title: Nikolay Nikolayovich Blokhin (1912-1993): Patriarch of 20th century Russian medicine and surgery.
abstract: This paper focuses on the personal and professional life of Nikolay Nikolayevich Blokhin, an outstanding Russian surgeon and highly innovative oncologist. In addition to a highly successful clinical career, he was a member and President of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences and Director of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Experimental and Clinical Oncology. Although his reputation as a medical and political figure is firmly established within Russian medical history, his achievements in surgery and oncology now merit recognition by an international audience.
authors.affiliation: 1 AN Bakulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.|2 Research Institute for the History of Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Sergey P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Glyantsev
authors.affiliation: 3 Diveyevo NN Blokhin Central District Hospital, Diveyevo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexandr D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Koshelev
authors.affiliation: 1 AN Bakulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Yan G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Kolesnikov
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history*; D012426:Russia; D014586:USSR
keywords: History of surgery and oncology in the USSR; academician NN Blokhin