A.A. Opokin – an outstanding Siberian surgeon (to the 125^th birthday anniversary)

Abstract

The life of the outstanding person, famous Russian and Soviet surgeon Alexander Alexandrovich Opokin is a striking example of whole-hearted service to the Motherland and medicine. Being a pioneer of thoracic and oncologic surgery in Siberia, a brilliant field-military surgeon and a teacher of a whole pleiad of disciples, he has contributed a lot into the development of domestic surgery. The 125-th birthday anniversary A.A. Opokin is a significant reason to recall his name and actions, to bow down before him and to compare the own life guiding line.

Keywords

• а.а. опокин
• хирургия
• военно-полевая хирургия
• история медицины