Gary Onik Explained

Gary Onik
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York
Occupation:	Medical doctor, inventor
Education:	Post-graduate medical degree
Alma Mater:	New York Medical College
Website:	http://www.garyonik.com

Gary Onik (born February 25, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York City) 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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patent #5674218 Cryosurgical system for destroying tumors by freezing . 1994-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090329104050/http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5334181.html . 2009-03-29 .
2. Web site: Patent #5674218 Cryosurgical instrument and system and method of cryosurgery . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095929/http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5674218.html . 2007-09-29 .