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Jeffrey L. Ponsky (born 1946) is an American [[surgeon]] and medical educator who co-developed the [[percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy]] (PEG) procedure in 1979 with pediatric surgeon Michael W.L. Gauderer.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gauderer |first1=Michael W.L. |last2=Ponsky |first2=Jeffrey L. |last3=Izant |first3=Robert J. |title=Gastrostomy without laparotomy: a percutaneous endoscopic technique |journal=Journal of Pediatric Surgery |date=1980 |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=872–875 |doi=10.1016/S0022-3468(80)80296-X |pmid=6780678}}</ref> The technique, often referred to as the “Gauderer-Ponsky technique” in medical literature,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aisenberg |first1=J |last2=Cohen |first2=L |last3=Lewis |first3=B |title=Marked endoscopic gastrostomy tubes permit one-pass Ponsky technique |journal=Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |date=1991 |volume=37 |issue=5 |pages=552–553 |doi=10.1016/S0016-5107(91)70828-6 |pmid=1936835}}</ref> revolutionized [[enteral feeding]] by providing a minimally invasive alternative to surgical [[gastrostomy]]. Ponsky served as President of the [[Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons]] (SAGES) from 1990 to 1991<ref name=”sages-presidents”>{{cite web |title=Past Presidents |url=https://www.sages.org/leadership/past-presidents/ |publisher=Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons |access-date=16 December 2024}}</ref> and has held leadership positions in the [[American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy]], [[American Board of Surgery]], and [[American Surgical Association]].<ref name=”videogie”>{{cite journal |last1=Küttner-Magalhães |first1=R. |last2=Maia |first2=L. |last3=Lemos Rocha |first3=M. |last4=Pedroto |first4=I. |title=Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD, FACS |journal=VideoGIE |date=May 2019 |volume=4 |issue=5 |pages=239–240 |doi=10.1016/j.vgie.2019.03.015 |pmid=31193874 |pmc=6544902 }}</ref>

Jeffrey L. Ponsky (born 1946) is an American [[surgeon]] and medical educator who co-developed the [[percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy]] (PEG) procedure in 1979 with pediatric surgeon Michael W.L. Gauderer.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gauderer |first1=Michael W.L. |last2=Ponsky |first2=Jeffrey L. |last3=Izant |first3=Robert J. |title=Gastrostomy without laparotomy: a percutaneous endoscopic technique |journal=Journal of Pediatric Surgery |date=1980 |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=872–875 |doi=10.1016/S0022-3468(80)80296-X |pmid=6780678}}</ref> The technique, often referred to as the “Gauderer-Ponsky technique” in medical literature,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aisenberg |first1=J |last2=Cohen |first2=L |last3=Lewis |first3=B |title=Marked endoscopic gastrostomy tubes permit one-pass Ponsky technique |journal=Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |date=1991 |volume=37 |issue=5 |pages=552–553 |doi=10.1016/S0016-5107(91)70828-6 |pmid=1936835}}</ref> revolutionized [[enteral feeding]] by providing a minimally invasive alternative to surgical [[gastrostomy]]. Ponsky served as President of the [[Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons]] (SAGES) from 1990 to 1991<ref name=”sages-presidents”>{{cite web |title=Past Presidents |url=https://www.sages.org/leadership/past-presidents/ |publisher=Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons |access-date=16 December 2024}}</ref> and has held leadership positions in the [[American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy]], [[American Board of Surgery]], and [[American Surgical Association]].<ref name=”videogie”>{{cite journal |last1=Küttner-Magalhães |first1=R. |last2=Maia |first2=L. |last3=Lemos Rocha |first3=M. |last4=Pedroto |first4=I. |title= |journal= |date=May 2019 |volume=4 |issue=5 |pages=239–240 |doi=10.1016/j.vgie.2019.03.015 |pmid=31193874 |pmc=6544902 }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==

== Early life and education ==

Ponsky completed his medical training at [[Case Western Reserve University]] School of Medicine and [[University Hospitals of Cleveland]].<ref name=”videogie” /> He later earned an Executive MBA from Case Western Reserve University’s [[Weatherhead School of Management]].<ref name=”videogie” />

Ponsky completed his medical training at [[Case Western Reserve University]] School of Medicine and [[University Hospitals of Cleveland]].<ref name=”videogie” /> He later earned an Executive MBA from Case Western Reserve University’s [[Weatherhead School of Management]].<ref name=”videogie” />

Surgeon who co-developed PEG procedure

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Jeffrey L. Ponsky (born 1946) is an American surgeon and medical educator who co-developed the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) procedure in 1979 with pediatric surgeon Michael W.L. Gauderer.^[1] The technique, often referred to as the “Gauderer-Ponsky technique” in medical literature,^[2] revolutionized enteral feeding by providing a minimally invasive alternative to surgical gastrostomy. Ponsky served as President of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) from 1990 to 1991^[3] and has held leadership positions in the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Board of Surgery, and American Surgical Association.^[4]

Early life and education

Ponsky completed his medical training at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland.^[4] He later earned an Executive MBA from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management.^[4]

Career

Ponsky served as Director of the Department of Surgery at Mount_Sinai_Hospital_(Cleveland) in Cleveland, Ohio from 1979 to 1997, while also holding positions as Director of Surgical Endoscopy at University Hospitals of Cleveland and faculty appointments at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.^[5]
In 1997, Ponsky joined Cleveland Clinic as Director of Endoscopic Surgery and Executive Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center.^[4] He later returned to Case Western Reserve University as the Oliver H. Payne Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery from 2005 to 2014.^[6] He currently holds the Lynda and Marlin Younker Chair in Developmental Endoscopy at Cleveland Clinic.^[7]

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

In 1979, Ponsky and pediatric surgeon Michael W.L. Gauderer developed the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy procedure at University Hospitals of Cleveland.^[8] The innovation arose when Gauderer observed an endoscopic light shining through a patient’s abdominal wall and conceived the idea of creating a gastrostomy without requiring open surgery.^[9] The collaboration between the pediatric surgeon and gastrointestinal endoscopist led to development of a technique that could be performed at the bedside without general anesthesia.^[8]
The first PEG procedure was performed on June 12, 1979, on a four-and-a-half-month-old infant at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland.^[10][11] The procedure provided a safer, less invasive alternative to surgical gastrostomy or nasogastric feeding tubes.^[12]
By 2001, more than 216,000 PEG procedures were being performed annually in the United States.^[8] The technique has been adopted worldwide and remains a standard procedure for long-term enteral feeding in patients who cannot safely swallow.^[13]

Gauderer-Ponsky technique

The procedure developed by Ponsky and Gauderer is commonly referred to in medical literature as the “Gauderer-Ponsky technique” or “Ponsky technique.”^[14] The method uses transillumination and digital pressure to identify the optimal site for gastrostomy placement, followed by endoscopic guidance to place a feeding tube through the abdominal wall into the stomach.^[8]
The technique is taught in Surgery and gastroenterology training programs worldwide.^[10] The procedure’s minimally invasive nature has made enteral feeding accessible in settings with limited surgical resources.^[15]

Other contributions

Ponsky has contributed to research and development in Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) and Per-oral_endoscopic_myotomy (POEM) for treatment of achalasia.^[7]

Publications

Ponsky has authored or co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications in journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Archives of Surgery, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Surgical Endoscopy. Major publications include:

Ponsky, J.L. and Gauderer, M. “Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: A Nonoperative Technique for Feeding Gastrostomy.” Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 27:9-11, 1981.
Ponsky, J.L., Gauderer, M.W.L., Stellato, T.A. and Aszodi, A. “Percutaneous Approaches to Enteral Alimentation.” The American Journal of Surgery 149:102-105, January 1985.
Ponsky, J.L. and Gauderer, M.W.L. “Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Indications, Limitations, Techniques and Results.” World Journal of Surgery 13:165-170, March/April 1989.

Ponsky has edited or co-edited six textbooks on Surgical_Endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery:

Techniques of Percutaneous Gastrostomy (1988, Igaku Shoin Medical Publishers)
Atlas of Surgical Endoscopy (1991, Mosby-Year Book)
Endoscopic Surgery (1994, W.B. Saunders, co-editor with Frederick L. Greene)
Operative Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy (1996, Lippincott-Raven, co-editor with Bruce V. MacFadyen Jr.)
Complications in Surgical Endoscopy: Prevention and Management (1997, Lippincott-Raven)
The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Surgical Patient Management (2002, Mosby)

Leadership positions

President, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (1990–1991)^[3]
President, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy^[16]
President, Ohio Chapter, American College of Surgeons^[17]
Chairman, American Board of Surgery^[4]
Vice President, American Surgical Association^[18]

Awards and honors

Rudolf V. Schindler Award, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2002)^[4]
Pioneer in Endoscopy Award, SAGES (2005)^[4]
George Berci Lifetime Achievement Award, SAGES (2009)^[4]

In 2009, the Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD, Chair in Surgical Education was established at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.^[19] The SAGES Foundation established the Jeffrey Ponsky Master Educator Award in 2009.^[20]

Personal life

Ponsky is married to Jackie Ponsky.^[21] His children include Dr. Todd Ponsky, a pediatric surgeon at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Dr. Lee Ponsky, a urologic oncologist; Dr. Lara Ponsky, a radiation oncologist.^[21] and Kimberly Ponsky a photographer Three of the four children followed their father into academic medicine and maintain clinical practices in Ohio.

In September 2022, a festschrift was held at the Cleveland Museum of Art celebrating Ponsky’s 50-year career in surgery.^[21] The event brought together surgical trainees from across his career, with speakers including colleagues from his time at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, and Case Western Reserve University.

See also

Gastrostomy
Enteral feeding
Minimally invasive surgery

References

External links

Cleveland Clinic physician profile