ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE OUTSTANDING PEDIATOR SHKARIN ALEXANDER NIKOLAEVICH
We are obliged to preserve and develop the noble traditions of medicine, not to forget the founders of pediatrics in Russia, to be proud of the work of our compatriots and to increase their knowledge in modern conditions. Domestic health care is famous for the achievements of its scientists in various fields of medicine. After France, Russia became the second country in Europe to open children's hospitals - first in St. Petersburg (1834), and then in Moscow (1842). Previously, children were provided medical care only at home, either by obstetricians or therapists. A special contribution to the development of pediatrics was made by the first scientists - obstetrician N.M. Maksimovich-Ambodik, pediatrician S.F. Hotovitsky, therapist S.G. Zybelin April 11, 2021 is a significant date - the 145th anniversary of the birth of one of the first pediatricians in Russia, an ordinary professor, doctor of medicine and head of the department of childhood diseases of the Imperial Military Medical Academy - Alexander Nikolaevich Shkarin (April 11, 1876 - August 15, 1920).