Bokeriya Leo Antonovich

DEPARTMENT OF INTERACTIVE PATHOLOGY SURGICAL TREATMENT

Position

President of A.N. Bakulev Center of the Russian Ministry of Health
Chief consultant cardiovascular surgeon of the RF Ministry of Health
Head of Department of interactive pathology surgical treatment
cardiovascular surgeon

Academic degree / category

PhD in Medicine, Professor, Academician of the RAS

Education

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute USSR MH, speciality «general medicine», 1965

Scientific activity

More than 180 patents for inventions, utility models and innovation proposals.
Scientific publications:
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Personal achievements

Leo Antonovich Bokeria is a leading cardiac surgeon, a well-known scientist and organizer of medical science.
He was born 22 December 1939 in the city of Ochamchira, Abkhaz ASSR. In 1965, L. A. Bockeria graduated from the 1st Moscow Medical Institute named after I. M. Sechenov and entered the graduate school at the Department of topographic anatomy and operative surgery under V. V. Kovanov, Academician of the AMS USSR. In 1968, having completed his postgraduate studies, Leo Antonovich was assigned as a senior researcher to the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after A. N. Bakulev, with which he connected his life forever.
In 1968 he defended his MD thesis, in 1973 - his PhD thesis. From 1974 to 1977 he headed the laboratory of hyperbaric oxygenation. From 1977 to 1993 he worked as Deputy Director for Science, Head of the Department of surgical treatment of heart rhythm disorders. In February 1994 he was elected an active member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. From September 1994, Leo Antonovich Bockeria was acting, from November 1994 (until 2019) - Director of SCCVS named after A. N. Bakulev. Since 1994, Leo Antonovich Bockeria has been the Chairman of the Academic Council and the Chairman of the Thesis Council of SCCVS named after A. N. Bakulev.
The international recognition of Leo Antonovich Bockeria’s work is his election an active member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (1991), a member of the European Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons and the International Cardiothoracic Center of Monaco (1992), a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences (1997), a member of the Faculties of a number of regular international conferences in France, Italy, Switzerland, a member of the editorial boards of journals in the USA, Great Britain. Leo Antonovich Bockeria repeatedly traveled abroad to perform demonstrative operations and performed the first successful operations for tachyarrhythmias in Italy and Poland. Of special note is the election of L. A. Bockeria in 1998 an Honorary Member of the American College of Surgeons, the highest title in the surgical hierarchy. Since 2003, Leo Antonovich has been a member of the Panel (Consul) of the European Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons.
Leo Antonovich Bockeria has been President of the Russian Scientific Society of Cardiovascular Surgeons since 1995. In this position, he secured conducting regular congresses with wide participation in them of nursing personnel, young professionals, attracted leading foreign surgeons to give lectures and perform demonstrative operations.
Leo Antonovich Bockeria is the editor-in-chief of a number of journals: «Pediatric diseases of the heart and blood vessels», «Bulletin of A. N. Bakulev SCCVS RAMS», «Cardiovascular Diseases», «Creative Cardiology», «Annals of Arrhythmology», «Clinical Physiology of Circulation», «Bulletin of Lymphology», information collection «Cardiovascular Surgery». Together with V.S. Saveliev, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, L.A. Bockeria is the editor-in-chief of the journal «Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery». Also, Leo Antonovich was the initiator of the creation of the popular science edition «Doctor».
In June 2003, Leo Bockeria was elected President of the All-Russian public organization «League of Nation's Health», in the creation of which the most prominent scientists, figures of literature and art, athletes, politicians and businessmen participated. The objective of the League is to achieve the creation of a model for the self-development of medicine, to develop «sport for all», to strengthen the family, to spread the experience of a healthy and active lifestyle, to create conditions for the spiritual and physical development of the individual, the revival of national cultural traditions. Since 2003, Leo Bockeria has been a member of the Panel of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
In 2011, Leo Antonovich Bockeria was elected Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Prizes, honorary titles and awards:
Laureate of the Lenin Prize (1976)
Honorary citizen of Poti (1985)
Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1986)
Active member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (1991)
Member of the Scientific Board of the International Cardiothoracic Center of Monaco (1992)
Active member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (1994)
Honored scientist of the RF (1994)
Memorial sign «For courage and love for the Fatherland. 1941-1945» (1996)
National award «Person of the year» (1996, 1997, 1999, 2002-2009)
Honorary member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences (1997)
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (1999)
Georgian Order of Dignity and Honor (1999)
Order of the Holy right-believing tsarevich Dimitry, wonderworker of Moscow and Uglich «For works of mercy» (1999)
Honorary citizen of Tbilisi (1999)
Honorary member of the American College of Surgeons (1999)
Gold medal of B. V. Petrovsky «To the outstanding surgeon of the world» (2001)
Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh II class (2001)
Vernadsky's Star (2001)
Laureate of Akaki Tsereteli Prize (2001)
Medal «For services to the national healthcare» (2002)
Laureate of the State Prize of the RF (2002)
Medal of the Laureate of the International Association of children funds (2002)
Badge in honor of the day of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) «Civil Valor» (2003)
Badge-medal «Honor and Benefit» (2003)
Laureate of the State Prize of the RF in the field of science and technology (2003)
International Prize «Golden Hippocrates» (2003)
Member of the Panel of the European Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (2003)
Badge-order «Patron» (2004)
RAS «Triumph» Prize in science (2004)
Laureate of the Prize of the Government of the RF in the field of science and technology (2004)
Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts «Worthy» (2004)
Medal of honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts (2004)
Order of international ambassadors (2004)
Order «For honor, valor, creation, mercy» (2004)
Medal «To the faithful son of Russia. Matvey Platov» II class (2005)
Medal «Public recognition. 60 years of Victory» (2005)
Medal of I. I. Kartukov (2005)
Memorial badge «75 years of Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous district – Yugra» (2005)
Order of N. I. Pirogov (2005)
Medal of the Order «Spiritual unity of the peoples of the world» (2005)
European Avicenna Medal (2005)
Order Nikolay Pirogov (2005)
Medal of E. N. Meshalkin (2006)
Medal of the Order «Great Victory» (2006)
Order of Peter the Great (2006)
Special national award «Kremlin Grand» with the honorary title «Leading light of medicine» (2006)
Badge-order «For mercy» (2006)
Honorary diamond Order «Public recognition» (2006)
Order «For honor and dignity», «Kremlin Grand» Prize (2006)
Order «Pride of Russia» (2006)
Order of Kuzbass «Key of friendship» (2006)
Gold star «Honor, pride and glory of Russia» (2006)
Order «Kind Angel of the world» (2006)
«Scientist of the decade» (2007)
Order «Sovereign Rus» (2007)
Order of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina the enlightener of Georgia, IV class (2007)
Laureate of the All-Russian competition «National Treasure» (2007)
Medal «For services to the Chechen Republic» (2007)
Order of F. E. Dzerzhinsky (2007)
Medal «Man of the year» (2007)
Medal of I. I. Mechnikov (2008)
Medal «To the 100th Anniversary of Academician B.V. Petrovsky» (2008)
Order of «Honour», «Sovereign» award with the title «Support of honest business» and the honorary title «Outstanding cardiac surgeon of our time» (2008)
Medal «Dunk» (2008)
Medal of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences «For practical contribution to the nation health strengthening» (2008)
Medal «Victor Rozov. For contribution to the national culture» (2008)
Commemorative certificate «On entering the name of the Cavalier of the highest public awards of Russia in the Golden Fund of Russia» (2008)
Medal «Peter the Great. For dedicated work» (2008)
Order of Saint Daniel (2008)
Order of Kadyrov (2009)
A. N. Kosygin Prize «For great achievements in solving the problems of the Russian economy development» (2009)
Award of the city of Moscow in the field of medicine «For the development and implementation in clinical practice of a new biological heart valve «Bioglis» (2009)
Medal «For valiant labor» - for merits in healthcare (2009)
Honorary medical badge «Red Cross» - for merits in the development of healthcare (2009)
Honorary title «Person of the year» (2010)
Elected foreign active member - Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2010)
Elected Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2011)
Elected Honorary Professor of M.V. Lomonosov MSU (2011)
Diploma of the Panel of the RAMS for organizing and holding the All-Russian Scientific Conference of young medical scientists «Innovative Technologies in Medicine of the 21st Century» (2012)
Laureate of the CIS interstate award «Stars of the Commonwealth» for a major contribution to science and education, culture and art, humanitarian activities.