Academician Nikolay Anatolyevich Maistrenko (to the 70th anniversary of his birthday)

Nikolay Anatolyevich Maistrenko is a prominent specialist in the field of abdominal and endocrine surgery, oncology, and organization of specialized surgical care. For 24 years, he headed the Department and Clinic of Faculty Surgery named after S.P. Fedorov Military Medical Academy of S.M. Kirov. With his direct participation in the clinic, the structural units became modernized, which were equipped with modern equipment to provide high-tech surgical care. Under the direction of Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences N.A. Maistrenko, the range of scientific research conducted in the clinic and together with other research institutions of Saint Petersburg (i.e., Research Institute of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov, Institute of Physiology named after I.P. Pavlov, and Research Institute of Emergency Medicine named after I.I. Dzhanelidze) has significantly expanded. The main areas of scientific activity of Professor N.A. Maistrenko are the development of organizational, tactical, and technical issues of providing surgical care to patients with gastroenterological profile; study of long-term results of organ-preserving operations and resection interventions for complicated gastric and duodenal ulcers; research on the problem of choledocholithiasis using laparoscopic, endoscopic, and non-surgical methods of its elimination; introduction of new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies in surgical endocrinology; study of the possibilities of laparoscopic interventions in emergency surgery of acute diseases and abdominal organ injuries; development of topical aspects of colorectal surgery using new technologies when performing sphincter-preserving operations; and surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis. Academician N.A. Maistrenko is the author and co-author of more than 750 scientific papers, including 28 monographs and manuals. Under his direction, 13 doctoral and 19 master’s theses were defended. Eighteen teaching aids, workshops, and lectures have been published on various sections of endocrine and abdominal surgery. Nikolay Anatolyevich Maistrenko is a vivid example of how aspiration, diligence, and discipline ensure the achievement of the highest goals, and love for his specialty guarantees great professional success.