Методологическая разработка по английскому языку по теме «A pioneer of artificial organ surgery»

МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ РАЗРАБОТКА ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

ПО ТЕМЕ «A PIONEER OF ARTIFICIAL ORGAN SURGERY»

Warm-up

·         What is transplantology?

·         What have you heard about artificial organs?

·         Who is a pioneer of artificial organ surgery in Russia?

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Valery Ivanovich Shumakov (9 November 1931 – 27 January 2008) was a Russian surgeon and transplantologist, famous for being the founding father of organ transplants in Russia and was a pioneer of artificial organ surgery.

Shumakov was born in 1931 in Moscow in a family of the civil engineer. In 1956 he graduated from the Curative Affair Department of the Moscow Medical Institute named after I.M. Sechenov. Later he received a doctorate in the same institute.

Shumakov began his medical career by researching blood flow during congenital heart disorder operations.

He was the founding father of organ transplants in Russia, creating the Medical Research Institute of Transplantation and Artificial Organs, which he headed for more than 30 years (since 1974). He was the first doctor in Russia to successfully transplant a liver, a heart and a thyroid. Shumakov has written more than 20 books and 450 scientific publications.

Shumakov was recognized by both the Soviet and Russian governments for his achievements in medicine. Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, he also won the international gold medal Outstanding World Surgeon.

In 2002, Valery Shumakov received the Russian state's highest distinction, the Order of Saint Andrew. Speaking in the ceremony, Vladimir Putin described Shumakov as "a surprising personality, a scientist whose name known to the world and an uncommonly talented surgeon."

Shumakov died on 27 January 2008 in Moscow.

Answer the questions:

1.       Who was Valery Shumakov?

2.       Where did he study?

3.       Did he receive a doctorate?

4.       What was the topic of his research in the beginning of his career?

5.       What institute did he found?

6.       What organs did he successfully transplant?

7.       How many scientific works did he publish?

8.       What is the name of the international gold medal that he won?

9.       What was his highest distinction?

10.   How did Vladimir Putin describe Shumakov?

Follow-up: Tell about surgeries, which Valery Shumakov performed.