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Maksim Fridman was a Russian doctor and medical professor. He wrote over 60 papers on abdominal and emergency surgery, urology, and battlefield surgery.
Maksim Fridman (Максим Ефимович Фридман) | |
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| Born | 22 April 1903 |
| Died | 18 June 1990 (aged 87) |
| Citizenship | USSR |
| Education | Sc.D., Medicine (1949) |
| Alma mater | Irkutsk State University |
| Awards | order of the Red Star, two order of the Red Banner of Labour |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | medicine |
| Institutions | Kyrgyz State Medical Academy |
| Doctoral students | Mambet Mamakeev ru:Мамбет Мамакеевич Мамакеев |
Early life and education
editMaksim Fridman was born in Tulun, Irkutsk Governorate, into the Jewish family of Efim (Khaim) Ivanovich (Izrailevich) Fridman and Maria (Rakhil) Eduardovna Gillelson. Efim Ivanovich was a regional medical officer and doctor, and Maria Eduardovna was a dentist. Maksim was the second child in the family and had three sisters: Sofia, Nadezhda, and Elena. The family was strictly focused on education: the children were raised with three governesses from England, France, and Germany, and were allowed to speak in Russian only on Sundays.
In 1919 Fridman graduated from gymnasium with a silver medal and became a student of Irkutsk University, Department of Jurisprudence. The next year he transferred to the Department of Medicine. He received his M.D. in 1925.
Professional career
editAfter graduating, Fridman worked in various hospitals and clinics in Irkutsk and Moscow until entering graduate school in 1935. During this time he worked for a two-year stint (1932–34) in the Red Army, as a senior doctor with the 56th Cavalry Regiment.
In 1935 he joined the 1st department of clinical surgery at the Institute of Continuing Medical Education for Doctors. He was drafted to work as a battlefield surgeon at Lake Khasan in 1938. He completed his Ph.D. in medicine in 1941.
From 1941 to 1945, he was posted with the Air Force Army department. During that time, he developed a surgery for pilots whose fingers were frozen off, cutting into the palm and creating the ability for the pilots without fingers to hold objects. In 1949 he finished his Sci. Doctor in Medicine, with the dissertation "Motion points in muscles of upper extremities of human, and their practical significance".
From 1952 to 1981, he worked at the Kyrgyz Republic Medical Institute, now Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.[1]
Personal life
editIn 1939 he married Felitsia Yakovlevna Sheinbaum, a jurist and economist. In 1940 they had a son, Alik (Alexei Fridman).
Publications
editFridman was the author of over 60 papers in abdominal and emergency surgery, urology, purulent and battlefield surgery. He was the doctor adviser for one Sci. Doctor, and 15 Ph.D.s.
- Fridman ME, Kovaleva KS.,"Some data on the use of Nobel's operation in intestinal adhesions" Sov Zdravookhr Kirg. 1966 Sep-Oct;5:20-3. Russian. PMID 5999622
- Fridman ME, Mamakeev MM, Kutmanbekov AK, Narbekov ON, "Classification of the severity of blood loss in gastroduodenal hemorrhages of peptic ulcer etiology" Zdravookhr Kirg. 1975 Nov-Dec (6):9-12. Russian. PMID 7088
- Fridman ME., "On some current problems of surgery of purulent diseases" Sov Zdravookhr Kirg. 1966 Mar-Apr;2:3-7. Russian. PMID 5988539