Alexey Golikov
Russia- Early Life and Education
- Academic and Medical Career
- Honors and Recognition
- - Academician of the International Academy of Sciences (1995)
Early Life and Education
Алексей Петрович Голиков was born on July 17, 1921, in Bataysk, Rostov Oblast, Russia. His father, Pyotr Timofeevich Golikov (1898-1980), was a worker, and his mother, Ekaterina Andreevna Golikova (1896-1976), was a housewife.
In 1940, Alexey graduated from high school with honors and entered the Naval Medical Academy in Leningrad. His studies were interrupted by World War II, during which he participated in front-line operations and was awarded government medals for his bravery.
After graduating from the academy in 1947, Golikov was assigned as a therapist to a military hospital in the Arctic region of the Soviet Union. There, he conducted his first independent research on blood pressure in soldiers serving on the remote island of Novaya Zemlya.
Academic and Medical Career
1949-1952:Golikov was transferred to the Faculty of Therapeutics at the Naval Medical Academy in Leningrad, where he worked under the mentorship of renowned cardiologist Alexander Myasnikov. He defended his candidate's dissertation on blood pressure in residents of Novaya Zemlya and published several articles on the prevention of hypertension in servicemen.
1954-1966:Golikov focused on the study of arterial hypertension, investigating its prevalence among various population groups in Leningrad and conducting research on the efficacy of pharmacological treatments for hypertension.
1956-1967:He embarked on a fundamental study of atherosclerosis, conducting groundbreaking clinical and experimental research using radioisotopes to elucidate the role of cholesterol in the development of atherosclerotic plaques. His findings led to the development of a new animal model for testing anti-atherosclerosis drugs.
1968:Golikov defended his doctoral dissertation on lipid and cholesterol metabolism in atherosclerosis and proposed practical measures for its prevention.
1970-1984:He was appointed head of the Emergency Therapy Clinic under the 4th Main Directorate of the USSR Ministry of Health and later became head of the Department of Acute Therapeutic Diseases at the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Care in Moscow. During this period, he established a center for emergency cardiology and trained specialists in emergency and critical care.
1984-Present:Golikov's research focused on emergency conditions in cardiology, with particular attention to neurohumoral disturbances. He developed innovative methods for diagnosing and treating life-threatening cardiac events, such as myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, and hypertensive crises. He also investigated the role of seasonal biorhythms in cardiovascular diseases and the effects of extreme conditions on human health.
Honors and Recognition
- Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (1979)- Laureate of the USSR Council of Ministers Prize (1999)
- Laureate of the Moscow Mayor's Prize (1997)
- Laureate of the A.N. Kosygin Prize (1999)
- Laureate of the A.L. Myasnikov Prize (2001)
- Laureate of the G.F. Lang Prize (1981)
- Gold Medal named after I.P. Pavlov (1999)
- "Person of the Year 1995-1996" (1996)
- Order of the Great Patriotic War II degree (2)
- Order of the Red Star
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad"
- Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (1991)
- Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (1990)
- Academician of the Euro-Asian Medical Academy (1994)
- Academician of the Russian Academy of Biomedical and Engineering Sciences (1995)
- Academician of the International Academy of Sciences (1995)
- Honorary Member of the American Society of Internal Medicine (1996)Personal Life
Golikov lived and worked in Moscow, where he passed away on January 29, 2019, at the age of 97. He was survived by his second wife, Maria Nikolaevna Golikova (1920-1998), and their daughter, Anna Alekseevna Golikova (1954).
