Svyatoslav Fyodorov belongs to the medical record as a figure whose work changed what could be treated.
The record lists Svyatoslav Fyodorov as Russian physician (1927-2000).
Svyatoslav Fyodorov was born at Khmelnytskyi in 1927. His recorded nationality is Russia. He trained at Rostov State Medical University.
Antibiotics, imaging and the randomised trial defined twentieth-century medicine; evidence replaced authority as the standard.
His posts were held at Helmholtz Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Northern State Medical University and Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Complex.
The recorded fields of work are radial keratotomy, microsurgery and ophthalmology.
Medicine advances against a moving target, and its successes are counted in lives rather than papers.
Recognition followed: Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Order of the Badge of Honour.
That the work was done from Russia matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Svyatoslav Fyodorov died in 2000, aged 73. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Lomonosov Gold Medal — 1986
- Held posts at Helmholtz Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Northern State Medical University and Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Complex
- Fields: radial keratotomy, microsurgery and ophthalmology
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