- Valery Shumakov
Infobox Medical Person
name =Valery Ivanovich Shumakov
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caption =Valeriy Shumakov with orden of St. Andrew
birth_date =9 November 1931
birth_place =Moscow , Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
death_date =death date and age|2008|1|27|1931|11|9
death_place =Moscow,Russia
profession =Surgeon
specialism =Surgery Heart transplantation
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known_for =first successful human-to-human
heart transplant in Russia
years_active =1956-2008
education =Moscow State Medical Institute N1
work_institutions =Medical Research Institute of Transplantation and Artificial Organs of Ministry of Health of Russian Federation
prizes =
relations =Valery Ivanovich Shumakov ( _ru. Шумаков Валерий Иванович;
November 9 1931 –January 27 2008 ) was aRussia n surgeon and transplantologist, famous for being the founding father oforgan transplant s in Russia, pioneer ofartificial organ s (includingartificial heart ) surgery.Career
Shumakov began his medical career by researching
blood flow during congenital heart disorder operations.He was the founding father of organ transplants in Russia, creating the Medical Research Institute of Transplantation and Artificial Organs, which he headed for more than 30 years (since 1974). He was the first doctor in Russia to successfully transplant a liver, a heart and a thyroid. Valery Shumakov has written more than 20 books and 450 scientific publications.
Doctor Shumakov was recognized by both the Soviet and Russian governments for his achievements in medicine. Member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences and theRussian Academy of Medical Sciences , he also won the international gold medal Outstanding World Surgeon.In 2002 Valery Shumakov received the Russian state's highest distinction, the Order of Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Speaking in the ceremony,
Vladimir Putin described Shumakov as "a surprising personality, a scientist whose name known to the world and an uncommonly talented surgeon."See also
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
*Organ transplant
*Artificial heart External links
* [http://www.transpl.webworker.ru/page.php?id=6 Biography]
* [http://www.peoples.ru/medicine/transplantologist/shumakov/ Biography]
* [http://www.biograph.ru/bank/shumakov.htm Biography]
* [http://www.llr.ru/razdel4.php?id_r4=2796&id_r3=119&simb=%D8&page= Biography]
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