Vladimir Pavlovich Smirnov (born 23 July 1948) — director of the Nizhny Novgorod Medical Basic College since 1996, professor of the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry at the Lobachevsky University, Doctor of Medical Sciences. Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation.
Education
Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov (1975), general practitioner; postgraduate studies (1978).
Previous places of work
1972–1996 – Gorky Medical Institute, senior research fellow, associate professor.
Field of scientific, professional, and creative interests
Microcirculation of blood, pathomorphology, ischemia, oncology; medical education; development and implementation of medical education programs.
Key facts of activity
250 published works, including 15 books; papers published at congresses in France, Germany, Switzerland, the USA, Japan, Italy, South Africa, and Romania; holds 12 inventions and patents, 20 rationalization proposals; has supervised 2 doctoral and 10 candidate degree recipients.
Membership in public, scientific, and other organizations
Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, chairman of the Council of Directors of Medical Colleges (colleges of the Nizhny Novgorod Region), member of the presidium of the Council of Directors of secondary specialized educational institutions of the region, member of the presidium of the Association of Employers in Healthcare of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, member of the presidium of the Council of Directors of Medical and Pharmaceutical Colleges of the Volga Federal District.
Honorary titles, state awards
Distinguished Public Health Worker of the Russian Federation, laureate of the Nizhny Novgorod Prize.
Charity
Provides assistance to low-income students, orphaned students, and students with disabilities.
Foreign language
English.
Hobbies
Fiction, coin and badge collecting, gardening, writing.