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Ippolit Vasilyevich Davydovsky is an outstanding pathologist, academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, professor, who made a tremendous contribution to the creation of the basic postulates of modern pathological anatomy. He chose the study of gerontology as one of the areas of his scientific interests. This topic is quite relevant today since gerontology is beginning to become a separate medical specialtyin domestic medicine. The authors analyze the aspects disclosed in the monograph “Gerontology”, as well as the ideas presented in other works on the issues described above. An overview of the main theories and provisions that were proposed by I.V. Davydovsky during the development of his scientific career is provided. The importance of a comprehensive study of gerontology, which is inextricably linked with other branches of medicine, is emphasized. The natural philosophical understanding of the aging process is considered. The problem of atherosclerosis in geriatrics is described separately. In addition to gerontology, the article provides examples of other fundamental works by I.V. Davydovsky: a textbook on general human pathology, which focuses on the inseparability of pathomorphology and pathophysiology as components of one discipline; a monograph dedicated to organopathology, which provides a generalized understanding of the pathogenesis of diseases of the human body. Thus, the scientist sought to dialogue with clinicians in his published works, thereby promoting the clinical-anatomical direction. The view of the community of pathologists on the scientific activity of I.V. Davydovsky, one of the brightest representatives of his specialty, is interesting.
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