Ivan Ivanovich Dedov leading a conscious reset
https://doi.org/10.14341/omet13327
Abstract
In the history and current status of Russian endocrinology, the personality of Academician Ivan Ivanovich Dedov occupies a special place. This article presents the unique contribution of the founder and President of the State Research Centre of the Russian Federation, the National Medical Research Centre for Endocrinology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Endocrinology Research Center, ERC, Centre), the Chief External Endocrinologist of the USSR and the Russian Federation, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences I.I. Dedov, to the development of fundamental and clinical endocrinology, primarily in terms of providing high-quality specialized care to citizens with metabolic disorders of the endocrine glands (obesity and diabetes mellitus). The article was prepared as part of a historical and scientific research project dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Endocrinology Research Centre, with a focus on the contributions of Academician I.I. Dedov as a world-class theoretical scientist, talented clinician, and effective healthcare organizer and manager.
About the Author
A. E. Uzhanov
Endocrinology Research Centre
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander E. Uzhanov, PhD. Social Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Military Sciences, Associate Professor at MGIMO University Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
11 Dm. Ulyanova str., Moscow, 117292
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1. Рисунок 1. Академик РАН Иван Иванович Дедов | |
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2. Рисунок 2. Иван Иванович Дедов — студент 4 курса ВГМИ (г. Воронеж), 1962 г. | |
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3. Рисунок 3. А.А. Войткевич (справа), И.И. Дедов на демонстрации, посвященной 50-летию Октябрьской революции (г. Обнинск, 1967 г.) | |
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4. Рисунок 4. Профессор кафедры факультетской терапии 1 ММИ им. И.М. Сеченова И.И. Дедов проводит разбор клинического случая с ординаторами, 1984 г. | |
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5. Рисунок 5. На кафедре факультетской терапии 1-го Московского медицинского института им. И.М. Сеченова, 1985 г. Первая слева — доцент кафедры факультетской терапии Г.А. Мельниченко, по центру слева — заведующий кафедры В.И. Маколкин, справа — заведующий курсом эндокринологии И.И. Дедов. | |
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6. Рисунок 6. Профессор И.И. Дедов в аудитории кафедры факультетской терапии 1-го ММИ им. И.Н. Сеченова, 1985 г. | |
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7. Рисунок 7. И.И. Дедов — заведующий кафедрой эндокринологии 1-го ММИ им. И.М. Сеченова | |
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8. Рисунок 8. И.И. Дедов с Евгением Ивановичем Чазовым (с 1987 по 1990 гг. — Министр здравоохранения СССР). | |
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9. Рисунок 9. Академик И.И. Дедов с коллективом Эндокринологического научного центра | |
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10. Рисунок 10. Руководитель Федерального агентства по высокотехнологичной медицинской помощи России И.И. Дедов с Генеральным секретарем ООН Кофи Аннаном, 2008 г. | |
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11. Рисунок 11. Академик Иван Иванович Дедов — основатель, директор, президент Национального медицинского исследовательского центра эндокринологии имени академика И.И. Дедова Минздрава России (с 1989 года по настоящее время) | |
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