Irina V. Poddubnaya is the Head of the Oncology Department at the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Science, Professor.

Dr. Poddubnaya is one of Russia’s leading scientists doing research on malignant lymphomas. Moreover, Dr. Poddubnaya is actively involved in professional development of Russian oncologists as she is the Head of the Oncology Department at the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.

In 2005 Dr. Poddubnaya was elected a corresponding member of the Department of Clinical Medicine with specialization in oncohematology of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.

According to Dr. Poddubnaya, “there can be no discussion on whether all oncological patients have the same right to receive effective care – it’s obvious. The question is how to provide every Russian citizen their right to up-to-date diagnostics and treatment at the highest level. In answering this question, the first thing is to require country-wide use of novel medications, high-tech equipment. New drugs require modernization of the current treatment standards, and every patient has the right to medical care complying with these new, more effective, and safe treatment standards. We must also remember that oncohematologists need to constantly upgrade their professional skills.”

Dr. Poddubnaya’s professional, scientific and medical work is focused on achieving these goals using her truly encyclopedic knowledge of hematology.