PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
My path has taken me from theoretical research in population dynamics to designing and implementing practical solutions in healthcare. Combining a background in complex systems with practical work in medical management across diverse settings, from advanced hospitals to health and humanitarian crises, I apply a universal approach to strengthening health service. I analyse how systems function under real-world constraints, identify key points for change, and create adaptable tools to improve their performance and resilience.
SYNTHESIS: ADVISING HEALTH SYSTEMS
04/2025 – Present | Globally
INDEPENDENT CONSULTING RESEARCHER
- Provide tailored consulting to hospital leaders and health system stakeholders on resilience strategy, governance structures, and quality frameworks.
- Design and deliver training programmes in healthcare quality, safety, and person-centred systems transformation.
- Analyse, assess, and monitor health systems to enhance their adaptive capacity.
03/2022 – Present | Globally
RESEARCHER – Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE)
- Lead international multidisciplinary projects studying the genetic and environmental determinants of human health.
- Apply principles of population dynamics to health system improvement models.
IMMERSION: OPERATING IN CHALLENGING SETTINGS
05/2023 – 07/2023 | Kutupalong, Bangladesh
STEERING HOSPITAL DIRECTOR – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
- Managed clinical governance and hospital operations within one of the world’s largest refugee camp settings.
- Coordinated hospital activities to deliver healthcare interventions under humanitarian constraints.
- Contributed to mission-level strategic planning and resource prioritisation.
IMPLEMENTATION: BRINGING A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
06/2022 – 04/2025 | Moscow, Russia
SENIOR QUALITY MANAGER / QUALITY MANAGER – Hadassah Medical Center
- Led hospital-wide quality improvement programmes across clinical and administrative departments.
- Designed analytical frameworks to support executive-level operational planning.
- Established internal audit systems aligned with international patient safety standards.
- Delivered training programmes to clinical and management staff that embedded safety culture principles into routine operations.
04/2020 – 01/2022 | Moscow, Russia
SENIOR MANAGER / MANAGER / VOLUNTEER – Kommunarka Multifunctional Clinical Center (COVID period)
- Developed infection prevention and control strategies during active pandemic response.
- Coordinated cross-departmental COVID-19 operational task force.
- Developed accreditation-ready protocols aligned with JCI standards.
- Designed rapid-response quality improvement interventions in a high-mortality surge environment.
FOUNDATION: STUDYING COMPLEX SYSTEMS
02/2015 – 04/2020 | Zürich, Switzerland & Tübingen, Germany
RESEARCH SCIENTIST – University of Zürich / University of Tübingen
- Led multidisciplinary teams conducting research in evolutionary medicine.
- Managed research projects in molecular epidemiology from design to execution.
- Lectured on the biology, genetics, and epidemiology of infectious diseases.
02/2009 – 08/2009 | Worcester, USA
RESEARCH FELLOW – Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
- Conducted molecular analysis projects focused on the aetiology of mental disorders.
- Adapted novel methods for analysing severely degraded biological samples.
- Secured and managed international research grants.
03/2000 – 02/2015 | Moscow, Russia
RESEARCHER – Vavilov Institute of General Genetics
- Managed projects within an EU FP7 international consortium (12 institutions across five countries).
- Oversaw projects in population genetics, including ethics approvals and budgeting.
- Led field expeditions to collect biological samples and demographic data. Trained local health staff and negotiated with regional authorities.
EDUCATION
2026 Sustainability in Healthcare certificate
International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)
2025 Quality and Safety in Resource Challenged Countries certificate
International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)
2024 Intermediate Medical Management Course (IMMC) certificate
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
2023 Critical Crisis Thinking certificate
International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)
2022 Quality improvement in health care certificate
International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)
2021 Second Global Infodemic Manager Training certificate
World Health Organization (WHO)
2017 Clinical and translational research methods certificate
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
2007 Ph.D. in Biology
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
2000 MSc. in Genetics
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION
Author of peer-reviewed publications in international journals spanning medicine, genetics, epidemiology, and health system management, contributing to interdisciplinary dialogue between biological sciences and healthcare operations.
Invited reviewer for international scientific journals and competitive research funding bodies.
Regular invited speaker at international conferences and professional forums on health system resilience, clinical governance, and patient safety.