To 110th anniversary of cardiac surgeon and researcher Igor N. Meshalkin

Igor N. Meshalkin (1913–1996) was Soviet cardiac surgeon, Dr. Sci. (Medicine). He was a graduate of the 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute (2nd MSMI, now the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University). He was a participant in the Great Patriotic War. Igor N. Meshalkin began his professional career as a medical resident and an assistant of the clinic of faculty surgery in the 2nd MSMI since 1947; then as a medical resident of the Main Military Hospital of the Armed Forces of the USSR since 1951 and an assistant of the general surgery department of the pediatric faculty in the 2nd MSMI since 1954. In 1958–1963, he headed the Department of Acquired Heart Diseases in the Institute of Experimental Biology and Medicine (now the E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center). In 1963–1977, Igor N. Meshalkin was the head of the department in the Central Clinical Hospital of the 4th Main Directorate of the USSR Ministry of Health. His research interests were focused on urgent abdominal surgery, thoracic surgery, mitral stenosis surgery. Igor N. Meshalkin was the author of 55 scientific works including two monographs. Received 8 November 2023. Accepted 14 November 2023. Funding: The study did not have sponsorship. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. Contribution of the authors: The authors contributed equally to this article. Acknowledgment: The authors would like to thank Marina, daughter of Igor N. Meshalkin, for providing personal documents and photographs.