In memory Of Vsevolod Andreevich Urusov (on the 100th anniversary of his birth)

On December 27, 2025, we celebrate the 100-th anniversary of Prof. Vsevolod A. Urusov, a pediatric surgeon, associate professor and professor at the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Irkutsk State Medical University, whose life and professional career are an example of selfless service to medicine and science. Prof. Urusov was born in Irkutsk, finished a school and served in the army for two years, and then entered the Irkutsk medical institute. After graduating from the institute, he worked as a general surgeon in one of the district hospitals in the north of the Yakutia for five years. Upon returning to Irkutsk, Dr. Urusov was appointed a head of the department of pediatric surgery in the City Children’s Hospital No 1. Under his leadership, surgical departments of various profiles were created and equipped, thus improving the quality of medical care to children in the Irkutsk region. His scientific work has received recognition at the national and international levels. His research interests were multiple: topical issues of pediatric surgery, diagnostics and treatment of acute appendicitis, intestinal invagination in children, congenital intestinal obstruction, pathology of the colon, and urological diseases. Under his leadership, many talented specialists were trained; they continued the work of their mentor. V.A. Urusov is the author of 146 scientific papers, seven monographs, three certificates for inventions and more than two dozen innovation proposals. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War degree II, multiple medals and diplomas. He was also awarded the honorary title “Honored Doctor of Russia.” Vsevolod A. Urusov legacy is still alive today. His ideas and methods remain actual and important , and his contribution to the development of medicine and medical education deserves the deepest respect up to now.