Rzaev Jamil Afetovich
Education & Academic Degrees
- 1996: Graduated from the Medical Faculty of Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy with a degree in General Medicine.
- 2005: Defended his Candidate of Sciences (PhD) dissertation in Neurosurgery on "Differentiated Application of the Transglabellar Transethmoidal Approach in the Surgical Treatment of Large and Giant Tumors of the Sellae Region."
- May 2018: Defended his Doctor of Sciences (Dr. Sci.) dissertation on "Differentiated Surgical Treatment of Facial Pain" at the Dissertation Council of the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine (Moscow), specializing in Neurosurgery.
Professional Experience
- Since 2012: Chief Physician and Neurosurgeon at the Federal Center of Neurosurgery (Novosibirsk).
- Since 2013: Affiliated with the Institute of Medicine and Psychology at Novosibirsk State University (NSU).
- Since September 2017: Associate Professor at the Department of Neuroscience, NSU, leading the Neurosurgerycourse.
- Conducts lectures, practical seminars, and simulation training for young neurosurgeons, focusing on skull base and posterior fossa surgery.
- Supervises medical residents, guides clinical case discussions, and mentors students in research.
- Since 2021: Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Novosibirsk State Medical University.
Research & Publications
- Author of 180+ publications, 2 monographs, and 4 textbooks.
- Hirsch Index: Scopus – 9, RSCI – 10.
- Research interests:
- Skull base surgery, spinal surgery, functional neurosurgery, neuromodulation.
- Innovative pain management techniques, intraoperative neurophysiology in posterior fossa surgery.
Conferences & Professional Engagement
- Regular speaker at international and Russian neurosurgical conferences.
- Founder of "SibNeuro" – the Association of Neurosurgeons of the Siberian Federal District.
- Organizes:
- Visiting programs for international experts.
- Training courses for regional neurosurgeons.
- Specialized neurosurgical skill labs.
Professional Memberships
- St. Petersburg Neurosurgical Society
- Russian Association of Neurosurgeons
- SibNeuro (Siberian Association of Neurosurgeons)
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
- North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS)
- International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
- World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN)
- North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- Walter E. Dandy Neurosurgical Society
- Japanese Neurosurgical Society (JNS)
