Galina Sergeyevna Shatalova | |
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Born | 13.10.1916 |
Died | 14.12.2011 |
Nationality | Russia |
Alma mater | Rostov Medical Institute |
Occupation(s) | Neurosurgery, Dietetics |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | "Replacement of defects in the dura mater with fibrin films" [1] |
Academic advisors | Boris Yegorov [1] |
Galina Sergeyevna Shatalova (born October 13, 1916, Ashgabat, Transcaspian Oblast, died on December 14, 2011, Moscow Oblast) was a Russian neurosurgeon, a military surgeon, the head of the cosmonaut selection and training department, and the laureate of the Burdenko Prize (1951). [2]
Shatalova was born on October 13, 1916. At the age of 15, she started her career. She entered the Rostov Medical Institute, [2] graduated from it, and was left in the residency of the surgical clinic of the same institute. [2]
In 1939, with the outbreak of hostilities on the Karelian Isthmus, she was drafted into the Army, where she became a military surgeon. She participated in the Second World War from the first to the last day, as a military surgeon, and head of the hospital department.
After the war, she worked as a neurosurgeon at the Central Institute of Neurosurgery of the USSR Academy of Sciences. [2] "She directly met the needs of the post-war period: there were many such unfortunates (with) severe head wounds. Plasty of dura mater defects has prolonged the lives of thousands of veterans." [1]
In the 60s, she worked at the Institute of Space Research [2] of the USSR Academy of Sciences as the head of the cosmonaut selection and training sector. [3] [2]
She was the organizer and participant of successful extreme multi-day hiking trips in Karakum, Altai, Tien Shan, and Pamir. She was also a teacher of a healthy lifestyle, [3] and author of the System of Natural Health. [4]
She was the author of many books and a large number of publications including: [5]
Galina Shatalova was married to Major General and Professor Alexander Shatalov. [1] She had three children. [1]