency program . Urology.jhu.edu . 2013-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711045326/http://urology.jhu.edu/residency/alumni.php . 2011-07-11 . dead .
9. Urologic education and training - my Johns Hopkins experience . Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov . 2013-03-25 . 2710071 . 19672353 . 10.4103/0970-1591.52927 . 25 . Indian J Urol . 225–7 . Rogers . C. 2 . free .
10. Web site: First kidney nanoknife surgery in Michigan . Henryford.com . 2013-11-01 . 2013-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103091157/http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=56236 . dead .
11. Barbed Suture for Renorrhaphy During Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy . Liebertonline.com . 2011. 10.1089/end.2010.0455 . 2013-11-01. Sammon . Jesse . Petros . Firas . Sukumar . Shyam . Bhandari . Akshay . Kaul . Sanjeev . Menon . Mani . Rogers . Craig . Journal of Endourology . 25 . 3 . 529–533 . 21351886 .
12. Web site: ERUS winners list . 2013-11-01 . 2020-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201010110313/http://erus2011.com/programme-2/poster-video-submissions/#winners . dead .
13. Robot-assisted retroperitoneal renal cryoablation J Robot Surg 2008 . 2008-12-01 . 10.1007/s11701-008-0119-1 . 2 . Journal of Robotic Surgery . 257–259. 27637797 . Patel . M. N. . Menon . M. . Rogers . C. G. . 4 . 38830370 .
14. Web site: ORlive surgery broadcast . Orlive.com . 2013-11-01.
15. Web site: Advanced Renal Robotic Surgery Workshop 2012 . Henryford.com . 2013-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103092736/http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=55754 . 2013-11-03 . dead .