Institute of Surgery A.V. Vishnevsky is a large research center located in Moscow. This is a reputable multidisciplinary institution working in the national health care system. Today, the Institute provides a wide range of medical services for residents from all over the Russian Federation.
History
Institute of Surgery A.V. Vishnevsky was founded at the end of 1945. He became one of the first multidisciplinary surgical institutions and medical research centers in the system of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
Until 1947, surgeons Sergei Yudin, Mikhail Akhutin, Boris Petrovsky led him. Since 1947, the institution was headed by Alexander Vishnevsky, in whose honor it was named as a result. The name Vishnevsky was assigned to a medical institution in 1948, and his son, professor Alexander Alexandrovich, became the manager.
From 1976 to 1988, the institute was headed by professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Mikhail Kuzin. Then, until 2010, the post of director was held by Valery Kubyshkin. Currently, this post is with a heart surgeon Amiran Shotaevich Revishvili.
How to get there
Institute of Surgery A. Vishnevsky is located at the address: Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya street, house 27. Within walking distance is the metro station "Serpukhovskaya".
As a guide, if you get by personal transport, you can use the square in which the attempt on Vladimir Lenin was committed, a monument to the Soviet leader of the revolution is erected.
The working hours of the consultative and diagnostic department of the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery on Serpukhovskaya are from 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, on weekdays. The clinic, located at the center, ends work at 17:00.
Service list
Institute of Surgery A.V. Vishnevsky provides all kinds of services both on a free basis in the direction of attending physicians, and on a paid basis.
In particular, initial and repeated consultations can be obtained for money. Laboratory and diagnostic tests are carried out on a contractual basis. In particular, the latter include endoscopic, radiation and functional diagnostics. You can also pay for surgical treatment and hospitalization in the hospital.
It should be noted that for hospitalization at the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery in Moscow, you will need to receive appropriate confirmation of the appropriateness and necessity of hospitalization itself. This direction is prescribed by the doctor of the profile department at the initial appointment.
VHI policy
Immediately before the first consultation, you will be asked to sign a contract for informed consent and the provision of medical services. Paid services at the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery in Moscow are provided for cash under a direct contract, in particular, as part of a voluntary medical insurance program.
Patients with this policy are able to rely on the entire list of medical services in consultation with their insurance company. Within this framework, one can count on a comprehensive examination and treatment, as well as on individual services, for example, consultations, diagnostics, specific procedures.
Consultations
Consultations at the Institute of Surgery are carried out by specialists of various classes. These are professors and candidates of medical sciences, most doctors have academic degrees.
You can get an advisory appointment for diseases of a very wide profile. In particular, they are here ready to assist you in case of:
- diaphragm and lung diseases;
- postoperative ventral hernias;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- burns;
- post-burn cicatricial deformities;
- diseases of the genitourinary system;
- hematogenous and post-traumatic osteomyelitis;
- diseases of the digestive system, including the stomach, esophagus, small and large intestines, liver, pancreas;
- erectile dysfunction;
- purulent surgical diseases;
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including, if necessary, surgical treatment of hernia of the spine, endoprosthetics of large joints, osteosynthesis;
- performing atroscopy;
- oncological diseases during chemotherapy, surgical treatment;
- endocrine system diseases;
- breast diseases;
- aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery;
- heart rhythm disturbances.
Each specialist conducts a reception according to his schedule and schedule, which you are always ready to promptly prompt in the registry. The schedule itself is constantly in the editing stage, so before you go for a consultation or appointment, you must further clarify whether the doctor accepts on that day, and also at what time.
Diagnostics
Many patients with a wide variety of problems tend to get to the local diagnostic center, as it is equipped with first-class expert-class equipment. Here you will be able to sign up for all kinds of procedures. In particular:
- endoscopic diagnosis on the basis of the Center for Abdominal Surgery;
- ultrasound examination of blood vessels, heart, organs of the chest and abdominal cavity;
- magnetic resonance and multispiral tomography;
- diagnostic and treatment interventions under ultrasonic navigation;
- X-ray examinations;
- a full range of any laboratory tests;
- endoscopic examinations of the respiratory system and gastrointestinal tract;
- diagnosis of heart rhythm disorders using the innovative method of non-invasive mapping.
Separately, it is worth noting that patients with post-burn scar deformities and burns can be consulted without prior appointment at the Vishnevsky Burn Surgery Center on weekdays from nine in the morning until two in the afternoon. In this case, it is enough to have only medical documents with you if you have them (extract from the medical history, referral for consultation, data from the examinations), as well as a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation and a compulsory medical insurance policy.
Arrhythmology Center
An important role in the structure of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery is played by the arrhythmological center. Here, various kinds of heart rhythm disturbances are diagnosed, as well as the effective elimination of problems by modern minimally invasive methods.
Currently, the center uses the entire list of necessary equipment and high medical technologies. This allows you to ensure maximum results during operations and diagnostic procedures.
The structure of this center includes the department of surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and the department of electrophysiological methods of treatment of arrhythmias and diagnostics.
Specialists of this unit of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery note that at the present time with a diagnosis of arrhythmia, the patient is advised not to have an open heart operation, but to do with an endovascular intervention that is carried out through blood vessels. This is a delicate surgical operation that allows you to minimize the time of the operation, minimize the effect of anesthesia on the patient, reduce the length of his stay in the hospital literally to two to three days.
The center is led by professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Amiran Shotaevich Revishvili. In the reviews, patients constantly thank professional doctors for the restored health of themselves and their relatives.
Vascular surgery
The Vishnevsky Institute's Department of Vascular Surgery is part of the structure of the cardiovascular surgery center. It is listed in the leaders in this area in domestic medicine. In particular, it presents all, without exception, the direction of surgical treatment of arteriovenous pathology of any localization, as well as angio dysplasia and aortic pathology.
The Department of Vascular Surgery at the Vishnevsky Institute in Moscow became one of the first units of this medical institution, since it was originally founded back in 1956. Currently, he is led by professor, doctor of medical sciences, academician of the RAS Anatoly Vladimirovich Pokrovsky. He is considered one of the founders of vascular surgery in our country, he is known throughout the world. Pokrovsky has been heading this department since 1983.
His highest authority in our country and abroad is confirmed by the fact that in 2000 he became the first domestic specialist to be elected president of the European Association of Vascular Surgeons.
In this department, you are ready to provide operational assistance for a wide range of diseases:
- nonspecific aortoarteritis;
- diseases of the brachiocephalic and carotid arteries;
- stroke prevention;
- aortic aneurysm;
- Buerger thromboangiitis obliterans;
- critical ischemia and ischemia of the lower extremities;
- abdominal ischemia syndrome;
- angiodysplasia;
- vasorenal hypertension;
- lymphedema;
- chronic vein disease.
Each year, an average of nine hundred operations are performed in this department, including hybrid ones, when it is necessary to carry out surgical interventions on the abdominal and thoracic aorta, on the peripheral arteries under strict x-ray control. Local specialists have extensive surgical experience, the final quality of operations is higher than the average European.
This medical institution has a truly unique experience. Due to the fact that it immediately has departments not only for vascular, but also purulent and endovascular surgery, patients with critical limb ischemia are successfully treated here. In this case, we are talking about gangrene of the foot and fingers, trophic disorders.
Operations are performed using the latest technology.
Surgical Departments
On the basis of this medical institution there are several departments directly connected with surgery. Most of them are part of the Center for Cardiovascular and Abjominal Surgery. There is also a Center for X-ray endovascular surgery, a surgical endoscopic department, a department for thoracic and even short-term surgical care.
A large number of medical students undergo practical training on the basis of this medical institution. In the surgery departments of the Vishnevsky Institute, residency is held for almost all reputable specialists trained in Moscow.
It is important that local specialists have many years of experience. For example, the Department of Thoracic Surgery is one of the oldest in the Russian Federation. Here patients with complex and standard forms of diseases of the trachea, lungs, diaphragm, mediastinum are admitted.
Among the main areas of doctors' work in surgery at the Vishnevsky Institute is assistance with metastatic lung lesions, purulent diseases of the chest.
In a year, many operations are performed on tumors of the chest wall, emphysema, with non-small cell lung cancer, chronic osteomyelitis of the ribs and sternum, congenital malformations of the chest wall.
This department of surgery of the Vishnevsky Institute is considered to be the leading one in the fight against infectious complications after operations in the region of the chest cavity, and also, if necessary, to correct serious deformities. This department was the first in our country where it was possible to quickly introduce the technology of accelerated rehabilitation of patients after surgical interventions on the chest organs. This modern approach allows the patient to recover much earlier than in most other cases after serious surgical intervention, as well as minimize his time in hospital.
Purulent Surgery Department
The Department of Purulent Surgery at the Vishnevsky Institute is part of the Center for Wounds and Wound Infections. It is headed by Julia Sergeevna Paskhalova. It provides comprehensive treatment for patients with severe surgical infections, including extensive damage to bones and soft tissues, as well as diabetes.
Doctors use not only unique methods of intensive care and surgery, but also effective antibiotic regimens. On the basis of the department of purulent surgery at the Vishnevsky Institute, a large number of resuscitators and anesthetists work with extensive experience in saving this category of patients.
Given that most patients who endure in this ward suffer serious psychological and physical suffering, they seek to create the most comfortable conditions for their stay in this inpatient ward.
It treats post-traumatic purulent-destructive osteoarthritis of large joints, chronic and acute postoperative osteomyelitis of the ribs and sternum, and purulent-necrotic lesions of the extremities in patients with acute ischemia.
In the reviews, patients constantly thank the doctors and specialists who help them literally get on their feet, many save their lives, giving a second chance. The department employs real professionals, among them the junior researcher Samera Dzhamalutdinovna Magomedova, surgeons Alexander Alexandrovich Ushakov and Victoria Viktorovna Garyaeva, as well as an experienced endocrinologist Tatyana Georgievna Turova. You can make an appointment with any of them through the registry or by phone at the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery.