Shamil D. Akhmedov, MD, PhD, Professor Career: 1983: Graduation from the Tomsk State Medical Institute. Degree: Medical Doctor Board Certified in General Practice. 1984: Completion of the Residency Program in General Surgery (Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast). 1990: Senior Research Fellow at the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of the Research Institute for Cardiology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Tomsk, Russia). 1997–Present: Leading Research Fellow at the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of the Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences (Tomsk, Russia). 2009–2021: Deputy Director for Innovation and Strategic Development of the Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Science. Scientific research: An author of over 250 publications, including two monographs, four chapters in national and international books, and one methodological guide of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation. Memberships: Active member of the European, Asian, and Russian associations of cardiac surgeons. A member of Academic and Dissertation Counsels at the Cardiology Research Institute (Tomsk, Russia). An official science expert at the Skolkovo Foundation (Moscow) since 2011.