Born April 7, 1947 in g. Yakutsk in a military family.
In 1974 he graduated from the Faculty of preparation of doctors of the Military Medical Academy (VMA) of. S. M. Kirov (r. Saint-Petersburg).
He served in the Army at the surgeon, a senior intern surgical clinic.
Since 1980 works in the Naval Academy at the teacher, then senior lecturer Department of Hospital Surgery. Then became head of the department of cardiovascular surgery.
Since 1991 - Head of the Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery of. Academician P. A. Kupriyanov with WMA.
In April 1992 he was appointed Chief of the Military Medical Academy.
At the same time since 1993 - the chief cardiac surgeon, Mr.. Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region.
. 5 July 1999 was appointed Minister of Public Health.
. On September 16, 1999 - Member of the Board of the Federal Mandatory Medical Insurance Fund.
. In October 1999 he became deputy chairman of the Governmental Commission on Health.
. May 18, 2000 was appointed Minister of Health of RF Government Mikhail Kasyanov.
. MD, Ph.D., Professor
. Do not leave medical practice, even becoming a minister.
Corresponding Member of the Russia Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS). Vice-president of Russia Academy of Natural Sciences. Honorary Doctor of the All-Russia Scientific Center of Surgery RAMS.
. Member of the New York Academy of Sciences (1995), Academician of the Italian Academy of Sciences.
. Board member of several scientific and medical societies.
. Honored Worker of Science.
. Author of more than 300 publications.
. Colonel-General of Medical Service.
. Married
. Wife - artist. Has two children.