International Cooperation

Shaping the Future of Neurosurgery: Almaty Specialists at the WFNS 2025 World Congress

Neurosurgeons from Almaty took an active part in the 19th World Congress of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS 2025), held from December 1 to 5, 2025, in the United Arab Emirates. The event brought together more than 1,800 participants from 130 countries, including leading neurosurgical experts from the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy, as well as representatives from the Middle East, Asia, and CIS countries.

The Congress was organized by the Emirates Neurosurgical Society, and its central theme was “Shaping the Future of Neurosurgery.” The scientific program included plenary sessions, academic discussions, interactive workshops, and demonstrations of innovative techniques and advanced surgical technologies.

The Almaty delegation consisted of leading neurosurgeons of the metropolis, including Marat Rabandiyarovich Rabandiyarov, Director of City Children’s Clinical Hospital No. 2, Marat Amangeldievich Aliev, Deputy Director of City Clinical Hospital No. 7, Yermek Kavtaevich Dyusembekov, Head of the Neurosurgery Center at City Clinical Hospital No. 7 in Almaty, Rauan Kastey, Head of the Vascular Neurosurgery Department, as well as physicians from the vascular and neurosurgical departments of City Clinical Hospital No. 7.

Kazakhstani specialists presented comprehensive reports on the development and achievements of the neurosurgical service of Almaty and discussed key areas of modern medicine, including neuro-oncology, vascular neurosurgery, minimally invasive technologies, and innovative approaches to surgical treatment.

International experts expressed strong interest in the experience of their Kazakhstani colleagues, noting the significant progress achieved in national neurosurgery. Within the framework of the Congress, discussions were held on further clinical and scientific cooperation, implementation of joint projects, and exchange of professional experience.

According to Marat Rabandiyarov, participation in such a large-scale international event is an important step in strengthening professional ties.
“This is a landmark event that opens new opportunities for international cooperation. The Congress allows us to become acquainted with the latest achievements, advanced technologies, and innovative research in neurosurgery,” he emphasized.

In turn, Yermek Dyusembekov highlighted the significance of the Congress for global medicine:
“WFNS 2025 is a unique platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience among specialists from different countries. Such professional interaction makes a significant contribution to improving neurosurgical care worldwide.”

The participation of Almaty physicians in the WFNS 2025 World Congress demonstrates the high level of development of neurosurgical services in Kazakhstan and contributes to strengthening the international standing of national medicine.

№	Title	First Name	Last Name	Job Title	Department	Institution	Location	Email
1	Dr., PhD, MD, Professor	Arimantas	Tamasauskas	Director Professor	Department of Clinical Neurosurgery	Lithuanian University of Health Sciences	Lithuania	[email protected]
2	Doctor of medicinai Sciences, Professor	Gairat	Kariev	Director Professor	Department of Clinical Neurosurgery	Center for neurosurgery	Uzbekistan	[email protected]
3	Doctor of medicinai Sciences, Professor	Abdurahmon	Mamadaliev	Vice rector	Academic work	Samarkand Medical Institute	Uzbekistan	[email protected]
4	Doctor of medicinai Sciences, члер-корр.НАН КР	Keneshbek	Yrysov	Vice rector	Academic work	Kyrgyz State Medical Academy named after I.K. Akhubaev	Kyrgystan Republic	[email protected]
5	Doctor of medicinai Sciences, Professor	Konstantin	Samochernykh	Director	Clinical work	Polenov Russian Research Institute of Neurosurgery	Russia, Sankt-Peterborg	[email protected]
6	MD,PhD, Professor	Jamil	Rzaev	Physician-in-Chief	Department of Clinical Medicine	Federal Neurosergical Center	Russia, Novosibirsk	[email protected]
7	MD, PhD, Associate professor	Oleg	Pak	Vice-president of Far Eastern Federal University	Department of Clinical Medicine	School of Medicine FEFU	Russia, Vladivostok	[email protected]
8	MD. professor	Israel	Melamed	IFAANS Chairman	Department of Neurosurgery	Soroka University Medical Center	Israel, Beer Sheva	[email protected]
9	MD, PhD, professor	Pavlo	Plavskyi	Pediatric Neurosurgeon Head	Pediatric Neurosurgery department	OHMATDYT National Specialized Childrens Hospital	Ukraine, Kiev	Ohmatdyt.com.ua
10	Doctor of medicinai Sciences, Professor	Cesnulis	Evaldas	Senior consultant	Neurosurgery department	Hirslanden Swiss Neuroinstitute	Switzerland, Zurich	[email protected]
11	Professor, MD.	Mirza	Khinikadze	Expert Neurosurgeon, Dean, Director	Ministry of Labor, Health and Social affairs	Medicine New Vision University	Tbilisi, Georgia	[email protected]
12	MD, PhD, DrMedSci, MHA, FRCS	Yavor	Enchev	Vice President BSN	Department of Neurosurgery and ENT	Medical University of Varna	Varna, Bulgaria	[email protected]
13	Candidate of Medical Sciences, MD	Mikhail	Talabayev	Chief specialist in pediatric neurosurgery	Neurosurgery department	Ministry of Health of Belarus	Minsk, Belarus	[email protected]
14	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Mikhail	Orlov	Head of Clinic/Endovascular Dept	Endovascular Neurosurgery Department	Romodanov Research Institute	Kiev, Ukraine	[email protected]
15	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Shlomi	Constantini	Department of pediatric Neurosurgery	Department of pediatric Neurosurgery	Dana Children s Hospital, Tel Aviv Univ	Tel Aviv, Israel	[email protected]
16	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Abdurakhmon	Norov	Director Bukhara Emergency Med Center	Emergency department	Bukhara Emergency Medical Center	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	[email protected]
17	Professor	Lukas	Rasulic	President of Serbian Neurosurgical Society	Dept of Peripheral Nerve/Functional Surg	University Clinical Center of Serbia	Belgrade, Serbia	[email protected]
18	Professor	Gennady	Chmutin	Head of Dept Neurosurgery and Neurology	Neurosurgery and neurology Department	Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia	Moscow, Russia	[email protected]
19	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Rustam	Khazratkulov	Head of the Vascular Department	Vascular Department	Respublican Scientific Center of Neurosurgery	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[email protected]
20	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Murod	Muminov	Head of the Neurotrauma Department	Neurotrauma Department	Republican Sci Center of Emergency Aid	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	[email protected]
21	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Rustam	Berdiev	Head of the Neurosurgery Department	Neurosurgery Department	Tajik State Medical University	Dushanbe, Tadjikistan	[email protected]
22	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Ravshan	Iuldashev	Assistant director	Neurosurgery Department	Respublican Scientific Center of Neurosurgery	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[email protected]
23	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Marsel	Ivanov	Department of spinal Neurosurgery	Department of spinal Neurosurgery	The Royal Hallamshire Hospital	Sheffield, England	www.claremont-hospital.co.uk
24	MSc City University London	Serikzhan	Sabyraliev	Doctor of Business Administration	Head doctor	Central City Clinical Hospital Almaty №12	Almaty, Kazakhstan	[email protected]
25	Dr.	Andrey	Dubovoy	Head and Neck Surgery Center	Neurosurgery Department	Ilyinskaya Hospital	Moscow, Russia	[email protected]
26	Candidate of Medical Sciences, MD	Vitaliy	Kiselev	Head of department X-ray surgery	Department X-ray surgery	Leningrad Regional Clinical Hospital	Sankt-Peterburg, Russia	[email protected]
27	Professor, MD	Mehmet	Zileli	Department of spinal Neurosurgery	Department of spinal Neurosurgery	Turkish Neurosurgical Society	Izmir, Turkey	[email protected]
28	Professor, MD	Onur	Yaman	Brain, Nerve and Spine Surgery	Neurosurgery Department	Turkish Neurosurgical Society	Istanbul, Turkey	[email protected]
29	Dr.	Nurbek	Baban	Head of Spine Department	Department of spinal Neurosurgery	Grandmed Hospital	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	[email protected]
30	Professor	Dulat	Muhametzhanov	Skull Base Neurosurgery	Neurosurgery Department	Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute	Moscow, Russia	[email protected]
31	Candidate of Medical Sciences, MD	Marina	Pervuninskaya	Neurology	Neurology Department	Novosibirsk State Medical University	Novosibirsk, Russia	[email protected]
32	Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD	Alesandr	Kim	Head of Child Neurosurgeon Dept	Child Neurosurgeon Department	Almazov National Medical Centre	Sankt-Petersburg, Russia	[email protected]
33	Candidate of Medical Sciences, MD	Kirill	Sysoev	Child Neurosurgeon Department	Child Neurosurgeon Department	Almazov National Medical Centre	Sankt-Petersburg, Russia	[email protected]
34	Candidate of Medical Sciences, MD	Abdyrakman	Duishobaev	Head of Neurosurgery Department	Dept of endovascular Neurosurgery	Osh Clinical Hospital	Osh, Kyrgyzstan	[email protected]