Garbuzenko Dmitry Victorovich, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Department of Faculty Surgery, South Ural State Medical University Surgeon of the highest category. My practical activities are associated with emergency abdominal surgery. I am able to perform all kinds of operations on the abdominal organs and specialize in surgery of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas. I have the extensive experience in experimental work on the problem of portal hypertension (modeling, treatment). I have published 68 articles as first author or corresponding author in important academic journals. In general, I am an author of more than 210 publications, 7 inventions, 3 monographs. According to the Russian scientific electronic library "eLibrary.Ru" I have 1492 citations, h-index: Russian Science Citation Index - 21, Web of Science - 9, Scopus - 10. I have awards from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. I am the member of the Russian Society of Surgeons, the Russian Gastroenterological Association, the International Association of Surgeons-Hepatologists, the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. I have peer reviewed at least 160 manuscripts and have written two editorials for academic journals. Sphere of my research interests includes clinical and pathological problems associated with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. For about 40 years I have been studying the possibility of improving the effectiveness of treatment of liver cirrhosis patients and preventing complications of portal hypertension. I would be glad to cooperate with clinics and laboratories that deal with similar scientific problems. I am a highly qualified specialist, demanding of myself and my comrades, with a developed sense of duty. I perform the tasks assigned to me in a timely and high-quality manner. I maintain friendly relations with my work colleagues. I actively participate in the educational, pedagogical and scientific activities of the department. I help young doctors improve their professional skills. I love sports (football, hockey), I am fond of foreign rock music.