Veronika Skvortsova has been the head of the ministry responsible for the health of the Russian population for several years. At one time, she made a rapid career in medicine. Professional knowledge, life experience and skills of working with people help Veronika Igorevna to solve a lot of problems that are directly related to the healthcare system.
From the biography of the head of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Veronica Skvortsova was born in Moscow on November 1, 1960. Her parents were hereditary doctors. Great-grandfather taught at the St. Petersburg Medical Academy. Great-grandmother at one time graduated from women's medical courses, on the basis of which the Second Moscow Medical Institute was later created. Veronica's father worked as a professor at the Department of Nervous Diseases of this university. There were four generations of doctors in the Skvortsova family. She was going to continue the family tradition.
The girl received an excellent education: she graduated from a special school with a mathematical bias, receiving a gold medal upon completion of her studies. And then she entered the institute where my father worked. Veronica was interested not only in medicine. She liked classical music. Veronica mastered the piano during her school years.
Even before entering the university, Veronika was interested in the structure of the brain, and got acquainted with the discoveries of scientists in the field of neurosurgery. It was to this topic that she decided to devote her life.
Career in medicine
Veronika graduated from the Second Moscow Medical Institute with honors in 1983. Already in her student years, the girl conducted scientific work at her father's department and even published the results of her research. After residency and graduate school, Skvortsova remained to work at the university. In 1988, Veronika Igorevna became a candidate of sciences. Parents tried to help her in her scientific career.
In 1993 Skvortsova became a doctor of medical sciences. She became the youngest woman in the world to hold such a degree. Veronika Igorevna combined work at the department with the leadership of the neuroresuscitation service in one of the capital's clinics. At the age of 35, Skovrtsova was an associate professor, two years later she headed the department, and at the age of 39 she received a professorship. Some colleagues criticized such a rapid rise, not without reason, believing that such a career climb would have been impossible without outside support.
Career in politics
In 1999, Veronika Igorevna was among those who put forward the idea of organizing a stroke association. This disease has been declared a global epidemic by the World Health Organization.
Five years later, Skvortsova becomes a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Russian Federation, and then heads a specialized research institute. At this institute, a program was developed to combat vascular lesions. In the course of measures aimed at preventing stroke, it was recommended to carry out tomography on a mass scale. However, this was not without abuse: experts believe that the deployment of a useful program to combat strokes was accompanied by theft of funds allocated for the purchase of expensive equipment.
In 2008, Skvortsova became Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development of Russia. In this position, Veronika Igorevna was responsible for the development of legislative acts in the field of health protection. For selfless assistance to the victims of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, Skvortsova was awarded the Order of Honor.
In 2011, Skvortsova announced that as a result of the measures taken, the death rate from stroke has almost halved.
Soon, the Ministry of Health and Social Development was split into two independent departments. In 2012, Veronika Igorevna became the head of the Ministry of Health. After that, she finally parted with the profession of a doctor and went to work as an official from medicine. Skvortsova has repeatedly stated that the problems accumulated in the field of health protection can be solved only by consistent actions.
During the time during which Skvortsova headed the ministry, the anti-tobacco law was approved in the country, amendments were made to the legislation regarding the conduct of medical examinations and the attraction of the population to a healthy lifestyle. The ministry headed by Veronika Igorevna approved the initiative to improve the curricula of medical students and conduct periodic certification of teachers.
Veronika Skvortsova is the author of four hundred scientific papers and seven patents. She holds the post of editor-in-chief of Stroke magazine and is a consultant for the national publication The Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. S. S. Korsakov.
Personal life of Veronica Skvortsova
Veronika Igorevna is married. Her husband is Givi Nadareishvili, a lecturer at the Mechanical Engineering University. At the same time, he is the founder and leader of a number of companies with a very wide range of activities, including: scientific and technical research, production of spare parts for cars, architecture and construction, consulting and even rental of real estate.
Skvortsova's son, Grigory, graduated with honors from the Second Medical Institute, which in 1991 became the Russian State Medical University. He works as a neurologist.
Those who know Skvortsova personally note her impeccable politeness. Ill-wishers even suspect her of insincerity. Experience of working with people and collectives Veronika Igorevna acquired during her student years, when she was engaged in Komsomol work. The girl often had to defend her decisions, settle conflicts and avoid confrontation. Skvortsova values kindness most of all in people.
The Minister of Health spends his free time with the family. She loves to communicate with her grandson and walk the dog.
