HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FACULTY AND HOSPITAL SURGERY №2
The department was founded in 1920.
In 1920, the State University of Central Asia was established, within which the medical faculty operated. Three initial surgical departments were created within this faculty: the Department of General Surgery, the Department of Hospital Surgery, and the Department of Faculty Surgery. Initially, each of these departments developed as a separate entity, but in 2005, with the formation of the Tashkent Medical Academy, the departments of Faculty and Hospital Surgery were merged into a single department.
HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENT
The first head of the Department of Hospital Surgery was appointed as Professor P.F. Borovsky, while Professor P.P. Sitkovsky was appointed as the head of the Department of Faculty Surgery. They made significant contributions to the establishment and functioning of these departments.
Professor Sitkovskiy P.P. (1882—1933)
Sitkovsky Pyotr Porfiryevich (1882–1933) — Soviet surgeon. He actively participated in organizing the first university in Central Asia, the Turkestan University in Tashkent. From 1920 to 1932, he served as a professor, head of the Faculty Surgery Clinic, and dean of the Medical Faculty at Turkestan University. In 1928, he established the first clinic of surgical dentistry in Central Asia.
P.P. Sitkovsky authored 30 scientific works dedicated to issues in abdominal and bone-plastic surgery. He described an important symptom of acute appendicitis (Sitkovskyʼs symptom); developed a method for catgut sterilization using iodine vapors (1911); and invented an original device for determining blood clotting, which was later improved by B.A. Yegorov (Sitkovsky-Yegorov apparatus).
P.P. Sitkovsky served as the secretary of the Society of Russian Surgeons in Moscow; actively participated in the compilation of the “Yearbook of Russian Medical Publications”; chaired the First Congress of Physicians of Turkestan (1922), convened at his initiative; and founded the first medical journal in Central Asia, The Turkestan Medical Journal.
Professor Borovskiy P.F.
Professor Pyotr Fokich Borovsky (1863–1932) was a versatile scientist who addressed numerous issues in surgery, including peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, liver and biliary tract diseases, ulcerative colitis, appendicitis, purulent wounds, and the treatment of malignant tumors. He was the first to identify the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Professor Orlov I.I.
After the death of Professor P.F. Borovsky, the Department of Hospital Surgery was headed by Professor Ivan Ivanovich Orlov (1888–1952). Professor Orlov was the first Peopleʼs Commissar of Health in Uzbekistan and an outstanding surgeon in the Soviet Union who engaged in diverse scientific activities. He researched and treated peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, duodenostasis, biliary tract diseases, intestinal obstruction, peritonitis, and many other abdominal surgical conditions.
I.I. Orlov was the first in Central Asia to address issues in neurosurgery and became a pioneer in establishing neurosurgical care in the Republic. He was also a trailblazer in the field of pulmonary tuberculosis surgery. Under Professor Orlovʼs leadership, the first blood transfusion room in Central Asia was created, which later became a blood transfusion station and, in 1940, was transformed into the Scientific Research Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
Professor Masumov S.A.
From 1951 to 1972, the Department of Hospital Surgery was headed by Professor Sadyk Alievich Masumov (1902–1972), a student of Professor I.I. Orlov. Professor Masumov was a Doctor of Medical Sciences, a professor, and an honored scientist of Uzbekistan during the Soviet period.
Professor S.A. Masumov began his surgical career in 1925 at the Red Cross Hospital in Tashkent under the guidance of Professor P.F. Borovsky. He later joined the Hospital Surgery Clinic of the Medical Faculty at the Central Asian University as an assistant. In 1938, he was appointed associate professor of the Department of Faculty Surgery.
In 1943, Professor S.A. Masumov became the head of the Department of General Surgery, and in 1951, he was appointed head of the Department of Hospital Surgery at the Therapeutic Faculty of Tashkent Medical Institute. While managing the surgical clinic, he actively advanced both pedagogical and surgical activities.
From 1972 to 1984, the Department of Hospital Surgery was headed by Academician V.V. Vakhidov.
Akademik Vohidov V.V
Vosit Vokhidovich Vokhidov (1917–1994) was a Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor, academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, honored scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and one of the founders of specialized surgical care in the Republic.
From 1961 to 1972, Academician V.V. Vokhidov served as the head of the Department of General Surgery, and from 1972 as the head of the Department of Hospital Surgery. While managing the department, he initiated the establishment of a Scientific Surgery Center in Uzbekistan. In 1974, the center was constructed and began providing specialized surgical care to the population of the Republic. Alongside his role as department head and director of the surgical center, Academician V.V. Vokhidov dedicated significant attention to the training of surgical specialists to further advance surgery in the Republic.
Academician V.V. Vokhidov focused on diseases such as esophageal and duodenal ulcers, pulmonary tuberculosis, tumors of the lungs and mediastinum, and surgical diseases of the liver, bile ducts, and pancreas. He was one of the first in the Republic to engage in the surgical treatment of cardiovascular diseases, performing operations on the aorta, major veins, and arteries. He also pioneered open-heart surgeries in Central Asia under hypothermic and artificial circulation conditions.
Professor Ryabuxin I.A.
In 1984, the department was headed by Professor Izrail Abramovich Ryabukhin.
Professor Vohidov O.V.
Since 1990, the department was led by Professor Odilbek Vositovich Vakhidov. He is remembered by colleagues and students as a professional in his field and a respected mentor to young people.
Akademik Nazirov F.G.
In 1995, Academician Feruz Gafurovich Nazirov was appointed as the head of the Department of Hospital Surgery and director of the Republican Specialized Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after Academician V. Vakhidov.
Professor Sitkovskiy P.P.
Professor Pyotr Porfiryevich Sitkovsky (1882–1933) served as the director of the Faculty Surgery Clinic at the Medical Faculty of the Central Asian State University from 1920 to 1930. He was the first dean of the medical faculty at this university and the founder of the Department of Faculty Surgery.
Professor P.P. Sitkovsky graduated from the Medical Faculty of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov in 1908. He authored more than 65 scientific works covering various aspects of surgery, primarily focused on bone reconstruction, surgical treatment of malignant tumors in abdominal surgery, and odontology. Professor P.P. Sitkovsky was also the organizer of the first two congresses of Central Asian surgeons and the Medical Scientific Council in Tashkent.
Professor Astrov M.S.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Astrov (1882–1957) — Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor, and honored scientist of Uzbekistan. Professor M.S. Astrov headed the Department of Faculty Surgery at Tashkent Medical Institute from 1932 to 1957.
Professor M.S. Astrov graduated from the Medical Faculty of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov in 1910. He authored more than 70 scientific works on endemic goiter, gunshot wounds to the brain, anaerobic infections in wounds, osteomyelitis, penetrating chest injuries, and issues of treatment and evacuation in wartime conditions.
Professor M.S. Astrov was a member of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan and served as chairman of the Council of Surgeons of Uzbekistan
Professor Postolov M.P
Professor Mikhail Petrovich Postolov (1913–1990) led the Department of Faculty Surgery at Tashkent State Medical Institute from 1958 to 1966.
Professor M.P. Postolov graduated from Kyiv Medical Institute in 1938. He authored more than 140 scientific works on surgical issues in wartime conditions, as well as on pathologies of the stomach, liver, and pancreas.
From 1966 to 1988, Professor M.P. Postolov served as the head of the Department of Surgical Diseases at the Faculty of Dentistry at Tashkent State Medical Institute.
Akademik Oripov Oʻ.O.
Oktam Oripovich Oripov (1927–2001) — Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor, honored physician of the Republic of Uzbekistan, honored scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and the New York Academy of Sciences, honorary doctor of Semmelweis Medical University in Budapest, and laureate of the Beruni State Prize in science and technology.
Academician O.O. Oripov led the Department of Faculty Surgery from 1966 to 1997 (with the exception of 1986–1990). During this period, from 1986 to 1987, Professor N.P. Pak temporarily served as department head, and from 1987 to 1990, N.A. Ryabukhin took over. In the 1980s and 1990s, the department was known as the Department of First Surgical Diseases, and in 1990 it was once again renamed the Department of Faculty Surgery.
Professor Nazirov F.
From 1997 to 2005, the Department of Faculty Surgery was led by Professor Farhod Nazirov.
Professor Farhod Nazirov graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Tashkent State Medical Institute in 1972. In 1978, he defended his candidate dissertation on the topic “Comparative Morphofunctional Assessment of the Gastric Mucosa Before and After Various Surgeries.” In 1991, he defended his doctoral dissertation in Moscow on the topic “Rationale for the Choice of Surgical Method for Duodenal Ulcer Disease.”
Professor Farhod Nazirov is the author of more than 160 scientific works.
In 2005, the First and Second Tashkent State Medical Institutes were merged, leading to the establishment of the Tashkent Medical Academy. The Department of Faculty and Hospital Surgery was organized within the academyʼs Faculty of Medical Pedagogy, formed through the consolidation of the previously separate departments of Faculty and Hospital Surgery. The first head of this unified department was appointed as Academician Feruz Gafurovich Nazirov, Doctor of Medical Sciences.
After graduating from Tashkent State Medical Institute in 1973, Feruz Gafurovich Nazirov began his career at the All-Union Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, now the Republican Specialized Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after Academician V. Vakhidov. Rising from a junior researcher to the centerʼs director, Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Nazirov made numerous advancements in both education and healthcare under his leadership.
The department established masterʼs programs in general surgery, thoracic surgery, and emergency surgery in addition to undergraduate studies. Modern information technology was integrated into the educational process, with classrooms equipped with educational software and digital medical visualization tools.
Since 2013, the department has been led by one of Academician F.G. Nazirovʼs talented students, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Professor Mirshavkat Miralimovich Akbarov.
In 2017, the Department of Faculty and Hospital Surgery at the Faculty of Medical Pedagogy in Tashkent Medical Academy was renamed the Department of Faculty and Hospital Surgery No. 2. Currently, this department is still headed by Professor Akbarov M.M. In addition to his role as department head, Professor Akbarov M.M. also serves as the Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Head of the Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery Department at the Republican Specialized Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after Academician V. Vakhidov.