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Gary Onik, M. D. is the inventor of ultrasound guided cryosurgery for both the prostate and the liver. Not to be confused with Supersonic. Ultrasound is cyclic Sound pressure with a Frequency greater than the upper Cryosurgery (cryotherapy is the application of extreme cold to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue The prostate (from Greek προστάτης - prostates, literally "one who stands before" "protector" "guardian" is a The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals

Onik treated the first liver patients with cryosurgery in 1986 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[1][2]. Cryosurgery (cryotherapy is the application of extreme cold to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

Onik pioneered the concept of a Male Lumpectomy in which only the cancerous area of the prostate is destroyed by freezing; his research in this area was honored by the Society of Uroradiology as the most important research paper at their 2004 annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. For freezing as a method of food preservation see Frozen food. Scottsdale ( O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, He also utilizes a new biopsy technique called 3D 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. A biopsy (in Greek: βίος life and όψη look/appearance is a Medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues

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 including Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Virginia and the National Cancer Institute. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research The National Cancer Institute (NCI is part of the United States Federal government's National Institutes of Health.

Onik is the director of Florida Hospital/Celebration Health's prostate cancer research program. He received his B.A. degree from Harvard College and his MD degree from New York Medical College. Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a Private university in the United States founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral New York Medical College is a graduate health sciences university based in Westchester County, New York. He completed a radiology residency at the University of California at San Francisco and a fellowship in Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology Research at New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Radiology is the medical specialty directing Medical imaging technologies to diagnose and treat diseases The University of California San Francisco ( UCSF) is one of the world's leading centers of Health sciences research Patient care, and education Harvard Medical School ( HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University and currently the #1 medical school in America as ranked by U He is the two time president of the American College of Cryosurgery and has authored several books and many articles on the subject of oncology. Oncology is the branch of medicine that studies Tumors ( Cancer) and seeks to understand their development diagnosis treatment and prevention

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  1. ^ Patent #5674218 Cryosurgical system for destroying tumors by freezing. Retrieved on 1994-08-02. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
  2. ^ Patent #5674218 Cryosurgical instrument and system and method of cryosurgery.

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