Academic Teaching Staff – Department of Cardiology and Internal Diseases

Head of the Department

Ms. Mitkovskaya, Natalia (Pavlovna)

MD, PhD, DSc, Professor

Director of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center “Cardiology” Chairman of the Republican Public Association “Belarusian Society of Cardiologists and Therapists” Editor-in-chief of the scientific and practical peer-reviewed journal “Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks”

PhD Dissertation (Year of defense: 1991) “Comprehensive clinical and instrumental assessment of heart and small circulatory vascular lesions in systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic scleroderma”. Doctoral Dissertation (Year of defense: 2004) “Extracorporeal correction of homeostasis disorders and intensive drug therapy in systemic connective tissue diseases”. Research interests: cardiology, functional diagnostics, ultrasound diagnostics.

Deputy Head of the Department for Educational and Methodological Work

Ms. Balysh, Elena (Mikhailovna)

MD, PhD, Associate Professor

PhD Dissertation (date of defense: 26.11.2014): “Acute coronary syndrome with ST segment elevation, complicated by the development of recurrent coronary events after drug reperfusion: features of the clinical picture, early predictors of retrombosis”. Assistant at the Department of Cardiology and Internal Diseases since 2015. More than 20 scientific publications in domestic and foreign periodicals.

Deputy Head of the Department for Scientific Work

Ms. Grigorenko, Elena (Alexandrovna)

MD, PhD, DSc Professor

Deputy Director for International Cooperation and analytical work of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center “Cardiology” Ex-chief visiting cardiologist of the Health Committee of the Minsk City Executive Committee. Excellent Worker of Public Health of the Republic of Belarus. PhD Dissertation (Year of defense: 2009) “Coronary atherosclerosis in people with metabolic syndrome: the state of the cardiovascular system, atherogenic changes in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, a comprehensive approach to diagnosis” Research interests: transplantology, cardiovascular risks.

Deputy Head of the Department for Medical Work

Ms. Martusevich, Natalia (Albertovna)

MD, PhD, Associate Professor

Chief visiting rheumatologist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus. Member of the Presidium of the Eurasian League of Rheumatologists, member of the Association of Rheumatologists of Russia, PhD Dissertation (Year of defense: 2000) “The state of the functional systems of the pituitary-adrenal glands, pituitary-gonads in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome”. Research interests: rheumatology, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis.

Deputy Head of the Department for International Cooperation

Ms. Statkevich, Tatiana (Vassilievna)

MD, PhD, Associate Professor

PhD dissertation (2011): “Myocardial infarction with underlying metabolic syndrome: clinical and biochemical parameters and structural and functional state of the cardiovascular system of patients, taking into account their psychological status”. The number of published works is 75, including 1 teaching manual. Research interests: acute coronary syndrome, reperfusion therapy for myocardial infarction, psychological status of patients.

Deputy Head of the Department for Educational Work

Ms. Voytko, Tatiana (Albertovna)

MD

The theme of thePhD dissertation: “The clinical picture of cystic fibrosis in adolescents and adults in the Republic of Belarus” (the dissertation is being prepared for defense). Member of the Belarusian Respiratory Society, co-founder and deputy chairman of the public organization of patients with cystic fibrosis “Save the Children”. 37 publications Research interests: pulmonology.

Professor

Mr. Gubkin, Sergey (Vladimirovich)

MD, PhD, DSc, Professor

Director of the Institute of Physiology of The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus PhD Dissertation (Year of defense: 1992): “Thermal imaging and scintigaphic characteristics of affected joints”. Doctoral Dissertation (Year of defense: 2008): “Chronic infection caused by the hepatitis C virus and liver pathology in rheumatic diseases”. Author of 142 scientific papers. Research interests: engineering devices in medicine.

Professor

Ms. Tsapayeva, Natalia (Leonidovna)

MD, PhD, DSc, Professor

PhD dissertation: “Method of active topical diagnostics of stenosing processes in the arteries in patients with coronary and peripheral atherosclerosis”, 1984. Doctoral dissertation: “New diagnostic approaches and methods of non-surgical revascularization of the myocardium in patients with distal coronary lesion”, 1999. Member of the European Society of Cardiology, member of the Belarusian Society of Cardiology, member of the International Association of New Technologies. Author of 185 scientific publications, 2 patents. Research interests: Collateral blood circulation. Microcirculatory and hemorheological disorders.

Associate Professor

Ms. Rudenko, Elena (Viktorovna)

MD, PhD, Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Mr. Rustamov, Mirzabek (Nadirovich)

MD, PhD, Associate Professor

PhD dissertation (1986):”Influence of sulphate calcium-magnesium-sodium and chloride-sodium drinking mineral waters on the functional state, trophism and mechanisms of regulation of the gastroduodenal region in patients with chronic gastroduodenitis and duodenal ulcer”. Vice-President of the Scientific Society of Gastroenterologists of Russia. Author of more than 250 printed works. Research interests: Clinical gastroenterology (acid - dependent and Helicobacter pylori-associated diseases, pathogenesis and sanogenesis of chronic gastritis and duodenal ulcer); intestinal microbiota, medical rehabilitation, balneology and physiotherapy; the use of non-pharmacological, natural preformed physical therapeutic factors in the treatment of gastroenterological diseases to reduce the drug load on the patient's body; functional gastroenterology (intragastric and intraduodenal pH-metry), ultrasonography of the digestive system.

Associate Professor

Mr. Gerasimionok, Dmitriy (Stanislavovich)

MD, PhD, Associate Professor

PhD dissertation (2013): “Acute large-focal myocardial infarction complicated by the development of brain infarction: clinical and instrumental diagnosis and pathogenetic therapy of vasocerebral ischemic complications” Number of publications: more than 50. Research interests: cardiology, neurology, blood rheology.

Associate Professor

Ms. Petrova, Ekaterina (Borisovna)

MD, PhD, Associate Professor

Science secretary of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center “Cardiology” Executive Secretary of the Scientific and Practical peer-reviewed journal “Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks”. PhD dissertation (2016): “Post-myocardial infarction sequelae in patients with abdominal obesity: left ventricular remodeling, assessment of exercise tolerance”, Number of publications: more than 70. Research interests: Cardiology, Functional diagnostics, Rehabilitation of the patients with cardiovascular diseases, Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome, Pathology of Thyroid Gland.

Assistant

Ms. Laskina, Olga (Valeriyevna)

MD

Executive Editorial Office Secretary of the Scientific and Practical peer-reviewed journal “Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks”. PhD dissertation is being prepared for defense. Member of the Belarusian Scientific Society of Cardiologists, member of the Belarusian Society of Therapists, member of the Belarusian Society of Anesthesiologists and Resuscitators, member of the organization “Belaya Rus”. Research interests: ECHO cardiography, extracorporeal detoxification methods.

Assistant

Ms. Moklaya, Elena (Viktorovna)

MD

Academic Teaching Staff – Department of Cardiology and Internal Diseases

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