Victor Ivanovich Strashnov
https://doi.org/10.24884/2078-5658-2026-23-2-133-136
Abstract
The article is devoted to the life, professional career, and scientific legacy of Viktor Ivanovich Strashnov (1931–2026), a Soviet and Russian physician, scientist, and one of the founders of anesthesiology and intensive care medicine in the USSR and Russia. The paper outlines the main stages of his biography, his professional development, his work at the First Leningrad Medical Institute named after Academician I. P. Pavlov, and his leading role in the establishment of anesthesiology and intensive care services at the institute’s clinics. The article highlights his researches on gas exchange, hemodynamics, protection against surgical stress, and the improvement of regional anesthesia techniques, including high prolonged epidural anesthesia and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. His contribution to medical education, scientific mentorship, and authorship of major academic works that influenced the development of the specialty is also emphasized. It is shown that V. I. Strashnov’s work played an important role in shaping modern approaches to anesthetic management and intensive care in Russia.
About the Authors
О. N. Zabrodin
Pavlov University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zabrodin Oleg N., Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Senior Laboratory Assistant, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Saint Petersburg
N. S. Molchan
Pavlov University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Molchan Nikolay S., Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Assistant of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Saint Petersburg
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For citations:
Zabrodin О.N., Molchan N.S. Victor Ivanovich Strashnov. Messenger of ANESTHESIOLOGY AND RESUSCITATION. 2026;23(2):133-136. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/2078-5658-2026-23-2-133-136
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