The Pediatric Surgery Course was established in 1966 under the Department of Faculty Surgery of Samarkand State Medical Institute (SamMI), on the initiative of Rector M.N. Khaitov, Vice-Rector Professor O.K. Vakhobova, Dean of the Faculty of Pediatrics Professor N.M. Kamolov, Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan Professor F.M. Golub, and Professor M.A. Akhmedov.

Professor М.A.Axmedov (1926-2010 y.)

  A 30-bed Pediatric Surgery Department was opened at the clinical base of SamMI’s First Clinical Hospital. Associate Professor M.A. Akhmedov was appointed Head of the Course, and M.G. Asadulina, I.P. Prokhorova, and U.U. Umarov were appointed as assistants.

  By 1970, the course was reorganized into an independent department, and Professor M.A. Akhmedov was appointed Head of the Department.

  Professor M.A. Akhmedov was an Honored Scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, an Honored Healthcare Worker of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and an Honorary Member of the Association of Pediatric Surgeons of Russia. He authored more than 400 scientific publications, including 6 scientific collections, 18 educational and teaching-methodological manuals, 12 educational-methodological articles, 10 inventions, 14 improvement proposals, and 19 journalistic publications.

  During Professor M.A. Akhmedov’s 30-year tenure as Head of the Department, 10 doctoral and 19 candidate of medical sciences dissertations were defended through targeted postgraduate and doctoral programs. Of these, 6 doctoral and 10 candidate dissertations were defended under the direct supervision of Professor M.A. Akhmedov.

  Beginning in 1973, the Department began accepting trainees for clinical residency in pediatric surgery.

  Through the efforts of Professor M.A. Akhmedov and the Department’s staff, the use of laser radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric surgical diseases was introduced in the Republic of Uzbekistan among the earliest initiatives of its kind. In this field, the Department’s staff successfully defended 1 doctoral and 2 candidate dissertations.

  The Student Scientific Circle has been well established and actively functioning at the Department. The Department’s staff and students have regularly participated in All-Union scientific conferences, where they received 4 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals, as well as first-, second-, and third-degree diplomas and certificates of merit.

  Professor M.A. Akhmedov earned great respect among the Department’s staff and students, as well as among the Institute’s employees and administration, for his outstanding contributions to establishing the Department, developing and implementing educational programs tailored to pediatric surgery, building a creative teaching team, fostering a warm and supportive atmosphere within the team, and incorporating Eastern traditions and values into the Department’s work.

Professor I.A. Axmedjanov

  In 1990, the Department was relocated to the Regional Multidisciplinary Children’s Hospital (currently the Regional Multidisciplinary Medical Center for Children), where it has continued to operate effectively to the present day. 

  From 1995 to 2013, the Department was headed by Professor I.A. Akhmedzhanov. 

  Professor I.A. Akhmedzhanov made a significant contribution to the development of the Department’s educational and research activities.

Professor Yu.М.Axmedov (1957-2026 y.)

  From 2005 to 2013, the Department operated under the name Department of Faculty Pediatric Surgery and Radiological Diagnostics.

  In 2013, the Departments of Hospital Pediatric Surgery and Faculty Pediatric Surgery were merged, and the unified department operated under the name Department of Pediatric Surgery.

  Since September 2020, the Department has been known as the Department of Pediatric Surgery No. 2. Professor Yu.M. Akhmedov was appointed Head of the Department.

  Professor Yu.M. Akhmedov is the author of 10 monographs, 25 educational and teaching-methodological manuals, 890 scientific articles, and 12 patents for inventions. Under his scientific supervision, 10 candidate dissertations and 2 doctoral dissertations have been successfully defended.

   Professor M.K. Azizov.

  Since June 2026, the Department has been headed by Professor M.K. Azizov. Since 1994, Professor M.K. Azizov has also served as the Chief Physician of the Samarkand Regional Multidisciplinary Medical Center for Children. 

  Professor M.K. Azizov is the author of 102 scientific articles, 8 methodological manuals, 2 invention patents, and 20 rationalization proposals.

  In 2021, a major international scientific and practical conference was held to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of Professor M.A. Akhmedov, the founder of the Department and an Honored Scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Honored Healthcare Worker of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Department was subsequently named after Professor M.A. Akhmedov.

  Currently, the educational process extensively utilizes the credit-module system, distance learning technologies, and modern pedagogical technologies, including interactive educational games and electronic textbooks.

  The Department provides ongoing practical and theoretical support for the clinical activities of the Samarkand Regional Multidisciplinary Medical Center for Children and the Pediatric Surgery Department of the Samarkand Branch of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Emergency Medical Care (RSHTYoIM SF).

 In addition, the Department’s staff actively participate in patronage and sanitary aviation services in the districts of the Samarkand Region.

  The Department maintains productive scientific collaboration with medical universities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Donetsk, Almaty, Tashkent, and Andijan.

  Since its establishment, 12 doctoral and 26 candidate dissertations have been successfully defended by researchers affiliated with the Department. Of these, 10 candidate dissertations and 4 doctoral dissertations were defended through targeted postgraduate and doctoral programs.