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Gary Onik
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Brooklyn, New York
EducationPost-graduate medical degree
Alma materNew York Medical College
Occupation(s)Medical doctor, inventor
Websitehttp://www.garyonik.com

Gary Onik (born February 25, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York City[not verified in body]) is a medical doctor and inventor. He is known for ultrasound-guided procedures for treating cancer using cryosurgery.

Inventions

Gary Onik is the inventor of ultrasound-guided cryosurgery procedures for the prostate and for the liver.

Onik treated the first liver patients with cryosurgery in 1986 and the first patient with ultrasound-guided prostate cancer cryosurgery in 1990. He developed techniques and instrumentation that have been integral to the minimally invasive treatment of cancer.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Patent #5674218 Cryosurgical system for destroying tumors by freezing". 1994-08-02. Archived from the original on 2009-03-29.
  2. ^ "Patent #5674218 Cryosurgical instrument and system and method of cryosurgery". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
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