Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University

Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University is an educational institution with rich historic traditions that offers a wide range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services; it is also one of the highest-rated research medical centers. Founded in 1897 as first Russian Medical Institute for Women, for more than 60 years it was known all over the world as the First Leningrad I.P. Pavlov Medical Institute.
For all these years the University has been promoting medical science and maintaining public health. We prepare highly qualified specialists to improve methods of diagnostics and treatment and to develop new medical technologies.
The University contributes considerably to development of Medical Sciences and Health Care Services in Russia and it is recognized in the world as a big center for training specialists in various medical areas. The University has a great scientific - teaching potential and has good relations with many Medical Schools and Institutions in different countries.
Over 30 scientists, clinicians, prominent statesmen and public figures from around the world were given Honorary Doctorates at our University; among them are: Dr. Dieter Bumann – a notable educationist and public figure, Germany; Dr. Patrick B. Storey – a former Associate Dean of the International Medicine Program in the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, USA; Dr. Axel Arthur Fauser – Director of the European Institute for Research and Development of Transplantation; Dr. Michael Dewar – an outstanding cardiothoracic surgeon, USA, etc.
International collaboration is impossible without continuous interaction that implies exchange of experience and organizing joint events. Following this principle, our University annually hosts different scientific events with participation of overseas colleagues: collaborative research laboratories, master-classes, workshops, conferences, symposia, etc.
About 50 scientific and practical events, including those that engage international participants, are held at our University every year. Many of them have become traditional – for example, the International conference «Current problems in Experimental and Clinical Medicine» and the International Ophthalmology Congress «The White Nights».