International Expert Pool
Top medical experts from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries
Across trauma-orthopedics, respiratory, hemato-oncology, cardiac, obstetrics-gynecology and neurosurgery, Verida connects leading Central Asian authorities, providing academic support for cross-border medical cooperation and joint research.
KazakhstanMukhtar Tolegenovich Abilmazhinov
Trauma orthopedics, spine and limb injuries, complex joint diseases
Professor & Head, Dept. of Traumatology & Orthopedics, Astana Medical University
MD with over 32 years in trauma-orthopedic practice, teaching and research; trained in Germany, specializing in spine/limb injuries and innovative treatment of complex joint diseases.
UzbekistanDjalolidin Mansurov Shamsidinovich
Traumatology & orthopedics
Head of Education Quality Assurance & Dept. of Traumatology, Orthopedics & Neurosurgery, Samarkand State Medical University
Doctor of Medical Sciences (DSc), specializing in knee arthroscopy, joint replacement and multidisciplinary orthopedic rehabilitation; 86 papers and 4 patents.
KazakhstanNatalya Alexandrovna Latypova
COPD, asthma and interstitial lung disease
Director, Kazakhstan Research Institute of Respiratory Medicine; Professor, Astana Medical University
Chief freelance respiratory advisor to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health; member of ERS and ATS; active in COPD, asthma and ILD care and national guideline development.
UzbekistanKim Antonina Amurovna
Respiratory & pulmonary disease (TB, pneumonia, COPD, pleurisy)
Head of Dept. of Respiratory & Pulmonary Disease, Samarkand Medical University
Long-standing work in TB and chronic respiratory disease; leads TB and COVID-19 combined screening projects and advances respiratory-medicine training in Central Asia.
KazakhstanTalgat Ashirovich Muminov
Phthisiology, pulmonology, molecular medicine
Academician, National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan; President, Kazakhstan Phthisiologists Association
MD, professor and academician of several academies; over 280 papers and 30+ monographs, focusing on gene-molecular mechanisms of drug-resistant (MDR/XDR) TB.
UzbekistanMaksuda Shamsutdinova Ilyasovna
Malignancy-related hematological diseases
Head of Dept. of Therapy, Hematology & Transfusiology, Tashkent Medical University
MD and professor focused on malignancy-related blood diseases and hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT); clinical research at Freiburg University, Germany.
KazakhstanZabira Nurakhmetovna Kyzdarbekova
Pediatric hematology and blood tumors
Head of Oncology Dept., Astana Medical University
Leads the UMC pediatric hematology/oncology program in Kazakhstan, focusing on childhood leukemia and blood tumors, and active in international pediatric-oncology collaboration.
KyrgyzstanTimur Narbekov
Hemophilia and rare bleeding disorders, coagulopathy
Professor, Kyrgyz State Medical University; Head of Hematology, National Center of Oncology & Hematology
Over 20 years of clinical research; co-author of Kyrgyzstan's hemophilia clinical guideline and a WFH Central Asia expert.
KazakhstanAbdurashid Mussayev
Interventional treatment of atherosclerosis and structural heart disease
Head of Cath Lab, Heart Center, University Medical Center (UMC), Nazarbayev University
Holds MD and PhD; expert in TAVI/TAVR and complex structural-heart interventions, trained across Germany, France, Switzerland and the USA.
KazakhstanSvetlana Novikova
Surgical treatment of end-stage heart disease, heart-lung transplant
Head of 2nd Cardiac Surgery, University Medical Center (UMC), Nazarbayev University
Skilled in CABG, valve surgery, heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support implantation; trained in lung transplantation in the USA.
KazakhstanGauri Bapayeva
Uterine fibroids, fetal medicine, cervical cancer & HPV, perinatology
Chair of Corporate Fund & Head of Women's Health, University Medical Center (UMC), Nazarbayev University
Focused on fibroids, fetal medicine and cervical cancer/HPV prevention; 68 publications and applies AI to perinatal risk prediction.
KazakhstanMilan Terzic
High-risk pregnancy, minimally invasive gynecology, reproductive medicine
Full Professor of OB-GYN, Nazarbayev University; Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Internationally recognized OB-GYN and reproductive-medicine expert; over 600 papers, focused on modern management of high-risk pregnancy and minimally invasive gynecology.
KazakhstanGulzhanat Aimagambetova
Cervical cancer, HPV epidemiology & vaccination, recurrent miscarriage
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine
Focused on HPV epidemiology, cervical-cancer prevention/vaccination and recurrent miscarriage; 99 research outputs and supervises doctoral students.
KazakhstanNurzhan Amirbekovich Ryskeldiev
Microsurgery of brain tumors, brainstem and skull-base tumors
Head of CNS Pathology, National Center for Neurosurgery, Kazakhstan
Top-grade neurosurgeon and professor with 37+ years of practice, personally performing over 250 complex intracranial tumor surgeries per year.
TajikistanIlhomidin Niyazov
Head-and-neck oncologic surgery and flap reconstruction
Associate Professor, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University; Attending, National Cancer Research Center
MD/PhD specializing in surgery for thyroid, oral and other head-and-neck tumors and pedicled vascularized flap reconstruction; President of the Tajik Young Oncologists Association.
KazakhstanGani Serikbayev
Bone and soft-tissue tumor surgery, trauma surgery
Core expert, Bone, Soft Tissue & Skin Tumors Center, Kazakhstan Institute of Oncology & Radiology
Senior oncologic surgeon with 36+ years of experience, skilled in limb-salvage surgery and tumor reconstruction; honored with the 'Golden Scalpel'.
Arman A. Khozhayev
Malignant bone tumors including osteosarcoma
Professor, S.N. Nugmanov Dept. of Oncology, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
MD and professor focused on epidemiology, early diagnosis and comprehensive prevention/treatment of malignant bone tumors such as osteosarcoma.