OUTSTANDING DOCTORS OF RUSSIA: NIKOLAI IVANOVICH PIROGOV
This article examines the main stages of life and the main achievements in the scientific field of one of the outstanding doctors of his era - Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov , undoubtedly familiar in different circles of society . His achievements in the development of operative surgery were studied, as well as the contribution of N.I. Pirogov to the development of topographic anatomy, military field surgery and many achievements in other areas. N.I. Pirogov occupies one of the leading roles in the development of medicine, since he not only improved the existing methods, but also he found new ways of treatment . Over the years of his fruitful work, he saved a huge number of lives and enabled a new generation to continue on the road of healing. N.I. Pirogov stood out not only in the field of medicine and public education, but also was a highly moral person whose main meaning of life was to save as many people as possible. It was the human qualities that helped him overcome .