Vitaly Veniaminovich Pochinko (died September 11, 2026, in his 82nd year) was a pathologist of the highest qualification category, a Candidate of Medical Sciences, and chief pathologist of the Ministry of Health of Nizhny Novgorod Region, who for more than thirty years headed the pathology department of the N. A. Semashko Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital.[1][2] One of the oldest representatives of the regional pathology service, he devoted more than half a century to medicine.[1][3]
Career
From 1991, Pochinko headed the pathology department of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital named after N. A. Semashko and led it for over thirty years.[1][2] At the same time he carried out scientific work: he took part in research on the diagnosis of tumor diseases and in the development of telemorphology.[2][3] Over the years of his practice, Pochinko trained several generations of physicians, serving as a mentor to many of the department's specialists.[1][3]
Death
Vitaly Pochinko died on September 11, 2026. His death was reported by the N. A. Semashko Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital, which expressed its condolences to the doctor's family, friends, and everyone who knew him.[1][3] The farewell ceremony took place on September 12, 2026, in the hospital's memorial hall.[2][3]
Sources
- myseldon.com — Chief pathologist of Nizhny Novgorod Region Vitaly Pochinko has died — Regions
- NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Farewell to the well-known Nizhny Novgorod doctor Vitaly Pochinko will be held on September 12 — Nizhny Novgorod News (archive)
- Newsroom24 — Chief pathologist of Nizhny Novgorod Region Vitaly Pochinko has died — Society (archive)