Prof. Alexey Karachun
Professor Alexey Karachun, PhD, MD,
Professional profile
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Surgeon with expert-level skills in upper gastrointestinal and colorectal procedures, capable of performing open, laparoscopic and robotic procedures for digestive cancers. Has wide experience in mentoring of surgical training and master class conduction. Has participated in initiating and conducting clinical trials and audit. Considers surgery as an art and believes that constant training is a way to reach perfection.
Core skills
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- Upper GI and colorectal procedures both open and laparoscopic
- Clinical research supervision
- Robotic colorectal and gastric procedures
- Clinical audit supervision
- Teamwork cooperation
- Public speaking
Career summary
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2011 until now
(current employment)
Department of abdominal oncology of NMRC of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov of MoH of Russia, 68 Leningradskaya str., Pesochny, Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia
Head of the Surgical Department of abdominal oncology (full time)
Key responsibilities:
- Surgical procedures for gastrointestinal malignancies (both elective and urgent)
- Supervision of patient care provided by doctors of the department of abdominal oncology of of NMRC of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov.
- Supervision of scientific work conducted in the department of abdominal oncology of NMRC of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov
2010-2011
State Healthcare Institution, Leningrad regional oncology dispensary, 1 surgical department, St. Petersburg, Russia Oncologist (full time)
2005-2010
Military Medical Academy, named after S.M. Kirov, Russia
High – teacher (full time)
2000-2005
Military Medical Academy, named after S.M. Kirov, Russia
Oncologist (full time)
1997-2000
Military Medical Academy, named after S.M. Kirov, Russia
Clinical intern
1995-1997
Garrison military hospital, Primorsky Krai, Ussuriisk, Russia
Intern of Urgent surgery department,
1993-1995
Environing training Center, Khabarovsk-43, Russia
Chief of a medical aid station of military unit
Courses
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August 15-16, 2018
Blood transfusion in Oncology
(Course provider NMRC of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov of MoH of Russia)
May 14-18, 2018
Modern aspects of diagnosis and treatment of malignancies
(Course provider NMRC of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov of MoH of Russia)
December 26-27, 2019
Good clinical practice
(Course provider NMRC of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov of MoH of Russia)
September 3, 2021,
Online educational course for the EAGLE Study (An international, cluster randomized-sequence study of a ‘Safe-anastomosis’ Quality Improvement Intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy and ileocecal resection)
(Course provider EAGLE Study group)
Awards
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- 2019 – Certificate of honor from the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation.
- 2019 – Departmental award of Ministry of Health of Russian Federation “excellence in healthcare”.
- 2019 – Certificate of honor from Russian society of endoscopic surgeons “for outstanding contribution to development of endoscopic oncology in Russia”.
- 2022 — Gratitude of the head of administration of republic of Bashkortostan “for contribution to development of oncological service in republic of Bashkortostan”.
- 2022 – Gratitude of the Ministry of Health of republic of Udmurtia “for contribution to development of oncological healthcare service in republic of Udmurtia”
- 2022 – Gratitude of legislature of Saint Petersburg for outstanding personal merit in science and healthcare of Saint Petersburg.
- February 10, 2020 – Honorary title “Honored doctor” according to presidential decree №102
Memberships
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- International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA),
- European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO),
- European Association of Transluminal Surgery (EATS),
- European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES),
- European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP),
- Russian Society of Endoscopic Surgeons,
- Pirogov’s Surgical Society (Russian Federation),
- Society of specialists in oncological coloproctology (Russian Federation),
- Russian Surgical Society (Russian Federation),
- Russian Society of Colorectal Surgeons.