Academician Vladimir Ivanovich Burakovsky (1922–1994) (on the 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary of his birth)

Professor Vladimir Ivanovich Burakovsky was born on August 20, 1922 in Tiflis (Tbilisi). In 1940, entered the Tbilisi Medical Institute. 1947, V. I. enrolled a clinical residency at Department of Faculty Surgery № 2 (since 1955 – for Advanced Doctors 1) Military Academy named after S. M. Kirov Leningrad. spring 1960, accepted as senior researcher this Institute and appointed head heart blood vessels children. author co-author more than 500 scientific papers, including 15 monographs: issues pathophysiology, clinic, diagnosis surgical treatment congenital acquired defects major vessels, diseases young children, complications open surgery, surgery complex coronary disease, with pulmonary hypertension, use hyperbaric oxygenation cardiac transplantation experiment, history philosophy surgery. 1970, «for best work thoracic surgery», awarded title laureate Spasokukotsky Prize USSR Sciences (together B. A. Konstantinov). Academician died September 22, 1994 Moscow buried Kuntsevo cemetery. The Federal State Budgetary Institution «A.N. Bakulev National Research center cardiovascular Surgery» (A. N. NMRcVS) Ministry Health Russian Federation bears his name, which bust creator is installed.