Craig G. Rogers

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".

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

• “Top Doc” list by Hour Detroit Magazine 2010-2013
• first nanoknife kidney surgery in Michigan
• first clinical study of barbed suture for Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy 2011
• winner of World Congress of Endourology Video Contest 2008, 2009, 2010
• winner of European Robotic Urology Symposium Video Contest 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• winner of European Robotic Urology Symposium Poster Contest 2010
• winner of AUA Northcentral Section Annual Meeting Video Contest 2010
• performed first single-incision robotic nephrectomy in state of Michigan 8/08
• performed first robotic retroperitoneal renal cryoablation procedure 2008
• performed first live “Twittered” robotic kidney surgery with coverage on CNN 2009
• performed first robot assisted kidney surgery with ultrasound probe
• performed first live telecast of robotic partial nephrectomy at AUA meeting 5/08/09
• performed first live webcast of robotic partial nephrectomy (OR Live) 12/6/07
• AUA Abstract Award, Annual AUA Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2006

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.