Pavel V. Balakhnin

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Head of The Department of Roentgenologic and Surgical Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment

Current position: Head of the Department of Roentgenologic and Surgical Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment, Medical Specialist in Roentgen Endovascular Diagnosis and Treatment

Academic degrees and titles: PhD

Affiliation: 68 Leningradskaya St., Pesochny, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Certificates:

• X-ray endovascular diagnostics and treatment
• Surgery
• Oncology

Education and research activities:

• 1994-2000 – Degree in Medicine from Kazakh National Medical University;
• 2000-2001 – Surgical Internship at the Hospital Surgery Department of I.P. Pavlov First State Medical University of St. Petersburg;
• 2001-2003 – Surgical Residency at the Department of Interventional Radiology and Operative Surgery of the Central Research Institute of Roentgeno-Radiology;
• 2006-2007 – Professional training certificate in ‘Organizational management: Management in Healthcare’, Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance;
• 2012 – PhD, dissertation topic ‘Significance of anatomy of liver arteries for interventional radiology’, the Russian Research Center for Radiology and Surgical Technologies.

Area of expertise:

• Interventional radiology (radiosurgery) in oncology, interventional oncology

Work experience:

• 2003-2007 – Surgeon at the Department of Interventional Radiology of the Central Research Institute of Roentgeno-Radiology;
• Research Specialist at the Department of Interventional Radiology;
• 2007-2012 – Surgeon, Head of the Department of Roentgenologic and Surgical Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment; Surgeon at City Clinical Oncological Dispensary;
• 2012-2021 – Head of the Department Head of the Department of Roentgenologic and Surgical Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment, Surgeon at St. Petersburg Clinical Research and Practical Center for Specialized Types of Medical Care (Oncology).

Research interests:

• Flat-detector computed tomography (FD-CT) in the diagnosis and treatment of tumors of various location;
• Interventional radiology in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular cancer;
• Interventional radiology in diagnosis and treatment of liver metastases;
• Percutaneous energy-based tumor ablation (cryoablation, microwave ablation etc.) in treatment of tumors of various location;
• Interventional radiology in treatment of oncological emergencies;
• Implanted arterial port catheters in treatment of tumors of various location;
• Vascular anatomy of the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) zone.

Additional Information:

Membership in professional associations:

• Member of the Russian Society of Intervention Oncoradiology (SIOR of Russia);
• Member of the Russian Society of Interventional Oncoradiology;
• Member of the Russian Scientific Society of Interventional Cardioangiologists (RNOIC);
• Member of the Interdisciplinary Society of Liver Tumor Specialists;
• Member of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRCE).

Publications:

• Author of 88 peer-reviewed papers and 2 patents

Awards:

• 2010 – Commendation for outstanding services in the field of health care and conscientious work from the Chief of Medicine of City Clinical Oncology Clinic, St. Petersburg;
• 2011 – Certificate of Merit for conscientious work in providing medical care by the Chief of Medicine of City Clinical Oncology Clinic, St. Petersburg;
• 2015 – Certificate of Merit for many years of work in the organization and provision of medical care to the population of St. Petersburg by the Health Committee of St. Petersburg;
• 2016 – Certificate of Merit for outstanding services in the field of health care and many years of conscientious work by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation;
• 2018 – Commendation for extraordinary personal contribution to the development of healthcare in St. Petersburg, high professionalism and long term dedicated work by the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg;
• 2019 – Excellent Worker of Public Health Badge for achievements in healthcare and many years of dedicated work awarded by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.