38 Notable alumni of Moscow Medical Academy
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Moscow Medical Academy is ranked #1,106 in the world and #12 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 38 notable alumni from Moscow Medical Academy sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Moscow Medical Academy won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Zoya Mironova
1913-2008 (aged 95)
physician
Zoya Sergeyevna Mironova was a Russian speed skater and sports surgeon, one of the founders of the sports traumatology in the Soviet Union. She was the head surgeon of the Soviet Olympic team between 1952 and 1976, and personally operated on Olympic champions including Valentin Muratov, Sofia Muratova, Yury Vlasov, Alexander Yakushev and Aleksandr Karshakevich.
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2. Alexey Severtsev
1961-. (aged 65)
surgeon
Alexey Nikolaevich Severtsev is a Russian doctor of medicine sciences, professor in the hospital surgery department of the medical faculty in Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University and the chief surgeon of a chain of clinics “MEDSI”.
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3. Leonid Lazebnik
1941-. (aged 85)
gastroenterologist
Leonid Borisovich Lazebnik is a Russian physician, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor at the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, President of the Gastroenterology Scientific Society of Russia. Laureate of the 1999 Moscow Government Prize and 2000 Myasnikov Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Prize.
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4. Ursov Igor
1927-2002 (aged 75)
physician
Igor Grigorievich Ursov was a Soviet Russian tuberculosis specialist and organizer of public health who achieved tuberculosis control breakthroughs in Russia.
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5. Badma Bashankayev
1978-. (aged 48)
surgeon
politician
Badma Nikolayevich Bashankayev is a Russian surgeon and politician.
6. Igor Smirnov
1941-. (aged 85)
economist
engineer
politician
Igor Viktorovich Smirnov was a controversial Russian scientist best known for his role in Soviet-era mind control research as well as an obscure field of human behavior study he called "psychoecology". He was a son of Soviet Minister of State Security Viktor Abakumov, who was executed for his role in Joseph Stalin's political repressions.
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7. Amiran Revishvili
1956-. (aged 70)
cardiologist
Amiran Shota Revishvili, born February 11, 1956, is a cardiac electrophysiologist, and Director, A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery in Moscow. He is president of the Russian Scientific Society of Clinical Electrophysiology, Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing, which is the Russian organizational member of the European Heart Rhythm Society network.
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8. Anatoly Kudryavitsky
1954-. (aged 72)
translator
poet
linguist
writer
Anatoly Kudryavitsky is a Russian-Irish novelist, poet, editor and literary translator.
9. Nadezhda Troyan
1921-2011 (aged 90)
physician
partisan
scientist
university teacher
Nadezhda Viktorovna Troyan was a Soviet Russian intelligence officer who also served as a nurse in a partisan unit. She is most known for her role in the assassination of Wilhelm Kube, for which she and her fellow co-conspirators were honored with the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 29 October 1943.
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10. Alla Danko
1946-. (aged 80)
journalist
television presenter
Alla Georgievna Danko is a Russian TV presenter, journalist, and former announcer of Soviet Central Television.
11. Džamila Stehlíková
1962-. (aged 64)
physician
pedagogue
university teacher
politician
Džamila Stehlíková, née Ordabayeva (born 6 February 1962, in Almaty) is a Kazakh-born Czech politician and a doctor. She is a member of the Czech Green Party (Czech Green Party), and was the Minister for Human Rights and Minorities from 2007 to 2009.
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12. Ogtay Shiraliyev
1950-2025 (aged 75)
politician
physician
Ogtay Shiraliyev Kazim oglu was an Azerbaijani academic and politician who served as the Minister of Healthcare of Azerbaijan Republic from 2005 to 2021.
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13. Alexei Abrikosov
1875-1955 (aged 80)
university teacher
author
pathologist
Aleksey Ivanovich Abrikosov was a Soviet pathologist and a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1939–1955) and the Soviet Academy of Medical Sciences (1944–1955).
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14. Sergey Gauthier
1947-. (aged 79)
surgeon
scientist
Sergey Vladimirovich Gauthier is a Russian surgeon and transplantologist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 2013), Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (since 2011), Chief Transplantologist of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Medical Sciences (Dsc).
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15. Valentin Pokrovsky
1929-2020 (aged 91)
physician
epidemiologist
infectious disease physician
Valentin Ivanovich Pokrovsky was a Soviet and Russian medical scientist, epidemiologist and infectionist.
16. Vladimir Serbsky
1858-1917 (aged 59)
forensic psychiatrist
Vladimir Petrovich Serbsky was a Russian psychiatrist and one of the founders of forensic psychiatry in Russia. The author of The Forensic Psychopathology, Serbsky thought delinquency to have no congenital basis, considering it to be caused by social reasons.
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17. Maxim Konchalovsky
1875-1942 (aged 67)
physician
Maxim Petrovich Konchalovsky was a Russian and Soviet doctor, close clinician, founder of the school of internal medicine clinic.
18. Pyotr Gannushkin
1875-1933 (aged 58)
psychiatrist
Pyotr Borisovich Gannushkin was a Russian psychiatrist who developed one of the first theories of psychopathies known today as personality disorders. He was a student of Sergei Korsakoff and Vladimir Serbsky. Not only did he manage to delineate certain organizational tasks of social psychiatry, but he also clearly formulated the main methodological aim of social psychiatrists, to combine methods of...
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19. Alexandr Podrabinek
1953-. (aged 73)
editing staff
dissident
writer
journalist
human rights defender
Alexander Pinkhosovich Podrabinek is a Soviet dissident, journalist and commentator. During the Soviet period he was a human rights activist, being exiled, then imprisoned in a corrective-labour colony, for publication of his book Punitive Medicine in Russian and in English.
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20. Valery Shumakov
1931-2008 (aged 77)
physician
transplant surgeon
university teacher
surgeon
Valery Ivanovich Shumakov was a Russian surgeon and transplantologist, famous for being the founding father of organ transplants in Russia and was a pioneer of artificial organ surgery.
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21. Arkady Arkanov
1933-2015 (aged 82)
humorist
lyricist
poet
short story writer
television presenter
Arkady Mikhailovich Arkanov was a Russian writer, doctor, playwright and stand-up comedian.
22. Jonas Basanavičius
1851-1927 (aged 76)
journalist
linguist
writer
historian
ethnographer
Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival. He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often given the informal honorific title of the "Patriarch of the Nation" (Lithuanian: tautos patriarchas) for his contributions.
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23. Leyla Adamyan
1949-. (aged 77)
physician
obstetrician
gynecologist
Leyla Vladimirovna Adamyan is a Soviet and Russian obstetrician-gynecologist, doctor of medical sciences, teacher, professor of Armenian descent.
24. Konstantin Buteyko
1923-2003 (aged 80)
physician
Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko was a Soviet physician and the creator of the Buteyko method for the treatment of asthma and other breathing disorders.
25. Sergei Korsakoff
1854-1900 (aged 46)
psychiatrist
psychologist
Sergei Sergeyevich Korsakov was a neuropsychiatrist from the Russian Empire, known for his studies on alcoholic psychosis. His name is lent to the eponymous Korsakov's syndrome and Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome.
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26. Mikhail Chumakov
1909-1993 (aged 84)
biologist
virologist
Mikhail Petrovich Chumakov was a Soviet Russian microbiologist and virologist most famous for conducting pivotal large-scale clinical trials that led to licensing of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) developed by Albert B. Sabin.
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27. Mikhail Davydov
1947-2025 (aged 78)
scientist
oncologist
surgeon
Mikhail Ivanovich Davydov was a Russian doctor and medical scientist. He received the Russian State Prize Laureate, was an Honored Science Worker of the Russian Federation, Director of the Russian Cancer Research Center, member of the Presidium and Academician of RAS, member and President of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
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28. Anton Chekhov
1860-1904 (aged 44)
playwright
journalist
physician
satirist
short story writer
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer, widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three...
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29. Mehriban Alieva
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
ophthalmologist
Mehriban Arif gizi Aliyeva is an Azerbaijani politician and former physician who is the First Vice President and First Lady of Azerbaijan.
30. Valeri Polyakov
1942-2022 (aged 80)
astronaut
physician
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. He is the record holder for the longest single stay in space, staying aboard the Mir space station for more than 14 months (437 days, 18 hours) during one trip. His combined space experience was more than 22 months.
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31. Ivan Sechenov
1829-1905 (aged 76)
philosopher
psychologist
mathematician
engineer
physiologist
Ivan Mikhaylovich Sechenov was a Russian psychologist, physiologist, and medical scientist.
32. Nikolay Sklifosovsky
1836-1904 (aged 68)
university teacher
physiologist
surgeon
Nikolai Vasilyevich Sklifosovsky was a Russian surgeon and physiologist of Moldavian origin. He was born near the town of Dubăsari, which is now in Transnistria.
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33. Sergey Petrovich Botkin
1832-1889 (aged 57)
physician
Sergey Petrovich Botkin was a Russian clinician, therapist, and activist, one of the founders of modern Russian medical science and education. He introduced triage, pathological anatomy, and post mortem diagnostics into Russian medical practice.
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34. Boris Borisovich Yegorov
1937-1994 (aged 57)
science astronaut
astronaut
physician
Boris Borisovich Yegorov was a Soviet physician and cosmonaut who became the first physician to travel to space. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) and received his medical degree from the Moscow Medical Institute in 1961.
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35. Alexander Prokopyev
1986-. (aged 40)
politician
Alexander Sergeyevich Prokopyev is a Russian politician and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.
36. Alexander Luria
1902-1977 (aged 75)
anthropologist
psychologist
special education teacher
physician
Alexander Romanovich Luria was a Soviet neuropsychologist, often credited as a father of modern neuropsychology. He developed an extensive and original battery of neuropsychological tests during his clinical work with brain-injured victims of World War II, which are still used in various forms. He made an in-depth analysis of the functioning of various brain regions and integrative processes of the...
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37. Oleg Atkov
1949-. (aged 77)
astronaut
physician
Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov is a Russian cardiologist and former Soviet cosmonaut. With a doctorate from the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Atkov was chosen to be the health specialist on board Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-11. After Atkov's rather long time in space, he returned to work at the Myasnikov Institute of Clinical Cardiology to continue his research on the...
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38. Nikolai Pirogov
1810-1881 (aged 71)
physician
scientist
anatomist
surgeon
Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov was a Russian scientist, medical doctor, pedagogue, public figure, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847), one of the most widely recognized Russian physicians. Considered to be the founder of field surgery, he was the first surgeon to use anaesthesia in a field operation (1847) and one of the first surgeons in Europe to...
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