Ethics Committee of the Almazov National Medical Research Centre

The Ethics Committee has been established as an expert body to protect the rights and safety of all individuals enrolled into clinical trials of drugs, biologically active substances, supplements and medical devices used for treatment and/or diagnosis, clinical testing of prevention, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation methods as well as to deal with the complex ethical issues that might arise in clinical and organizational settings.

Members of the Ethics Committee:

1. Edward Bernhardt, MD, PhD
   Senior Researcher at Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Laboratory — Committee Chairman (male)

2. Piotr Fedotov, MD, PhD
   Head of Research Laboratory for High-Tech Heart Failure Treatments — Committee Vice-Chairman (male)

3. Victor Moroshkin, MD, DSc
   Lead Researcher at Ultrasound Research Laboratory — Committee Vice-Chairman (male)

4. Anton Kandinsky, MD
   Cardiologist at the 5th Cardiology Department of Rehabilitation Clinic — Committee Secretary (male)

5. Olga Bolshakova, MD, DSc
   Head of Research Department for Clinical Trials and Evidence-Based Medicine (female)

6. Larisa Disman
   Legal adviser (female, not a doctor)

7. Vyacheslav Sobolev
   Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Archeology, Historical Sociology and Cultural Heritage of the St. Petersburg State University (male, not a doctor, not employed by the Almazov Centre)

8. Maria Medvedeva, PhD in History
   Scientific Records and Archives Manager at the Institute for the History of Material Culture (female, not a doctor, not employed by the Almazov Centre)

9. Yuri Kasherininov, MD, PhD
   Head of Department for Medical Quality and Safety (male)

10. Elza Lomaia, MD, PhD
    Lead Researcher at Oncohematology Research Laboratory of Hematology Institute (female)

11. Yuri Sviryaev, MD, DSc
    Head of Somnology Group, Arterial Hypertension Research Department (male)

12. Professor Victor Olyushin, MD, DSc
    Head of Surgery Department for Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors of Polenov Neurosurgical Institute (male)

13. Victoria Nezdorovina, MD, PhD
    Head of Department for Reconstructive and Functional Surgery for CNS and PNS Disorders, Polenov Neurosurgical Institute — Committee Vice-Chairman (female)

14. Yulia Tukallo
    Specialist of Internship and Residency Department, Postgraduate Education Institute (female, not a doctor)

15. Irina Leonova, MD, PhD
    Head of Research Laboratory for Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment (female)