Professor I.V. Gaivoronsky — an outstanding domestic scientist-anatomist and teacher

On February 2, 2024, the prominent Russian morphologist, head of the department of normal anatomy at the Kirov Military Medical Academy to MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.) Professor Ivan V. Gaivoronsky. Ivan V. was born in the town of Kadievka, Voroshilovgrad region, in 1954. On February 2, 2024, a prominent Russian morphologist, Professor Ivan V. Gaivoronsky became the head of the Department of Normal Anatomy at the Kirov Military Medical Academy to Doctor of Medical Sciences. Ivan V. was born in the town of Kadievka in the Voroshilovgrad region in 1954. In 1973, after graduating from the Starooskolsky Medical School, he entered the Kirov Military Medical Academy, from which he graduated in 1979 with a gold medal. He then studied in an adjunct course at the Department of Normal Anatomy. After completing his studies and defending his dissertation within the walls of his native alma mater, he worked his way up from a teacher to the head of one of the oldest departments, the Department of Normal Anatomy, which he has headed for 35 years. Professor I.V. Gaivoronsky pays great attention to solving modern scientific problems of morphology: collateral circulation, medical craniology, morphology of a gunshot wound, applied problems according to the needs of surgical practice, study of individual and typical characteristics of the human body, development of innovative technologies for the production and preservation of anatomical preparations for scientific and educational purposes, and improvement of the educational process in the departments of morphological profile and history of anatomy. He created a scientific morphological school, which trained 11 doctors and 63 medical science candidates. Professor I.V. Gaivoronsky is the author of polymer embalming technology, which has radically changed the principle of teaching fundamental medical disciplines. Thanks to the development of numerous innovative areas, numerous scientific studies, and use of the latest equipment in the educational process, the Department of Normal Anatomy of the Kirov Military Medical Academy, under the leadership of Professor I.V. Gaivoronsky, became one of the best methodological and scientific centers in the Russian Federation, dealing with the most pressing problems of modern morphology. For his great contribution to the development of domestic science and the organization of the educational process, Professor I.V. Gaivoronsky was twice awarded the Government of the Russian Federation Prize in the field of education. He was awarded the honorary titles “Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation” and “Honored Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation”, Academician of the Russian Military Medical Academy, and Honorary Doctor of the Kirov Military Medical Academy. He was also awarded the Order of Honor and the Medal of the Order for Services to the Fatherland, II degree.