Fozil Fayzrahmonovich Amirov (1914–1979) was an Uzbek Soviet scientist, medical doctor,

surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...

, and an expert in topographical anatomy. He held the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences (1960) and Professor (1961). He was an Honored Scientist of the

Uzbek SSR Uzbekistan (, ) is the common English name for the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (Uzbek SSR; uz, Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси, Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasi, in Russian: Уз� ...

and a laureate of the

State Prize of the USSR The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...

(1974).

Biography

Amirov was born January 26, 1914, in

Bukhara Bukhara (Uzbek language, Uzbek: /, ; tg, Бухоро, ) is the List of cities in Uzbekistan, seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan, with a population of 280,187 , and the capital of Bukhara Region. People have inhabited the region around Bukhara ...

. In 1938, he graduated from the Tashkent Medical Institute (now

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). He participated in the

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. In 1943, he worked as the lead

in an evacuation hospital and was awarded the "

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

". From 1944 to 1946, in the position of the army's leading surgeon, he took part in the liberation of

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and

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. In 1945, he was awarded the Order of the " Patriotic War, 2nd class," as well as the medals " For the Defense of Stalingrad" and " For the Victory over Germany". "From 1947 to 1957, he worked as the deputy dean of the medical and dental faculties. In 1949, he obtained his Candidate of Sciences degree. His dissertation was on the topic "On the Pathogenesis of Open Pneumothorax and the Mechanism of

Vagotomy A vagotomy is a surgical procedure that involves removing part of the vagus nerve. Types A plain vagotomy eliminates the parasympathetic supply from the stomach to the left side of the transverse colon. Other techniques focus on branches leadi ...

in it". He received his Doctor of Sciences degree in 1959 with a dissertation titled "Plastic Repair of

Tracheal The trachea, also known as the windpipe, is a cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs. The trachea extends from the la ...

and Bronchial Defects in Experiment". In 1954, he was awarded the "For Labor Valor" medal. In 1970, he was awarded the "For Valiant Labor" medal. In 1971, he was given the title of "Honored Scientist of the Uzbek SSR". In 1974, he was awarded the "

" for the Development of Reconstructive Operations on the Trachea and Bronchi. From 1966 to 1979, he was the head of the Department of Operative Surgery with Topographical Anatomy at

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. He served as the chairman of the methodological section for optimizing the educational process at the institute and from 1959 to 1967, he was the vice-rector for research at

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. He participated in international scientific conferences in

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(1959),

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(1960), and

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(1966). Amirov died in

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...

on July 7, 1979, and was buried at the "Minor" cemetery.

Works

He authored 143 scientific works dedicated to various aspects of bronchology, issues related to anesthesia in plastic surgeries on the

trachea The trachea, also known as the windpipe, is a Cartilage, cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs. The trachea extends ...

and

bronchi A bronchus is a passage or airway in the lower respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs. The first or primary bronchi pronounced (BRAN-KAI) to branch from the trachea at the carina are the right main bronchus and the left main bronchus. ...

, and the development of reconstructive and restorative operations on the respiratory pathways. He developed methods for reconstructive operations on the respiratory pathways. In 1962, Amirov published a monograph titled "Plastic Surgery of the

Trachea The trachea, also known as the windpipe, is a Cartilage, cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs. The trachea extends ...

and

Bronchi A bronchus is a passage or airway in the lower respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs. The first or primary bronchi pronounced (BRAN-KAI) to branch from the trachea at the carina are the right main bronchus and the left main bronchus. ...

," which significantly contributed to the widespread adoption of these surgical procedures in medical practice.

Selected bibliography

* Angioplasty of the

and

(experimental study), 1973 * X-ray anatomy of the abdomen and its organs, 1974 * One-lung ventilation under anesthesia, 1976 * Reconstructive operations on the trachea and bronchi, 1978 * Plastic surgery on the trachea and bronchi, 1962

Awards

* Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class * Order of the Red Star of the USSR * "Заслуженный деятель науки Узбекской ССР" (Honored Scientist of the Uzbek SSR) *

(1974).

References

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