Akzhunus Medalovna Dzheksenova, Associate Professor at the Department of Surgical Diseases, *Astana Medical University. In 2007, she graduated from the West Kazakhstan State Medical Academy named after M. Ospanov with a degree in General Medicine and received a physician's qualification. In 2016, she obtained her PhD degree at Astana Medical University. She has 17 years of professional experience. Her previous scientific interests were in bariatric and thoracic surgery; her current research interests include oncology and thoracic surgery. She is a member of the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Kazakhstan.