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Evgeny A. Pokushalov (Tomsk, Russia, November 7, 1974) is one of the most experienced Russian electrophysiologists.
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Professional qualifications
MD (Б-1 077979; University of Russia, 2002), PhD, Professor of Medicine
Present appointment
Deputy Director, Head of Interventional Cardiology Center (Arrhythmia Department and EP Laboratory, Endovascular Surgery Department), State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology.
Undergraduate education and qualifications
From 1997 to 1999 Dr. E. Pokushalov studied at the Residency of Cardiology in the Tomsk Research Institute of Cardiology (Russia), where he got clinical training on cardiovascular disease. He got practical skills in electrophysiologic studies both with a catheter and intraoperatively. Then he engaged in a postgraduate course of Cardiosurgery during 3 years in the Tomsk Research Institute of Cardiology (Russia), where he got practical experience in conducting scientific clinical research. He also engaged in a postgraduate trainings in Hopital Haut-Leveque, Bordeaux-Pessac, France; St Georg Hospital, Hamburg, Germany; San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy; Harvard Medical School, USA.
Clinical and scientific activity
Since the completion of the training in 1999 Dr. E. Pokushalov devoted all his professional time and effort to clinical cardiac electrophysiology, including both clinical and scientific activities serving as the primary operator in the electrophysiology laboratory, collecting and analyzing clinical data, initiating inner clinical studies, follow-up clinic etc. At the moment Dr. Pokushalov has numerous presentations, original publications, and commitment to education (as reflected by leadership of several annual educational conferences and publication of multiple important texts in the electrophysiology field). His h index is 18 (the h Index considers Scopus articles published after 1995). Prof. Pokushalov took a part as a principal investigator and co-investigator in more than 20 international multicenter clinical studies since 2005 till now. Since 2016 prof. Pokushalov became a member of the Expert Council of Russian Academy of Sciences.
Membership of professional associations and colleges
For now Evgeny Pokushalov is a member of Russian Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Member of European Society of Cardiology, Member of American Heart Association, Fellow member of European Society of Cardiology, Fellow member of American College of Cardiology and Fellow member of Heart Rhythm Society. Since December 2016 - Fellow of European Heart Rhythm Association. He is now well-known worldwide.