Alexander Bakulev

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Bakulev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Ба́кулев) (December 7 [O.S. November 25] 1890 - March 31, 1967) was a Soviet surgeon, one of the founders of cardiovascular surgery in the USSR. In 1955 he suggested the foundation of the Thoracic Surgery Institute (now the Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery) and then became its first head. In 1958 Bakulev was elected as a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Bakulev died in Moscow in 1967. A medical prize was named after him.

Alexander Bakulev

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Bakulev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Ба́кулев) (December 7 [O.S. November 25] 1890 - March 31, 1967) was a Soviet surgeon, one of the founders of cardiovascular surgery in the USSR. In 1955 he suggested the foundation of the Thoracic Surgery Institute (now the Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery) and then became its first head. In 1958 Bakulev was elected as a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Bakulev died in Moscow in 1967. A medical prize was named after him.