The Academician B. A. Korolev Specialized Cardiac Surgery Clinical Hospital (official name — Research Institute — B. A. Korolev Specialized Cardiac Surgery Clinical Hospital) is a state medical institution of Nizhny Novgorod Region specializing in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. It is named after Boris Alekseevich Korolev — a professor, head of the Department of Hospital Surgery at the Gorky Medical Institute, and a Hero of Socialist Labor. It is the only institution in Nizhny Novgorod Region that performs operations for acute aortic dissection and rupture, as well as heart transplantation.[1]
Activities
The hospital performs the full range of heart operations. According to the institution's staff, whereas in the early 2000s operations were performed mainly on patients under 60, the adoption of minimally invasive techniques — procedures done through punctures rather than a large incision — has made treatment available to people over 80.[1] The surgeons of the cardiac center have more than 100,000 successful operations to their credit.[1] The institution also works under the national project "Healthcare," as part of the program "Combating Cardiovascular Diseases."[2]
The hospital's chief physician is Anton Maksimov.[2] Among its units is the 2nd Cardiac Surgery Department, which specializes in operations for acute aortic pathology; its head, Sergey Zhurko, was awarded the Academician B. A. Korolev Prize in 2023.[1]
Modernization of the operating block (2024)
In 2024, the hospital launched a large-scale modernization of its operating block, funded by the regional budget. Of the six operating rooms for open surgery, two had been completely renovated by December 2024, and in the remaining four the renovation work was in its final stage.[2] The previous major overhaul of the operating block had been carried out in 2008.[2] The work included an updated ventilation system with high-efficiency filters and quartz air disinfection, gas consoles for connecting equipment to oxygen and carbon dioxide, antistatic flooring in place of the old floor coverings, and special lighting that reduces the strain on surgeons' peripheral vision.[2]
"Quarter of Health" project
The modernization of the operating unit became part of the regional "Health Quarter" project, which provides for merging the grounds of the cardiac surgery hospital and the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Clinical Hospital into a single treatment and diagnostic complex.[2] The project, presented in November 2024 to deputies of the Regional Legislative Assembly by Deputy Governor Andrey Chicherin, calls for centralizing the laboratories, food service, transport, and building maintenance, building a guesthouse for patients and their relatives, and a helipad for air ambulance service.[3] A separate component of the "Health Quarter" is to be the creation of a new cardiology center next to the hospital, which, according to estimates, will make it possible to perform 500 additional operations a year and eliminate waiting lists for surgical procedures.[3]
Staff
In 2026, Vladimir Chiginev, a leading research fellow at the B. A. Korolev Clinical Hospital, was awarded the honorary title "Honorary Citizen of Nizhny Novgorod Region." The award was presented on November 4, 2026, at a ceremony in the Rukavishnikov Estate in Nizhny Novgorod in the presence of Governor Gleb Nikitin and the chairman of the Legislative Assembly, Evgeny Lyulin.[4]
Links
- Official website (medsestra52.ru)
Sources
- Nizhegorodskaya Pravda — Cardiac surgeon Sergey Zhurko awarded the Academician B. A. Korolev Prize
- Vremya N — A large-scale modernization of the operating unit is underway at the Nizhny Novgorod Cardiology Center
- GIPERNN — Projects for two medical quarters presented in Nizhny Novgorod Region
- NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Five Nizhny Novgorod residents named honorary citizens of the region, Nizhny Novgorod News
- V gorode N — Man dies in a clinic corridor in Kanavinsky District
- Nizhny Seychas RF — Outstanding Nizhny Novgorod residents presented with awards on National Unity Day