- Gary Onik
Gary Onik is the inventor of
ultrasound guidedcryosurgery for both theprostate and theliver .Onik treated the first liver patients with
cryosurgery in1986 and the first patient with ultrasound guided prostate cryosurgery in 1990, and has developed techniques and instrumentation that have been integral to the minimally invasive treatment of cancer [cite web | title=Patent #5674218 Cryosurgical system for destroying tumors by freezing | url=http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5334181.html | accessdate= 1994-08-02] [cite web | url=http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5674218.html | title=Patent #5674218 Cryosurgical instrument and system and method of cryosurgery] .Onik pioneered the concept of a
Male Lumpectomy in which only the cancerous area of the prostate is destroyed byfreezing ; his research in this area was honored by the Society ofUroradiology as the most important research paper at their 2004 annual meeting inScottsdale, Arizona . He also utilizes a newbiopsy technique called3D Prostate Mapping Biopsy , in which the extent and location of a patient's cancer is determined by a more accurate biopsy carried out with specialized guidance devices.Actively engaged in many improvements in the care of
prostate cancer patients, Onik maintains ongoing research collaborations with leading centers in the field of prostate cancer includingStanford University ,University of California at Berkeley ,University of Virginia and theNational Cancer Institute .Onik is the director of Florida Hospital/Celebration Health's prostate cancer research program. He received his
B.A. degree fromHarvard College and his MD degree fromNew York Medical College . He completed aradiology residency at theUniversity of California at San Francisco and a fellowship in Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology Research atNew England Deaconess Hospital ,Harvard Medical School . He is the two time president of theAmerican College of Cryosurgery and has authored several books and many articles on the subject ofoncology .References
Books
*The Male Lumpectomy: A Rational New Approach to Treating Prostate Cancer
** ISBN 9781418497712 (electronic book)
** ISBN 9781418497699 (paperback)
** ISBN 9781418497705 (hardcover)
* Prostate Cancer, A Patient's Guide to Treatment - ISBN 1886039690 (paperback, June 2004)
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