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Leo Bokeria Antonovich
Great Georgian Surgeon
Redactor: Mariam Choladze
Mari choladze leo bokeria
Daily Life
? Leo Bokeria performs four to five operations a day. He has to his credit
some two thousand open-heart surgeries. He is also one of the world¡¯s
leading experts on the surgical treatment of arrhythmia. RIR invites
readers to witness a day of the Russian surgeon, who recently celebrated
his 70th birthday.
? The Bakulev Cardiovascular Center headed by Bokeria is the largest center
of its kind in the world. It performs more operations on children with
congenital heart disease than anywhere else on the planet: 3,700 a year
as compared with 1,000 at the largest US clinic, in Boston.
Picture this... The
director¡¯s office. By the
door: the Hippocratic
Oath. Massive furniture
and a lot of souvenirs
everywhere.
On the floor, a huge
stuffed lion that is
practically life-size. The
association is clear: the
name of the office¡¯s
occupant is Leo.
All about leo
? Winner of the Lenin and State Prize, Honored Scientist of Russia, Academician of RAMS,
chief cardiac surgeon of the Ministry of Health, MD, Professor .
? Born December 22, 1939 in the town of Ochamchira (Abkhazia). Father - BokeriaAnton
Ivanovich (1900-1943), Engineer. Mother - Bokeria Olga (1905-1971), teacher of
elementary school. Wife - Bokeria Olga (1940. born.), Head of Department Internal
Medicine Clinic propaedeutics Moscow Medical Academy and. M. Sechenov. Daughter -
Bokeria Ekaterina (1971. born.), PhD, cardiologist, neonatologist 67th Municipal
Hospital, Mr.. Moscow. The second daughter - Bokeria Olga (1973. born.), MD, PhD,
Senior Researcher NIISSH. Grandson - Hooke Anton Petrovich (1995. born.) schoolboy.
In 1965, L. A. Bokeria graduated from the 1st Moscow Medical Institute named and. M.
Sechenov and graduate studies at the Department of topographic anatomy and
operative surgery to Academician of AMS USSR in. V. Kovanov. In 1968, completed his
studies in graduate school, Leo Antonovich was distributed as a senior researcher at the
Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after a. N. Bakuleva, which forever linked his
life. From 1974 to 1977 headed the Laboratory of hyperbaric oxygenation. From 1977 to
1993 worked as Deputy Director for Science, the head of department of surgical
treatment of arrhythmia. From 1993 to 1994. Acting Director of the Institute of Cardiac
Surgery Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery named after a. N. Bakuleva RAMS. In
1994, after the death of a teacher and friend. I. Burakovsky was elected Director of the
Institute of Cardiac Surgery in the name. I. Burakovsky NTSSSH behalf of A. N. Bakuleva
Medical Sciences and Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery named after a. N.
Bakuleva RAMS.
Mari choladze leo bokeria
A day in the life of a heart surgeon
? Leo¡¯s personal time is determined primarily by sleep. He
sleeps roughly six hours a night. No matter where he is, he
tries to go to bed at the same time: at midnight or a little
after. He gets up at about 6:30. He has a simple schedule: I
arrive at the center, talk to two or three people in the space of
15 minutes and leave for the operating room. After the
operations, he usually has many meetings with colleagues and
guests, telephone conversations and mail.
? Bokeria is famous for allowing journalists into the holy of
holies, the operating theater
Mari choladze leo bokeria
RIR Dossier
? The operating theater is cold and brightly lit. A team is gathered round the operating
table: Bokeria, a nurse and two young assistant surgeons.
Bokeria is almost unrecognisable: his face is covered by a mask and thick glasses with
additional lenses. A heart operation is a delicate business, on top of which many of the
patients here are children.
? Leo bokeria is the Director of the Bakulev Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, a
chief heart surgeon of the Russia¡¯s Health and Social Development Ministry, the
president of the Health of the Nation League and member of the Public Chamber where
he chairs the Healthy Life commission. Born in Ochamchira, Abkhazia, Leo Bokeria was
educated at Moscow's First Medical Institute and holds a Doctor's degree in Medicine.
Since 1968, he has worked at the Cardiovascular Surgery Institute.
Bokeria has to his credit at least ten operations that he was the first to perform in
Russia. But the details are hidden behind a string of terms that only specialists
understand: ¡°trans-myocardial revascularization¡±, ¡°implantation of cardio-defibrillators¡±,
¡°dynamic cardio-myoplasty¡±, etc.
It was Bokeria who invented the method of hyperbaric oxygenation, which allows
surgeons to operate on virtually inoperable children by placing them in an altitude
chamber.

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  • 1. Leo Bokeria Antonovich Great Georgian Surgeon Redactor: Mariam Choladze
  • 3. Daily Life ? Leo Bokeria performs four to five operations a day. He has to his credit some two thousand open-heart surgeries. He is also one of the world¡¯s leading experts on the surgical treatment of arrhythmia. RIR invites readers to witness a day of the Russian surgeon, who recently celebrated his 70th birthday. ? The Bakulev Cardiovascular Center headed by Bokeria is the largest center of its kind in the world. It performs more operations on children with congenital heart disease than anywhere else on the planet: 3,700 a year as compared with 1,000 at the largest US clinic, in Boston.
  • 4. Picture this... The director¡¯s office. By the door: the Hippocratic Oath. Massive furniture and a lot of souvenirs everywhere. On the floor, a huge stuffed lion that is practically life-size. The association is clear: the name of the office¡¯s occupant is Leo.
  • 5. All about leo ? Winner of the Lenin and State Prize, Honored Scientist of Russia, Academician of RAMS, chief cardiac surgeon of the Ministry of Health, MD, Professor . ? Born December 22, 1939 in the town of Ochamchira (Abkhazia). Father - BokeriaAnton Ivanovich (1900-1943), Engineer. Mother - Bokeria Olga (1905-1971), teacher of elementary school. Wife - Bokeria Olga (1940. born.), Head of Department Internal Medicine Clinic propaedeutics Moscow Medical Academy and. M. Sechenov. Daughter - Bokeria Ekaterina (1971. born.), PhD, cardiologist, neonatologist 67th Municipal Hospital, Mr.. Moscow. The second daughter - Bokeria Olga (1973. born.), MD, PhD, Senior Researcher NIISSH. Grandson - Hooke Anton Petrovich (1995. born.) schoolboy. In 1965, L. A. Bokeria graduated from the 1st Moscow Medical Institute named and. M. Sechenov and graduate studies at the Department of topographic anatomy and operative surgery to Academician of AMS USSR in. V. Kovanov. In 1968, completed his studies in graduate school, Leo Antonovich was distributed as a senior researcher at the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after a. N. Bakuleva, which forever linked his life. From 1974 to 1977 headed the Laboratory of hyperbaric oxygenation. From 1977 to 1993 worked as Deputy Director for Science, the head of department of surgical treatment of arrhythmia. From 1993 to 1994. Acting Director of the Institute of Cardiac Surgery Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery named after a. N. Bakuleva RAMS. In 1994, after the death of a teacher and friend. I. Burakovsky was elected Director of the Institute of Cardiac Surgery in the name. I. Burakovsky NTSSSH behalf of A. N. Bakuleva Medical Sciences and Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery named after a. N. Bakuleva RAMS.
  • 7. A day in the life of a heart surgeon ? Leo¡¯s personal time is determined primarily by sleep. He sleeps roughly six hours a night. No matter where he is, he tries to go to bed at the same time: at midnight or a little after. He gets up at about 6:30. He has a simple schedule: I arrive at the center, talk to two or three people in the space of 15 minutes and leave for the operating room. After the operations, he usually has many meetings with colleagues and guests, telephone conversations and mail. ? Bokeria is famous for allowing journalists into the holy of holies, the operating theater
  • 9. RIR Dossier ? The operating theater is cold and brightly lit. A team is gathered round the operating table: Bokeria, a nurse and two young assistant surgeons. Bokeria is almost unrecognisable: his face is covered by a mask and thick glasses with additional lenses. A heart operation is a delicate business, on top of which many of the patients here are children. ? Leo bokeria is the Director of the Bakulev Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, a chief heart surgeon of the Russia¡¯s Health and Social Development Ministry, the president of the Health of the Nation League and member of the Public Chamber where he chairs the Healthy Life commission. Born in Ochamchira, Abkhazia, Leo Bokeria was educated at Moscow's First Medical Institute and holds a Doctor's degree in Medicine. Since 1968, he has worked at the Cardiovascular Surgery Institute. Bokeria has to his credit at least ten operations that he was the first to perform in Russia. But the details are hidden behind a string of terms that only specialists understand: ¡°trans-myocardial revascularization¡±, ¡°implantation of cardio-defibrillators¡±, ¡°dynamic cardio-myoplasty¡±, etc. It was Bokeria who invented the method of hyperbaric oxygenation, which allows surgeons to operate on virtually inoperable children by placing them in an altitude chamber.