Military history of I.F. Bush Department of General Surgery of S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy: To the 225th anniversary

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The paper marks the 225th anniversary of the Department of General Surgery of S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy. This memorable occasion highlights the department’s invaluable contribution to surgery and medical education in Russia. Despite inconsistencies in available historical records, the official date of establishment of the department is September 17, 1800, when Professor Ivan F. Bush, the first department head, delivered an introductory lecture. Throughout its lengthy history, the department has changed its name several times: from the Department of Theoretical Surgery to the Department of Theoretical and Practical Surgery, and then to the Department of Surgical Pathology to the Department of General Surgery. However, its purpose has always been the professional training of future surgeons. The department has always been led by prominent surgeons, each contributing significantly to its development. The majority of department heads had the appropriate military experience to teach there. The department has a long legacy of research into wound healing, wound infections, combat injuries, and other relevant issues of military surgery. Currently, the training of all students, from cadets to military physicians, remains focused on military medicine. The accumulated clinical experience is widely incorporated in training and serves as the foundation for research into relevant issues of military surgery, wound healing, and combat injuries. As a result, the Department of General Surgery successfully combines military physician training with specialized and high-tech care for wounded patients, emphasizing the inextricable link between its teaching and research activities and the practical needs of military medicine.

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Sergey Ya. Ivanusa

Military Medical Academy

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Email: vmeda-nio@mil.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3948-6928
SPIN-code: 8752-1600

MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), professor

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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