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Prof. Vadim Georgievich Zilov MD, Doctor of medical Sci, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (2002). Head of the Department of Non-drug methods of treatment and clinical physiology of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia |
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Konstantin V. Sukhov MD, PhD, vice president, Russian Professional Medical Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Maria Tomkevich MD, Doctor of medical Sci, consultant of Polyclinic # 1 of the Business Administration for the President of the Russian Federation, Member of the Presidium of the Russian Professional Medical Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Moscow, Russia. |
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Elena Bogoslovskaya President of the Spanish Association of Hirudotherapy, practicing гирудотерапевт, a graduate of the LLC “Academy of hirudotherapy” (St. Petersburg, Russia). |
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Magdalene Westendorff DSc, Biologist and Natural health professional (Hirudotherapist), Eberswalde, Germany. |
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Dr. Jeena N Janardhanan (Jeena N. J.) МD, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Ophthalmology & ENT, VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakkal (Kerala) and faculty member of University of Calicut, India. |
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Oleg Kamenev MD, PhD, Hiruline corp., Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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Prof. Albert Krasheniuk MD, Doctor of medical Sci, Academy of Hirudotherapy Ltd., Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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Alexandr Kulanin MD, practicing clinician, President of the Association of hirudologists of the North Caucasus, Pyatigorsk, Russia. |
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Sergey Lebed’ko veterinarian, PhD (veterinary), Network of veterinary clinics Swans, Moscow, Russia |
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Professor Inessa Minenko MD, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Academician AMTN, Professor of Department of Non-drug methods of treatment and clinical physiology of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Russia). |
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Maciej Paruzel MD, a specialist in General Surgery and Hirudotherapy, President of the Polish Society of Hirudologist, Trzebnicy, Poland. |
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Alexandr Khardikov MD, Doctor of medical Sci, a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist, Assistant Professor of obstetrics and gynecology of the Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia. |
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Professor Gulnara Safiullina MD, Doctor of medical Sci, Department of Neurology, Reflexotherapy and Osteopathy, The State Budget Institution “Kazan State Medical Academy” of the Ministry of Health Russia, Kazan, Russia. |
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Alexandr Chistov MD, Russian Professional Medical Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Bryansk, Russia |
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Nina Barbora Evans PhD in progress, chemist & hirudotherapy practitioner. Director of the British Association of Hirudotherapy and Energyology Research & Coaching Institute, United Kingdom. |
Organizing Committee
Vadim G. Zilov
Vadim G. Zilov – Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (2002). Head of the Department of Non-drug methods of treatment and clinical physiology of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University Author of more than 480 scientific publications, including 12 monographs. Co-author of the opening of the …
Konstantin Sukhov
Konstantin Sukhov MD, PhD, vice-president of the Russian Professional Medical Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (RACAM), Moscow (Russia) Graduated with honors from the Medical Institute of Yakutsk State University (Yakutsk, 1985). Pupil of academician K.R.Sedov (RAMS of the USSR, Irkutsk – Krasnoyarsk); a doctor and researcher, Nobel prize laureate (1976) D.C.Gajdusek (National Institute of …
Maria Tomkevich
Maria Tomkevich Organizing Committee Deputy Chairman Maria Tomkevich is a MD, Doctor of medical Sci, consultant of Polyclinic # 1 of the Business Administration for the President of the Russian Federation, Member of the Presidium of the Russian Professional Medical Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Moscow, Russia Graduated from N.I.Pyrogov 2nd Moscow Medical Institute. …
Elena Bogoslovskaya
Elena Bogoslovskaya President of the Spanish Association of Hirudotherapy, practicing гирудотерапевт, a graduate of the LLC “Academy of hirudotherapy” (St. Petersburg, Russia). The main direction of work in recent years is hirudotherapy, its practical application, as well as introduction and development of scientific bases of hirudotherapy in Spain.
Magdalene Westendorff
Magdalene Westendorff – biologist, Doctor of biological Sciences (PhD), Natural health professional (Hirudothery). Freelance scientific collaborator in the Biebertaler Blutegelzucht GmbH (Biebertal, Germany). Member of the German Association of the promotion of therapies using Hirudinea and their species conservation. Graduated with honours from the Biological faculty of the Kiev State university, worked while studying time …
Dr. Jeena Neendoor Janardhanan
Dr. Jeena N Janardhanan (Jeena N. J.) – MD, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Ophthalmology & ENT, VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakkal (Kerala) and faculty member of University of Calicut, India. Practising Hirudotherapy for the past 10 years in Ayurvedic Ophthalmology and ENT from Govt Ayurveda College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Conducting an OP exclusive for …
Oleg Kamenev
Oleg Kamenev – MD, PhD, Hiruline corp., Saint Petersburg, Russia He is involved in research in the field of ecology, biology and behavior of the medicinal leech. For over 10 years he had educated doctors, and he is the also the author of two books on the subject.
Professor Albert Krasheniuk
Professor Abert Krasheniuk – MD, Doctor of medical Sci, Academy of Hirudotherapy Ltd., Saint Petersburg, Russia Graduated with honors from the 1-St Leningrad medical Institute named academician I.P.Pavlov (1971), and in 1974 – graduate biochemistry of the same Institute. The Creator of the first in the world purified live influenza vaccine, which was inspired more …
Alexandr Kulanin
Alexandr Kulanin – MD, practicing clinician, President of the Association of hirudologist of the North Caucasus, Pyatigorsk, Russia. A graduate of the Tomsk Medical Institute (1981), chief doctor of Pyatigorsk sanatorium «Mashuk» (1997-2004), since 2004 – Deputy General Director of LLC “AIK limited” (Pyatigorsk, Russia). Engaged hirudotherapy since 1987, the Organizer of the 6th Conference …
Inessa Minenko
Professor Inessa Minenko – MD, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Academician AMTN, Professor of Department of Non-drug methods of treatment and clinical physiology of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. The Head of the course of study on Herbal medicine and Hirudotherapy. Member of the Indian society for the study and treatment of pain …
Maciej Paruzel
Maciej Paruzel DM, a specialist in General Surgery and Hirudotherapy, President of the Polish Society of Hirudologist, Trzebnicy, Poland. Since 1996 he has worked at the Centre for limb replantation, Microsurgery, Hand Surgery and General Surgery in Trzebnicy (Poland), currently in Hospital Św.Jadwigi Sl. in Trzebnicy. Co-author of the first limb transplantation in Poland. A …
Gulnara Safiullina
Professor Gulnara Safiullina – MD, Doctor of medical Sci, Department of Neurology, Reflexotherapy and Osteopathy, The State Budget Institution “Kazan State Medical Academy” of the Ministry of Health Russia, Kazan, Russia. Head of cycles of thematic improvement for doctors on hirudotherapy, homeopathy, homotoxicology. She is studying clinical and neurophysiological aspects of diseases of nervous system, …
Alexandr Khardikov
Alexandr Khardikov – MD, Doctor of medical Sci, a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist, Assistant Professor of obstetrics and gynecology of the Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia. Graduated with honors from the Kursk State Medical Institute (1982). Pupil of academician of RANS M.G.Gazazyan (Kursk, Russia). For merits in practical health service awarded the Governor of Kursk oblast …
Alexander Chistov
Chistov Alexander – MD, practicing clinician, Doctor of Rehabilitation Medicine, a keen photographer, a member of the Russian Professional Medical Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (RACAM), Bryansk, Russia A graduate of the Medical faculty of the Smolensk State Medical Institute (1983). About fifteen years engaged in active revival and promotion of the use of …
Nina Barbora Evans
Nina Barbora Evans – PhD in progress, chemist & hirudotherapy practitioner. Director of the British Association of Hirudotherapy and Energyology Research & Coaching Institute, United Kingdom. She has over 20 years educational and business experience, is actively involved in coaching people to improve their performance and to swiftly implement ‘management transformation’ projects. Nina Barbora runs …
