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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
University of Buffalo, School of Medicine 1941 - 1944
MILITARY SERVICE
Lieutenant and later Captain (MC).April 1946 - March 1948 LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Licensed by State of New York - October 2, 1945 - License 043450 Certified by American Board of Surgery - October 13, 1953 - Certificate 5062
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Buffalo, New York Staff Surgeon, February 11, 1953 - July 14, 1968 Chief, Surgical Service, July 15, 1968 - October 1, 1983 Chief of Staff, August 8, 1971 - February 3, 1986 Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York Associate Institute Director for Clinical Affairs, Medical Director Sep. 1994 – July 30, 2001
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Clinical Associate in Surgery, 1963 - 1966 Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, 1966 - 1969 Associate Professor of Surgery, 1969 - 1972 Professor of Surgery, July 1, 1972 to January 31, 1994 Professor of Surgery Emeritus, February 1, 1994 to present State University of New York at Binghamton Visiting Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS – NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1954 to present Governor-at-Large from New York State, 1981 - 1987 Member, Society for Vascular Surgery, 1976 to present Member, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, 1966 to 1994 Member, American Heart Association, 1955 - 1986 Fellow, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery, American Heart Association, Member, Association of Veterans Administration Surgeons, 1967 to present Member, Society of Cryobiology, 1967 to present (Elected to Fellow 2007) Member, Society for Cryosurgery, 1968-1970 Member, American College of Cryosurgery, 1977 to present Member, Board of Directors 1980 – 1995 Member, International Society of Cryosurgery, 1980 to present Member, American Society of Contemporary Medicine and Surgery, Member, Federal Health Care Institute Alumni Association, 1973 to 1994 Member, National Association of Veterans Administration Chiefs of Staff, Member, Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces, 1979 to 1985 Member, North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology, 1979 to 2010 Name changed to Heart Rhythm Society in 2005 Member, Roswell Park Surgical Society, 1986 to 1994 Member, American Association for the History of Medicine, 1991 - 1995 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - STATE AND LOCAL
Member, Heart Association of Western New York, 1966-1984 Member, Western New York Chapter, American College of Surgeons Member, Buffalo Surgical Society, 1954 to 1994 Member, The Western New York Vascular Surgical Society, 1982 to 1994 Member, The Western New York Cardiovascular Society, 1975-1993 Member, Alumni Association, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Member, Association of Scientists, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, EDITORIAL POSITIONS
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Cryosurgery (1968 - 1969) Member, Editorial Board, Contemporary Surgery (1972 - 1974) Member, Editorial Board, Cryobiology (1976 – 2000 and 2004 to present) Member, Editorial Board, Comprehensive Therapy (1975 - present) Member, Editorial Board, Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment HONORS AND CITATIONS
Rudolph Ellender Medical Foundation Award for Outstanding Contributions to The 1980 Distinguished Service Award of the Association of Veterans Administration Surgeons. Given "in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the VA medical programs" at the annual meeting of the Association of Veterans Administration Award from American College of Cryosurgery, August 15, 1980, for contributions, leadership and advances in the science of cryosurgery. Given at the meeting of the American College of Cryosurgery in New Orleans, La., August 14 - 17, 1980. Certificate of Appreciation for Meritorious Service within the VA Cooperative Studies Program of the Medical Research Service, the Veterans Administration, May 21, 1982. Cited for contribution to the first implantable cardiac pacemaker, considered one of the top 10 U.S. engineering achievements over the past 50 years by National Society of Professional Engineers cited in The Institute 8:9 March 1984, a publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Certificate of Appreciation from the Veterans Administration for meritorious service within the VA Cooperative Studies Program of the Medical Research Service, December Dean's Award, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, in recognition of outstanding service to the School of Medicine May 29, 1985. Special Achievement Award from The New York State Department of Health. Presented to the Management Transition Team, Roswell Park Memorial Institute in February 1987 by the Commissioner of Health (David Axelrod, M.D.) The Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of notable contributions in Medical Technology. From the American Society of Contemporary Medicine and Surgery 1989. Honor bestowed at 24th Annual Meeting of the Society, March 9, 1989. Dedication of Second Annual Thoracic Surgical Teaching Days, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y., April 21-22, 1989. Awarded the Dr. Roswell Park Medal and Scroll " in recognition of his eminent service to his Profession and to Humanity," by the Buffalo Surgical Society, Buffalo, N.Y., Presidential Citation. For pioneering achievement and outstanding leadership in research and use of cryosurgery in medicine. Honor bestowed at Annual Meeting, American College of Cryosurgery, LaJolla,California, June 8, 1991. cryosurgery in medicine. American College of Cryosurgery. LaJolla, CA. June 9, 1991 Citation from the Medical Staff, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, "In grateful appreciation of your dedication and service to the Institute," February 1994. Medical Alumni Achievement Award, "In recognition of conspicuous and outstanding career achievements." Honor bestowed at Spring Clinical Days, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo, April 30, 1994. Award for Achievement in Health Care. Given by D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY, Jan. Award for Achievement. Given at Society for Cryobiology, Minneapolis MN. July 27. Elected to Fellow of the Society for Cryobiology “for outstanding contributions to the science and practice of cryobiology. 2006 Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award 2010 . University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Oct. 1, PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS
Regional Colitis Confined to the Sigmoid Colon. Temporary Postoperative Paralysis of the Diaphragm. 4. Chardack WM, Olson KC, Bolgan FJ, Gage AA, and Farnsworth, WE. The Mortality Following Ligation of the Anterior Descending Branch of the Left Gastric Carcinoma Following Abdominal X-ray Therapy. Experimental Coronary Thrombosis in the Dog - an Experimental Study. Cardio-pericardiopexy - an Experimental Evaluation. 8. Gage, AA, McGrath RW, Gianturco MJ, and Santoro CG. The Amelioration of Experimental Ascites by Hepatopexy. Amer. Coll. Surg. Surgical Forum 8:244-247, 1958. 9. Greatbatch W, Chardack WM, and Gage AA. A Transistorized, Implantable Cardiac Pacemaker. 1960 IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) Internat. Convention Rec. 9:107-115, 1960. 10. Chardack W, Gage AA, and Greatbatch W. A Transistorized, Self-contained and Implantable Pacemaker for the Long-Term 11. Chardack WM, Gage AA, and Greatbatch W. Experimental Observations and Clinical Experience with the Correction of Complete Heart Block by an Implanted Self-contained Pacemaker. Trans. Amer. Soc. Artif. Int. Organs 7:286-291, 1961. 12. Chardack WM, Gage AA and Greatbatch W. Correction of Complete Heart Block by a Self-contained and Subcutaneously J. Thorac. Cardiovas. Surg. 42:814-825, 196 13. Chardack WM, Gage AA, and Greatbatch W. Treatment of Complete Heart Block with an Implantable and Self-contained Bulletin de la Societa Internationale de Chirurgie 21:411-418, 1962. 14. Chardack WM, Gage AA, Schimert G, Thompson N, Sanford C, and Greatbatch W. Two Years' Clinical Experience with the Implantable Pacemaker for Complete Heart Block. Dis. Chest 43:225-239, 1963. 15. Schenk WG, Jr., Delin N, Camp F, McDonald K, Pollack L, Gage A, and Chardack W. Assisted Circulation - An Experimental Evaluation of Counterpulsation 16. Chardack WM, Gage AA, Federico AJ, Schimert G, and Greatbatch W. Clinical Experience with an Implantable Pacemaker. Slowing of the Heart by Paired Pulse Pacemaking. 18. Rogers LS, Chairman, et al, including Gage A., member Cancer Chemotherapy by Continuous Intra-arterial Infusion. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study. 19. Matsumoto, PJH, Fazekas G, and Gage AA. Arterial Replacement by Autogenous Connective Tissue Tubes Formed Surg. Forum (Amer. Coll. Surg.) 15:72-73, 1964. 20. Chardack WM, Gage AA, Federico AJ, Cusick JK, Matsumoto PJH, andLanphier EH. Reduction by Hyperbaric Oxygenation of the Mortality from Ventricular Fibrillation 21. Greatbatch W, Chardack WM and Gage AA. Symposium on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE International Convention Record 13: Control of Experimental Ascites by Hepatopexy. Paired and Coupled Electrical Stimulation of the Heart. Freezing of Blood Vessels and Bile Ducts without Excision. Surg. Forum (Amer. Coll. Surg.) 16:141-143, 1965. 25. Chardack WM, Gage AA, Federico AJ, Schimert G, and Greatbatch W. Five Years' Clinical Experience with an Implantable Pacemaker. Cryotherapy for Cancer of the Lip and Oral Cavity. 27. Emmings FD, Neiders ME, Greene GW, Koepf S and Gage AA. 28. Gage AA, Greene GW, Neiders ME, and Emmings FG. Freezing Bone without Excision - An Experimental Study of Bone Cell Destruction 29. Chardack WM, Gage AA, McRonald RE, and Souther S. Fibrillation in Empty and Loaded Ventricles. An Experimental Study of Coronary Artery Ligation During Partial and Complete Cardiac Bypass. 30, Chardack WM, Gage AA, Federico AJ, Schimert G and Greatbatch W. Hepatopexy for Chronic Cirrhotic Ascites. Bone Freezing in Cryotheraapy. J. St. Barnabas Med. Ctr. 4:314-319, 1967. Freezing Injury to Large Blood Vessels in Dogs (with comments on the effect Cryotherapy for benign lesions of the oral cavity. 35. Gage AA, Gonder MJ, Soanes WA, and Emmings FG. 36. Chardack WM, McRonald RE, Souther S, and Gage AA. Comparison of the Incidence of Ventricular Fibrillation from Coronary Artery Ligation in the Decompressed and Loaded Heart. Implications of these Observations for Assisted Techniques. J. Cardiovas. Surg. 8:446-453, 1967. Bull. Millard Fillmore Hospital 14:103-110, 1967. Cryotherapy for Inoperable Rectal Cancer. Cryotherapy and Curettage for Bone Tumors. Current Opinion on Cryotherapy for Cancer. Cryotherapy as Primary Treatment for Oral Cancer. 44. Schimert G, Falsetti HC, Bunnell DL, Dean DC, Gage AA, Grant C Excision of Akinetic Left Ventricular Wall for Intractable Heart Failure. Cryosurgery for Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer. 47. Chardack WM, Ishikawa H, Fochler F, Souther S, and Gage AA. Cryosurgery for Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer. 49. Gage AA, Ishikawa H, and Winter PM. Experimental Frostbite and Hyperbaric Oxygenation. 50. Schimert G, Lajos T, Bunnell I, Greene D, Falsetti H, Gage A, Operation for Cardiac Complications Following Myocardial Infarction. 51. Gage AA, Ishikawa H, and Winter PM. Experimental Frostbite. The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygenation on Tissue Survival. 52. Gage A, Dean D, Schimert G and Minsley M. Aspergillus Infection after Cardiac Surgery. Combined Curettage and Cryotherapy for Recurrent Ameloblastoma of the Mandible. Hyperbaric Treatment of Cerebral Air Embolism During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. 55. Chardack W, Bakken E, Bolduc L, Giori F, and Gage A. Magnetically Actuated Pulse Width Control for Implantable Pacemakers. Vascular Response to Changes in Blood Oxygen Tension Under Various Blood Cryosurgery for Oral and Pharyngeal Carcinoma. 59. Takaro T, Pifarre R, Wuerflein RD, Hall AD, Gage AA, Scott SM, Acute Coronary Occlusion Following Coronary Arteriography. Practical Problems in Cryosurgical Techniques. J. Spacecraft and Rockets 9:844:845, 1972. 61. Natiella JR, Gage AA, Armitage J, and Greene G. Tissue Response to Cryosurgery of the Oral Cavity in Rhesus Monkeys. 62. Gage A, Chardack WM, and Federico AJ. Isotopic Cardiac Pacemaker – Clinical Use Cryosurgery for Difficult Problems in Cutaneous Cancer. Cryosurgery for Oral Cancer. Technique and Five-year Survival. Five Year Survival Following Cryosurgery for Oral Cancer. 67. Gage A, Bhayana J, Balu V, and Hook N. Assessment of Cardiac Risk in Surgical Patients. Five Year Survival after Cryosurgery for Carcinoma of the Mouth. Surg. Gyn. & Obstet. 145:189-192, 1977. J. Dermatol. Surg. & Oncol. 3:417-421, 1977. Current Status of Cryosurgery for Cancer. An Experimental Study of the Correlation of Electrical Impedance and Temperature J. Dermatol. Surg. and Oncol. 4:449-450, 1978. Experimental Cryogenic Injury of the Palate: Observations Pertinent to 74. DaRosa J, Major W, Montes M, and Gage A. Large Volume Freezing in Experimental Hepatic Cryosurgery. Correlation of Electrical Impedance and Temperature in Tissue During Freezing The Obturator Foramen Bypass in the Management of Infected Vascular Prostheses. 79. Gage A, Meenaghan M, Natiella J, and Greene GW, Jr. Sensitivity of Pigmented Mucosa and Skin to Freezing Injury. Freezing the Canine Thoracic Aorta in situ. Intraoperative Myocardial Protection by Potassium Arrest and Local 82. Natiella J, Meenaghan M, Rosa R, Bessette R, and Gage A. Cryosurgery of Major and Minor Salivary Gland: A Light Microscopic Evaluation in the Rhesus Monkey. .J. Oral Path. 8:237-246, 1979. J. Dermatol. Surg. Oncol. 5:459-460, 464, 1979. Increased Uptake of Insulin and Glucagon by the Liver as a Signal for Regeneration. Long-term Results of Internal Mammary Artery Implantation for Coronary Current Flow in Skin Frozen in Experimental Cryosurgery. 88. Gongloff R, Samit A, Greene G, Jr., Inneo G, and Gage A. Cryosurgical Management of Benign and Dysplastic Intraoral Lesions. J. Oral Surg., Vol. 38:671-676, September 1980. 89. Caruana J. Gutierrez I, Andersen M, and Gage A. Factors that Affect the Outcome of Peripheral Arterial Embolization. 92. Caruana J, Goldman J, Camara D, and Gage A. Insulin, Glucagon and Glucose in the Regeneration Response of the Liver. Surg. Gyn. and Obstet. 153:726-730, 1981. Toe Pulse Study in Ischemic Arterial Disease of the Legs. 94. Balderman S, Bhayana J, Binette P, Chan A, and Gage A. of Myocardial Ultrastructure and High Energy Phosphates J. Thor. Cardiovas. Surg. 82:860-869, 1981. Destruction of Hepatic and Splenic Tissue by Freezing and Heating. Non-invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Peripheral and Carotid Vascular Disease. Critical Temperature for Skin Necrosis in Experimental Cryosurgery. 101. Caruana J, Montes M, Camara D, Ummer, A, Potmesil S and Gage AA. Functional Histopathologic Changes in the Liver in Sepsis. Surg. Gyn. & Obstet. 154:653-656, 1982. 102. Balderman S, Bhayana J, Masud A, Michalek S, and Gage A. Perioperative Protection of the Myocardium in Patients with Impaired A Comparison of Instrument Methods of Monitoring Freezing in Cryosurgery. J. Dermatol. Surg. Oncol. 9:209-214, 1983. Cryosurgical Treatment of Oral Lesions: Report of Cases. 105. Balderman S, Gutierrez I, Makula P, Bhayana J, and Gage A. Noninvasive Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Disease Prior to Thorac. Cardiovas. Surg. 85:427-433, 1983. 106. Balderman S, Binette J, Chan A and Gage AA. The Optimal Temperature for Preservation of the Myocardium During Global Ischemia. Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers: Current Techniques and Critical Concerns. Varicose Veins - to Treat or Not to Treat. Comprehensive Therapy 10(1):61-69, 1984. Surgical Treatment of Coexisting Carotid and Coronary Arterial Disease. Verapamil Cardioplegia: Improved Myocardial Preservation During Global Ischemia. J. Thor. Cardiovasc. Surg. 88:57-66, 1984. 112. Balderman S, Montes M, Schwartz K, Hart T, Bhayana J and Gage A. Preparation of Venous Allografts. A Comparison of Techniques. Resident and Staff Physician 7PC-16PC, November 1984. 114. Liu D, Natiella J, Schaefer and A, Gage A. Cryosurgical Treatment of the Eyelids and Lacrimal Drainage Ducts of the 115. Gage A, Guest K, Montes M, Caruana J and Whalen D. Effect of Varying Freezing and Thawing Rates in Experimental Cryosurgery. 116. Gage A, Augustynowicz S, Montes M, Caruana J and Whalen D. Tissue Impedance and Temperature Measurements in Relation to Necrosis Temperature and Cooling Rate Variations During Cryosurgical Probe Testing. International J. Refrigeration 8:198-208, 1985. Implanted Pacemakers Pose New Challenges. 121. Bergsland J, Kalmbach T, Balu D, Feldman M, Caruana J and Gage A. Fibrin Seal - An Alternative to Suture Repair in Experimental Pulmonary Surgery. In Memoriam. Irving S. Cooper 1922-1985. 123. Natiella J, Carter J, Gage A, Natiella R, and Johnson R. Cryosurgery of Rhesus Monkey Skin: Evaluation of Epidermal Thickening and Clin. Exp. Dermatology 11:486-497, 1986. Evaluation and Treatment of Varicose Veins. Reprinted in Medicine Illustrated - 1988. Cryosurgical Societies: A Historical Note. The Five-Year Cure Rate Achieved by Cryosurgery for Skin Cancer. J. Amer. Acad. Derm. 24:1002-1004, 1991. Monografias de Dermatologia 4:211-218, 1991. 133. Pillai L, Gutierrez I, Curl R, Gage A, Balderman S and Ricotta J. Evaluation and treatment of carotid stenosis in open-heart surgery patients Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Cryosurgery Minimally Invasive Cryosurgery - Technological Advances Seminars in Surgical Oncology 14:99-109, Mechanisms of tissue injury in cryosurgery Cryobiology 37:171-186, 1998 Cryosurgery for tumours - the recent advances Cryosurgical ablation of the prostate Urologic Oncology 5: 11-19, 2000 141. Kuflik E., Gage A., Lubritz R., Graham G. Cryosurgery – a review of recent advances and current issues Cryosurgery for tumors – a clinical overview Tech. Cancer Res. Treat. 3: 187-199, 2004 Progress toward optimization of cryosurgery Tech. Cancer Res. Treat. 3: 95-101, 2004 146. Baust JG, Gage AA, Clarke D, Baust JM, and Van Buskirk R. Cryosurgery – a putative approach to molecular-based optimization 148. Clarke DM, Robilotto AT, VanBuskirk RG, Baust JG, GageAA, Baust JM Targeted induction of apoptosis via TTRAIL and cryoablation: a novel strategy for Prostate cancer Prostatic Disease 10: 175-184, 2007 149. Clarke DM, Robilotto AT, Rhee E, VanBuskirk RG, Baust JG, Gage AA. Baust JM Cryoablation of renal cancer variables involved in freezing-induced cell death. Technol Cancer Res. Treat. 6: 69-79, 2007 150. Robolotto AT, Clarke D, Baust JM, VanBuskirk RG, Gage AA, Baust JG Development of a tissue engineered human prostate tumor equivalent for use in the evaluation of cryoablative techniques Technol. Cancer Res. Treat. 6: 81-89, 2007 151. Baust JG, Gage AA, Klossner D, Clarke D, Cohen J. Katz A, Polascik T, Clarke J, Baust JM Issues critical to the successful application of cryosurgical ablation of the prostate. Technol. Cancer Res. Treat. 6: 97-109, 2007 152. Ripley KL, Gage AA, Olsen DB, Van Vleet JF, Lau CP, Tse HF Time course of esophageal lesions with cryothermal and radiofrequency ablation: implication for atrio-esophageal fistula formation after catheter ablation for J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol . 18: 642-646, 2007 154. Klossner DP, Robillotto AT, Clarke DM, VanBuskirk RG, Baust JM, Gage AA, Baust JG\ Cryosurgical technique assessment of the fundamental variables using human 155. Klossner DP, Baust JM, Van Buskirk RG, Gage AA, Baust JG Cryoablative response of prostate cancer cells is influenced by androgen 156. Baust JG, Gage AA, Robilotto AT, Baust JM The pathophysiology of thermoablation:optimizing cryoablation Experimental cryosurgery - investigations in vivo 158. Baust JG, Klossner DP, Van Buskirk RG, Gage AA. Mouraviev V, Polascik TJ, Baust JM Integrin involvement in freeze resistance of androgen-insensitive prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 13: 151-161, 2010 159. Baust JM, Klossner DA, Robilotto R, Van Buskirk R, Gage A, Mouraviev V, Vitamin D3 cryosensitization increases prostate cancer susceptibitity to 160. Santucci KL, Snyder KK, Baust JM, Van Buskirk JM, Mouraviev V, Polascik TJ, Use of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 as a cryosensitizing agent in a murine Proatate Cancer Prostatic Dis. online 1-8, 2011
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
1. Chardack WM, Gage AA, Schimert G, Thomson M and Greatbatch W. The Long-term Treatment of Complete Heart Block with an Implantable Pacemaker. Sobretiro de Memorias del IV Congreso Mundial de Cardiologia Tomo III: 1-12, 1962 2. Gage AA, Federico AJ, Lanphier EH, and Chardack WM. The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygenation on the Mortality from Ventricular Fibrillation Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Hyperbaric Oxygenation, Scotland, 1965, Ledingham, Editor, pp. 288-295 , E.S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburgh and London, Publishers. In Cryosurgery, R. Rand, and A. Rinfret, and H. Von Leden, Editors, pp. 376-387, Charles C. Thomas, Publishers, Springfield, Illinois, 1968. Cryogenic Surgery - Application in Malignant Tumors. In Applications of Cryogenic Technology, pp. 127-128, R. Vance and H. Weinstock, Editors, Tinnon-Brown, Inc., Los Angeles, Publishers 1969. 5. Chardack W, Federico A, Schimert G, and Gage A. The Present Status of Pacing Techniques. In Therapeutic Advances in the Practices of Cardiology, pp. 413-426, C. Bailey, A. Shapiro, and S. Gollub, Editors, Grune and Stratton, New York, New York, In Skin Surgery, pp. 551-570, Ervin Epstein, M.D., Editor, 3rd Edition, Charles C. Publishers, Springfield, Illinois, 1970. Cerebral Air Embolism Occurring During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Treated with In Proceedings Fourth International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, pp. 360-362, J. Wada and T. Iwa, Editors, Igaku Shoin, Ltd., Publisher, Tokyo, Japan, 1970. Cryosurgery as Primary Treatment for Oral Cancer - Long-term Results. In Latest Developments in Cryosurgery, pp. 283-294, Editor H. Haschek, Verlag der Miener Medizinischen Akademie, Publisher, 1972. Practical Problems in Cryosurgical Techniques. Proceedings of the AIAA, 7th Thermophysics Conference, San Antonio, Texas, April 10- Paper No. 72-254, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Publishers, New 10. Laurens P, Piwnica A, Reidemeister C, Chardack W, and Gage A. Clinical Results of Implantation of Isotopic Cardiac Pacemaker. Proceedings IVth International Symposium on Cardiac Pacing, pp. 198- 209, Van Gorcum. Publishers, The Netherlands, 1973. 11. Chardack W, Gage A, Federico A, and Giori F. Non-invasive Magnetically Coupled Control and Pulse Width of Implantable Proceedings IV International Symposium on Cardiac Pacing. pp. 128-133, Van Gorcum, Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1973. The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygenation on Bone Healing After Cryogenic Injury. Proceedings Vth International Hyperbaric Congress, 1973, pp. 270-279, Simon Fraser University, Publisher, Burnaby, Canada, 1974. Cryosurgery for Tumors of the Oral Cavity. In Cryosurgery of Tumors of the Skin and Oral Cavity, pp. 261-281, S. Zacarian, Editor, Charles C. Thomas, Publishers, Springfield, Illinois, In Ferguson's Surgery of the Ambulatory Patient, pp. 129-144, Mark W. Wolcott, Editor, J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1974. In Proceedings IVth International Symposium on the Locoregional Treatment of pp. 102-108, Editor F. Badellino, Minerva Medica, Torino-Saluzzo, Italy, 1976. In Skin Surgery, E. Epstein and E. Epstein, Jr., Editors, Chapter 39, pp. 648-671, Charles C. Thomas, Publishers, Springfield, Illinois, 1977. Cryosurgery for Tumors of the Oral Cavity. In Cryosurgical Advances in Dermatology and Tumors of the Head and Neck, S. Zacarian, Editor, Chapter 7, pp. 171-187, Charles C. Thomas, Publishers, Springfield, Illinois, 1977. In Textbook of Surgery, 11th edition, David Sabiston, Editor, Chapter 21, pp. 2402-2424, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1977. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of Cryosurgery, Experience with Cryotherapy for Oral Cancer. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of Cryosurgery, Experimental Cryogenic Injury to the Palate. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of Cryosurgery, Intraoperative Myocardial Protection by Potassium Arrest and Local Cardiac In Proceedings of the 15th Annual Meeting of International Society, for Cryobiology, In Management Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer 1979, pp. 1-11, 1-12 NIH U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, National Institutes of Health. Recent Developments in the Control of Freezing in Cryosurgery. In Proceedings, IV World Congress of Cryosurgery, pp. 3-4, San Remo, Italy, September 1980. Experimental Hepatic Cryosurgery by Freezing-Heating Techniques. In Proceedings, IV World Congress of Cryosurgery, pp. 143-147, 26. Gage A, Caruana J, Dutta P, and Potmesil S. Curettage and Cryosurgery for Pilonidal Disease. In Proceedings, IV World Congress of Cryosurgery, pp. 482-486, Indications, Techniques, and Results of Cryosurgery for Dysplastic and Neoplastic Oral In Proceedings, IV World Congress of Cryosurgery, pp. 509-514, In Ambulatory Surgery and the Basics of Emergency Surgical Care, Chapter 13, pp. 230-247, M. Wolcott, Editor, J.B. Lippincott, Company, Philadelphia, In Textbook of Surgery, 12th Edition, Chapter 21, pp. 2416-2435, David Sabiston, Editor, W.B. Saunders Company, 1981. 30. Gutierrez I, Balderman S, Bhayana J, Makula P, and Gage A. OPG-Gee Screening for Asymptomatic Extracranial Internal Carotid Lesions in In Noninvasive Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 3rd Edition, Chapter 11, pp. 61-66, 1981, PSG Publishing Company, Inc., Littleton, Mass. In Skin Surgery, 5th Edition, Chapter 55, pp. 857-877, E. Epstein, Editor. In Handbook of Cryosurgery, Chapter 10, pp. 233-256, R. Ablin, Editor, In Handbook of Cryosurgery, Chapter 11, pp. 251-265, R. Ablin, Editor, 34. Bhayana JN, Balderman SC, Dhar N, Masud AZ, Balu V, Dean D, Improved Long Term Survival in Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. In the Proceedings of the Cardiovascular System: Diagnostic Principles and Edward B. Diethrich, Editor, Chapter 11, p. 61, 1982. Cryosurgery for Skin Disease: Variants in Technique. In Controversies in Dermatology, pp. 151-162, E. Epstein, Editor, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1984. In Cryosurgery for Skin Cancer and Cutaneous Disorders, pp. 163-186, Chapter 13, S. Zacarian, Editor, C.V. Mosby Co., 1985. Cryosurgery - Basic Techniques and Monitoring. In Cryosurgery of the Maxillofacial Region, Chapter 6, pp. 123-153, Vol. I, General Principles and Clinical Application to Benign Lesions, Paul Bradley, Editor, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1986. Treatment of Malignant Soft Tissue Lesions of Oral Cavity, Pharynx, Face and Scalp. In Cryosurgery of the Maxillofacial Region, Vol. II, Chapter 1, pp. 1-30, Clinical Malignant Lesions and Comparison with Lasers, Paul Bradley, Editor. In Skin Surgery, 6th Edition, pp. 465-479, Erwin Epstein and Erwin Epstein, Jr., In Ambulatory Surgery, 2nd Edition, pp. 123-143, Mark Wolcott, Editor, J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1988. In Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Vol. 2, pp. 893-908, John John Wiley & Sons, publisher, New York, 1988. Cryosurgery in the Management of Oral Cancer. In Oral Cancer and Jaw Tumours, pp. 169-174, Professional Postgraduate Services, In Engineering for the Personal Injury Attorney: Theory, Experts, Evidence Section pp. 116-140, I. Kuperstein, editor Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., publisher, New York, In Cryosurgery. Mechanism and Applications, pp. 9-20, International Institute of Refrigeration, Paris, France, 1995. In Cryosurgery. Mechanism and Applications, pp. 37-44, International Institute of Refrigeration, Paris, France, 1995. In Cryosurgery. Mechanism and Applications, pp. 95-104, International Institute of Refrigeration, Paris, France, 1995. In Atlas of Surgical Oncology, Chapter 25, pp. 693-709, K. Bland, C. Karakousis, E. Copeland, editors, W.B.Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1995. Recent Progress in Cryosurgery for Neoplasms In Cryomedicine Argentina 1996, pp. 33-42 , E. Stolar and E. Turjansky, editors, Buenos Aires 1996. In Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Practitioners, pp. 204 - 208. L. Magner, editor, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1997. Roswell Park M.D. - The Parasitic Theory of the Cause of Cancer In Medical History in Buffalo 1846 - 1996: Collected Essays pp 163-177. L. Sentz, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, The Development of the Implantable Cardiac Pacemaker In Medical History in Buffalo 1846 - 1996: Collected Essays pp 247 - 256. L. Sentz, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, In Surgical Oncology Chapter 5C pp429-456 K. Bland, J. Daly, C. Karakousis editors Cryosurgery In Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation. 2nd edition vol. John G. Webster editor. John Wiley & Sons publisher 2006 In Handbook of Urologic Cryoablation. D. Rukstalis and A. Katz , editors. Selective Cryotherapy – Preservation/Ablation In Advances in Biopreservation. Chapter 4 Pages 89-106 Edited by John G. Baust and John M. Baust 56. Gage AA, Snyder KK, Baust JM, Baust JG In Cryoablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias. Chapter 2. Pages 13-21 Publisher Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal 2008 57. Snyder KK, Baust JG, Baust JM, Gage AA In Cryoablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias. Chapter2. Pages 13-21 Publisher Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia 2011 Igaku-Shoin Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, 1990.
COOPERATIVE STUDY PUBLICATIONS
The following publications have resulted from Veterans Administration Cooperative Studies of Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease and for Asymptomatic Carotid Arterial Disease . Dr. A. Gage was one of the founding investigators for these studies. 1. Bhayana JN, Gage AA, Hultgren HN, Detre KM, Takaro T and Participants: VA Cooperative Study of Surgery for Coronary Arterial Disease. I. Internal Mammary Artery Implantation. Circulation Supp. II, Vols. 51 and 52, pp. 11 and 161, 1975. 2. Takaro T, Hultgren HN, Lipton MH, Detre KM and Participants in the Study Group. The VA Coop Randomized Study of Surgery Coronary Arterial Occlusive Disease. II. Subgroup with Left Main Lesions. Circulation 54(6):III-107-117, 1976. 3. Hultgren HN, Takaro T, Detre KM and Participants in the VA Coop Study: Medical -vs- Surgical Treatment of Stable Angina Pectoris: Progress Report of a Large Scale 4. Detre K, Hultgren H, Takaro T and the VA Coop Group for the Study of Surgery for Coronary Arterial Occlusive Disease: III. Methods and Baseline Characteristics, Including Experience with Treatment. Amer J Card 40:212-225, 1977. 5. Murphy M, Hultgren H, Detre K, Thomsen J, Takaro T and the Participants in the VA Coop Study: Treatment of Chronic Stable Angina - A Preliminary Report of Survival Data of the Randomized Veterans Administration Coop Study. New Eng J Medicine 297:621-627, 1977. 6. Read RC, Murphy M, Hultgren HN, Takaro T, and other Participants in the VA Coop Study of for Coronary Arterial Occlusive Disease: Survival of Men Treated for Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris - A Cooperative Randomized Study. J Thor and Cardio Surg 75:1-6, 1978. 7. Hultgren HN, Detre KM, Murphy ML, Takaro T and other Participants in the VA Coop Study of for Coronary Arterial Occlusive Disease: Stable Angina: VA Coop Study. Primary Cardiol 8. Takaro T and Participants in the VA Coop Study for CAD: Results of a Randomized Study of and Surgical Management of Angina Pectoris. World J Surg 2:797-809, 1978. 9. Participants, VA Coop Study. Report prepared by: Bhayana JN, Gage AA, and Takaro T Long Term Results of Internal Mammary Artery Implantation for Coronary Artery Disease: A Controlled Trial. Ann Thor Surg 29:234-242, 1980. 10. Detre K, Peduzzi P, Murphy M, Hultgren H, Thomsen J, Oberman A, Takaro T and the VA Coop Study Group for Surgery for Coronary Arterial Occlusive Disease: Effect of Bypass Surgery on Survival of Patients in Low and High Risk Subgroups Delineated by the Use of Simple Clinical Variables. Circulation 63:1329-1338, 1981. 11. Takaro T, Hultgren HN, Detre KM and Peduzzi P and the VA Coop Study Group: The Veterans Administration Cooperative Study of Stable Angina: Current Status. Circulation 65 (Suppl), 12. Participants of the VA Coop Study Group -- Report prepared by Takaro T, Peduzzi F, Detre KM. Survival in Subgroups of Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study of Medical Versus Surgical Treatment for Stable Angina - Progress Report:. Design and Baseline Characteristics. Prog. Cardiovas. Diseases 28:219-228, 1985. 14. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Role of Carotid Endarterectomy in Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis. 15. Towne JB, Weiss DG, and Hobson RW. First Phase Report of Cooperative Veterans Administration Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Study – 16. Hobson RW, and others. Efficacy of Carotid Endarterectomy for
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS/LETTERS
Freezing Tissue to Maximize Injury in Cryosurgery. Thermodynamic Features of Freezing Tissue. Proceedings: 5th Annual Congress of American College of Cryosurgery. Heart Transfer Via Cryoprobes During Liver and Spleen Freezing. Proceedings: 16th International Congress of Refrigeration, Paris, France, August, 4. Gage A, Guest K, Montes M, and Caruana J. Effects of Varying Freezing and Thawing Rates in Experimental Cryosurgery. Proceedings: 6th Annual Congress of American College of Cryosurgery. Tissue Temperature and Resistance Measurements in Relation to Necrosis. Proceedings: 6th Annual Congress of American College of Cryosurgery. Cryosurgery of the Heart - A Model for Experimental Right Ventricular Failure. Proceedings: 22nd Annual Meeting of Society for Cryobiology. 7. Bonnheim D, Bhayana J, Bergsland J and Gage A. Experimental Cryogenic Right Ventricular Failure. Proceedings: 7th Congress of American College of Cryosurgery. Lake Buena Vista, Florida, January 15-18, 1986. In Management Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer, 1986. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, National Institutes of Health. Cryosurgery in the Management of Oral Cancer. Program Notes: The First International Congress of Oral Cancer and Jaw Tumours. In The Course Manual Course 109 Cutaneous Cryosurgery at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 5-10, 1987. Cryosurgery for Difficult Problems in Cutaneous Cancer. Program Notes: 47th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology. Evaluation and Treatment of Varicose Veins. In Newsnotes, Society for Cryobiology, Sept. 1988, p. 10-11. Appleton nd Lange, publishers, Norwalk, CT and San Mateo, CA, 1988. 1. Cryobiology in Relation to Cryosurgery 2. Depth Dose - Monitoring Cryosurgical Technique In Progress Notes Course 107 Basic Cryosurgery, at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, D.C., Dec. 3-8, 1988. Cryotherapie/Cryotherapy No. 11, June 1989, pp. 7-8. Understanding the Basis for Cryosurgery. In Program Notes. Course 108 Basic Cryosurgery. At the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Biothermal Engineering. A report of a workshop held at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, April 22-25, 1990, pg. 52. J. Chato and J. Oleson editors, University of Illinois, Urbana, publisher 1990. Understanding the Basis for Cryosurgery. In Program Notes. Course 110 Basic Cryosurgery. At the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, Atlanta, GA, Proceedings of 28th Annual Meeting, Society for Cryobiology, University of Leuven, Current Uses of Cryosurgery - an evaluation. in Program Notes Course 110 Basic Cryosurgery. At the 50th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology, Dallas, TX. Preface to Cryotherapy in Chest Medicine, J. Homasson and N. Bell Springer-Verlag France, publishers, Paris, 1992. Cryosurgical Technique - The Freeze/Thaw Cycle. Cryosurgery Combined with Chemotherapy/Radiology. In Program Notes Course 110 Basic Cryosurgery. At the 51st Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, CA, Book Review. Cryotherapy in Chest Medicine. In Program Notes. Course 110 Basic Cryosurgery At the 52nd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology In Program Notes. Course 106 Basic Cryosurgery At the 53rd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology Newsletter of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, February 1995, p. 82. Experimental Cryosurgery - Current Research Issues In Program Notes. Course 114 Basic Crysurgery At the 54th Annual Meeting. American Academy of Dermatology Book Review: Percutaneous Prostate Cryoablation G. Onik, B. Rubinsky, G. Watson, R. Ablin Bulletin International Society of Cryosurgery No. 1, January 1996, Buenos Aires, Argentina 38. Baust J., Gage A., Ma H., and Zhang C. Minimally Invasive Cryosurgery: Technological Advances (Abstract) In Program Notes. Course 110 Basic Cryosurgery at the 55th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology. San Francisco, Ca. March 22, 1997 Cryosurgery - Recent Developments (abstract) Tissue Destruction Caused by Freezing. Thermocouple Monitoring for Malignant Lesions. In Program Notes . Course 104 Basic Cryosurgery at the 56th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology. Orlando, FL. Feb. 27, 1998.
SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS
1. Experimental and Clinical Cryosurgery. Scientific Exhibition, Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, Atlantic City, NJ, International Association for Dental Research Scientific Exhibition, Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, Honolulu, Oahu, September 29-October 3, 1968. Third Western Hemisphere Congress, International College of Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, 7. Toe Pulse Study in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Severity of Ischemic Arterial Disease of the Gutierrez, A. Gage, and P. Makula at the 65th Annual Clinical Congress of the American Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, October 21-26, 1979. P. Dutta, J. Caruana, D. Barone and A. Gage at the 65th Annual Clinical Congress of the College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, October 21-26, 1979. 9. Cryosurgery in the Conservative Management of Pilonidal Disease. School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo. 10. Cryosurgery in the Conservative Management of Pilonidal Disease. Second Annual Scientific Meeting of the University of Calcutta Medical Association of America, 11. The Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo. 12. The Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo. 13. Cryosurgery for Skin Cancer - Five Year Survival 14. Cryosurgery for Skin Cancer: The Five-Year Cure Rate 53rd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology
MOTION PICTURES
Surgical Film-Video, Library Number ACS-602. First shown at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons in 1967.

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