The life path of Academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences A.N. Bakulev — the founder of cardiac surgery in the USSR (on the 135th anniversary of birth)

The key milestones in the life and work of Academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences A.N. Bakuleva. Some littleknown facts from the life of a scientist are covered. The career successes and main scientific achievements of A.N. Bakuleva. It is shown that in all the successes of modern heart and vascular surgery in our country, a significant share of the work of A.N. Bakulev, who, together with other surgeons, primarily P.A. Kupriyanov, B.V. Petrovsky, A.A. Vishnevsky, N.M. Amosov, created the basis for the widespread development of this new branch of medicine. A.N. Bakulev created a large school of surgeons working in the field of pulmonary and cardiovascular surgery. A distinctive trait that he undoubtedly adopted and developed from his mentor was the ability to find students, believe in them and nurture them. He was strict and demanding when it came to a patient or omissions in scientific work, especially the reliability of the statistical data obtained, but he always tried to help everyone. A.N. Bakulev was not afraid to promote young people and taught them. This is what ensured that both in the clinic, which he led for about 24 years, and in the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, which he headed, the education of worthy replacements. Students of A.N. Bakulev worked in many cities of our country and adequately developed Soviet medicine.