Veronika Skvorcova

Russian neurologist and politician

Veronika Skvorcova practised at a period when medicine itself was being rebuilt on new foundations.

The record lists Veronika Skvorcova as Russian neurologist and politician.

Veronika Skvorcova was born at Moscow in 1960. Her recorded nationality is Russia. She trained at Russian National Research Medical University.

Modern medicine is specialised, expensive and evidence-governed, with genetics and imaging reshaping what can be diagnosed.

Her posts were held at Russian National Research Medical University and Federal Biomedical Agency.

Clinical knowledge is accumulated slowly and revised often, usually at some cost.

Recognition followed: Order of Honour, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Pirogov (2020) and Stolypin Medal, 1st class.

That the work was done from Russia matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.

Veronika Skvorcova is still working, and the assessment of the contribution is not yet complete.

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