Gary Onik

Gary Onik
Gary Onik
Born	1952 (age 71–72); Brooklyn, New York
Education	Post-graduate medical degree
Alma mater	New York Medical College
Occupation(s)	Medical doctor, inventor
Website	http://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[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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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