Professor Peter Davydov and Department of Pediatric Diseases of the Dagestan Medical Institute During the Great Patriotic War
https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v25i1.3007
Abstract
This article presents the results of a study reflecting the history of the Department and Clinic of Pediatric Diseases of the Dagestan Medical Institute during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. Professor P.D. Davydov work in Dagestan and his role in creating children healthcare was examined based on archival documents, literature, and periodicals for the first time introduced in scholarly discourse. Special attention was paid to educational process organization at the Department of Pediatric Diseases at the Dagestan Medical Institute during the war. The authors devoted considerable attention to scientific research conducted by P.D. Davydov, specifically focusing on the results of the fight against dysentery, which were reflected in his doctoral dissertation, defended in 1944. The article also examines public health education and the activities of the Dagestan Society of Pediatricians.
Keywords
children’s health care,
pediatrics,
history of medicine,
Great Patriotic War,
P.D. Davydov,
Dagestan,
Dagestan Medical Institute
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out within HSE Fundamental Research Program framework
About the Authors
Sergey B. Manyshev
HSE University
Russian Federation
Disclosure of interest:
Russian Federation
Moscow
Disclosure of interest:
Not declared
Kseniia B. Manysheva
Dagestan State Medical University
Russian Federation
Disclosure of interest:
Russian Federation
Makhachkala
Disclosure of interest:
Not declared
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Manyshev S.B., Manysheva K.B. Professor Peter Davydov and Department of Pediatric Diseases of the Dagestan Medical Institute During the Great Patriotic War. Current Pediatrics. 2026;25(1):6-10. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v25i1.3007
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