Karim Yuldashev

Karim Yuldashevich Yuldashev (Yo‘ldoshev) was born on 10 May 1933 in Tashkent. He graduated from the Tashkent Medical Institute in 1957, began his medical and teaching work there and rose to professor in the department of internal diseases. He received the degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences in 1971 and the title of professor in 1972.

From 1973 until 1999 he headed the department of cardiology and functional diagnostics at the Tashkent Institute for the Advanced Training of Doctors. From the mid-1970s until 1982 he was Deputy Minister of Health of the Uzbek SSR, responsible for planning medical research in the republic and bringing its results into practice.

From 1988 until his death he directed the research institute of medical rehabilitation and physiotherapy. His research dealt with the clinical physiology and pathology of internal organs, cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, pharmacotherapy and rehabilitation. Under his supervision the adaptation of the cardiovascular system in a hot, dry climate was studied in the Termez region. He also founded the Centre of Eastern Medicine and led work on the scientific basis of traditional medicine.

According to reference sources, 11 doctoral and 66 candidate dissertations were defended under his supervision, and he published about 530 scientific works, including 22 books. His books cover diseases of the heart’s conduction system, cardiogenic shock, electro- and phonocardiography, clinical pharmacology and the medical views of Ibn Sina.

In 1983 he was named Honoured Science Worker of the Uzbek SSR. In 1991 he became a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and in 1995 a full member of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (cardiology); in 1996–1998 he chaired its department of medical sciences. Karim Yuldashev died on 22 October 1999.