Portrait of Boris Rubinsky
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Medical & Dental

Boris Rubinsky

NanoKnife irreversible-electroporation tumor-ablation system

United StatesEvidence: high confidenceChecked July 2026

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Who is Boris Rubinsky?

Boris Rubinsky is an inventor associated with United States. Their documented work in medical & dental includes NanoKnife irreversible-electroporation tumor-ablation system, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.

This record is limited to Irreversible-electroporation medical systems. It is retained only as a physical technology/process rather than a field-only biography.

Known forNanoKnife irreversible-electroporation tumor-ablation system
FieldMedical & Dental
Associated withUnited States
Evidence reviewed3 sources
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What did Boris Rubinsky invent?

NAI 2023 Fellow; product boundary independently constrained for this physical-technology screen.

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What did Boris Rubinsky accomplish?

Berkeley identifies Rubinsky as developer of the underlying nonthermal irreversible-electroporation treatment and states that AngioDynamics licensed it for NanoKnife, used by a UK National Health Service hospital.

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What is known about Boris Rubinsky today?

The official 2023 NAI Fellows Book, published May 2024, names Boris Rubinsky as a Fellow; NAI rules state that deceased nominees are ineligible. The linked institutional profile is preserved for current identity verification.