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

surgeon In medicine, a surgeon is a medical doctor who performs surgery. Even though there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon is a licensed physician and received the same medical training as physicians before spec ...

, 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 The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (, ), also known as Soviet Uzbekistan, the Uzbek SSR, UzSSR, or simply Uzbekistan and rarely Uzbekia, was a union republic of the Soviet Union. It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist P ...

and a laureate of the

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(1974).

Biography

Amirov was born January 26, 1914, in

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. In 1938, he graduated from the Tashkent Medical Institute (now Tashkent Medical Academy). He participated in the

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. In 1943, he worked as the lead

in an evacuation hospital and was awarded the "

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". 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. It is performed in the abdomen. Types A plain vagotomy eliminates afferent and parasympathetic innervation of the stomach and the left side of the transverse colo ...

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

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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 (: tracheae or tracheas), 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 animals' lungs. The trachea extends from ...

and

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, 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 (: tracheae or tracheas), 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 animals' lungs. The trachea extends from ...

and

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

," 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 * Honored Scientist of the Uzbek SSR *

(1974).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amirov, Fozil 1914 births 1979 deaths Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Recipients of the USSR State Prize Soviet surgeons Soviet scientists Soviet educators Tashkent Medical Academy alumni