Soviet and Russian pediatric surgeon, specialist in thoracic surgery, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2016).

Scientific field: pediatric surgery

Academic degree: Doctor of Medical Sciences (1995)

Academic title: Professor (1996), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2016)

 


Biography

  • In 1978, he graduated from the Pediatric Faculty of the 2nd MOLGMI named after N. I. Pirogov, then completed an internship in pediatric surgery.
  • Since 1979, he has been working at Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 13 named after N. F. Filatov (Filatov Hospital), advancing from a resident doctor in the thoracic department to the head of the thoracoabdominal surgery department (since 1995).
  • From 1983 to 1987, he studied in the full-time postgraduate program at the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the 2nd MOLGMI named after N. I. Pirogov.
  • In 1987, he defended his candidate dissertation on "Antireflux protection of the transplant during esophagoplasty" (scientific advisor — Y. F. Isakov), and in 1995, he defended his doctoral dissertation on "Surgical treatment of portal hypertension in children."
  • Since 1996, he has been a professor at the Department of Pediatric Surgery at RSMU (RNIMU) named after N. I. Pirogov, and in 2012, he was elected as the head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery.
  • Since October 2008, he has been the Chief Pediatric Surgeon of the Moscow Department of Health.
  • In 2016, he was elected a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

 Scientific Activity

  • Fields of surgical expertise: abdominal and thoracic surgery, endosurgery, and vascular surgery.
  • Author of over 500 scientific publications and 25 monographs, as well as a textbook on pediatric surgery for medical students.
  • Under his supervision, 22 candidate and 10 doctoral dissertations have been defended.

 Scientific and Organizational Activities

  • President of the Russian Association of Pediatric Surgeons.
  • Board member of the Moscow Society of Surgeons, the Russian Society of Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Russian Society of Gastroenterological Surgeons.
  • Member of the European Association of Pediatric Surgeons and the Russian Association of Hepatobiliary Surgeons.
  • Editorial board member of the journals "Pediatric Surgery," "Annals of Surgery," "Issues of Practical Pediatrics," "Bulletin of Pediatric Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Resuscitation," and "Thoracic Surgery."

 Awards

  • Government of the Russian Federation Award in Science and Technology (2000) for the development and implementation of reconstructive and plastic esophageal surgery in children.
  • Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation (2017).
  • Twice recipient of the S. D. Ternovsky Award (1996, 2000).
  • Twice recipient of the "Prizvanie" Award (2003, 2014).
  • Winner of the "Best Doctor" competition in the "Best Pediatric Surgeon" category (2011).
  • "Best Medical University Teacher of 2011" award for introducing high technologies into the educational process.
  • Honored Healthcare Worker of Moscow.
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