"Children's Doctor of the World." The priceless exploits of Leonid Roshal

This famous person has long been recognized in our country as a luminary of domestic medicine. “Russian of the Year”, “European of the Year” - Dr. Roshal was awarded such titles many times. His name is known all over the world. They will call him from any corner of the globe, ask for help, and he will respond immediately. The doctor himself most often offers his help to children. In any critical situation, he always abandoned important tasks and went to difficult points.

Everyone remembers the terrible earthquake in 1988 in Spitak (Armenia). Leonid Mikhailovich was at a scientific conference at that time. He immediately announced that he would immediately go to the scene of the tragedy and asked which of his colleagues would support him. Almost everyone agreed immediately. A whole team was formed, which is still operating and providing medical assistance to children throughout Russia.

Leonid Roshal: biography (childhood, youth)

Leonid Roshal is a native of the small town of Livny, located in the Oryol region. Born in 1933 on April 27. His father was a military man, commanded an aviation division. For this reason, the family often moved from one city to another. Mother graduated from the workers' faculty.

Leonid Roshal, whose nationality interests many, says about himself this way: “I am Russian with Jewish roots and a surname.” The boy’s parents predicted a military career, but already at school he wrote in his essays that he would “operate on appendicitis.”

Before the war, the family lived in a small apartment in the capital; in 1941 they moved to Kubinka, near Moscow, and later left for Tatarstan. After the war, the family changed their place of residence several times. Leonid Mikhailovich attended Roshal School in Chkalovsk, near Moscow. He immediately entered the Pirogov Moscow State Medical Institute to study, his choice being the Faculty of Pediatrics.

As a student, during the years of study he showed his best side. Zeal for learning, a bright mind, golden hands, love for their work - these are the characteristics of the teachers who taught Leonid. Even then it became clear that he had chosen the right path in life.

Leonid Roshal

The name of this doctor is on a par with the word “life”. Leonid Roshal is known throughout the world. His hands are called golden, and his heart is kind. This doctor from God is worthy of many titles. Humanity is grateful to him.

Doctor's childhood

Leonid Roshal in childhood with his father

Leonid was born in the town of Livny in the Oryol region in the family of a military pilot. Aviation divisions often changed their location, so the family had frequent moves to garrisons. The mother was a simple worker and really wanted her son to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a military man. The boy had another dream - he wanted to become a doctor-surgeon. Before the start of the war, the family lived in Moscow; as soon as the Great Patriotic War began, they were forced to move to the nearest Moscow region, and then were evacuated to Tatarstan.

Leonid Roshal in his student years

The biography of relocations after the war expanded. Leonid Mikhailovich received his diploma of secondary education in Chkalovsk. In the same city, his further studies take place at the Pirogov Institute at the Faculty of Pediatrics. He is one of the best students at the medical school. All teachers even then gave the highest assessment to their student.

Job

Leonid’s medical biography was successful, since the choice was made correctly. After receiving his diploma, Roshal worked as an ordinary local pediatrician and was engaged in science. He became a young candidate of medical sciences. He turned 31, received an academic degree and became a Doctor of Science. He was appointed to the position of chief pediatric pulmonologist in the Moscow region. I practiced surgery for almost 20 years. In the eighties, he was assigned to head a department in his specialty at the Pediatrics Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.

Leonid Roshal at work

When the International Committee for Assistance to Victims of Wars and Disasters was created, Leonid Roshal was proposed as its leader. A lot of worries fell on the shoulders of the famous doctor: he runs the International Children's Fund, and his department includes all pediatric surgery and traumatology in the capital. Leonid Mikhailovich was deservedly awarded the Nobel Prize. For everything that the famous doctor learned, he is grateful to S.D. Ternovsky, the doctor who created the Filatov Children's Hospital.

Dr. Roshal's selfless help

A team of experienced doctors, together with Dr. Roshal, is ready at any time to help those who have been in the hands of terrorists, who have survived disasters and military conflicts. The children's doctor of the world has visited many hot spots. There are no barriers in front of Leonid Roshal's brigade: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Yugoslavia, Japan, Sakhalin or India. Everywhere they need qualified first-class medical care. There are children in every country and city. Even terrorists trust Doctor Roshal. During a hostage situation, hostages require both medical and psychological services.

Leonid Roshal managed to rescue eight children from the theater center seized by terrorists. Photo from the doctor’s personal archive

Situations can be the most extraordinary, you need to be prepared for anything. Sometimes you even have to provide first aid even to criminals. The doctor took the Hippocratic oath, it is not his right to figure out who is right and who is wrong. It is not his fault that a child born from an ordinary woman - a mother - took the path of crime.

He is a doctor who cares about saving human life. And wherever the doctor is, he courageously fights for the life of every patient. It is for these professional courageous deeds that he was awarded the National Hero Award, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and the Order of Courage. The President of the country V.V. Putin many times expressed gratitude to Leonid Mikhailovich for his scientific contribution to healthcare and courage.

Leonid Roshal - biography of personal life

In my personal life, everything did not go smoothly the first time. There were two marriages in his biography. The first time, the union seemed unsuccessful to both spouses, as they could not understand each other for a long time. On this basis they divorced, but remained friends. Roshal married for the second time and now feels like a happy family man. Two people close to him, his wife and son, support him in everything and are proud of his famous husband and father.

The wife is engaged in scientific activities. The son is an entrepreneur, and the granddaughter wants to become a psychologist. Roshal is a very attentive and caring father and grandfather. But, unfortunately, there is always little time for my own son and granddaughter. The doctor always wanted to have many children, which is why he makes up for it at work by interacting with other children.

Alone with everyone - Leonid Roshal 2015

Leonid Roshal is very worried about the younger generation, about their spiritual world. Therefore, he actively opposes the fact that some films contain a huge amount of footage that depicts violence, cruelty, and abound in blood. It is very important for a surgeon that people learn not to give up on others like themselves without help. They must learn the necessary actions that can keep a person alive until professional emergency doctors arrive. And you can ask the doctor himself for help from any city, the most distant village or aul - he will definitely rush to the sick child. He is not used to leaving those he can help in trouble.

Medical activities

After graduating from high school in 1957, Dr. Roshal began his medical career as a children's district police officer. At the same time, he did not stop engaging in scientific activities. Already at the age of 31, Leonid Roshal defended his Ph.D. I received my academic degree very quickly. In 1970, Roshal became a Doctor of Science. In the same year, he was appointed chief freelance pediatric pulmonologist of the Ministry of Health in the Moscow region.

For twenty years - from 1961 to 1981 - Leonid Mikhailovich worked in the pediatric surgery of the Vladimirsky MONIKI. In the 80s, he was appointed head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Trauma at the Research Institute of Pediatrics of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. In 1982, Roshal became a professor.

In 1990, the International Committee to Help Children Who Suffered from Wars and Disasters was created, headed by Leonid Roshal. In addition, the doctor is the head of the International Children's Charitable Foundation. Since 2003, Leonid Mikhailovich has been the permanent director of the capital’s Research Institute of Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology. In 2007 he was deservedly nominated for the Nobel Prize.

Personal life of Leonid Mikhailovich Roshal

Leonid Mikhailovich was married twice. Unfortunately, she has no children from her first marriage. And from his second marriage he has a son, and already a granddaughter. The wife is engaged in scientific activities and, together with her husband, writes books about medicine. The honored doctor hides his personal life from the eyes of strangers; he makes his actions and deeds visible.

Leonid Mikhailovich Roshal - professor, honored doctor of our time, chief children's doctor of Russia.
Founder of many charitable foundations for children. President of the International Charitable Fund for helping children affected by war and disasters. In 1957 he graduated from the medical faculty of the Moscow State Medical Institute (now the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov) with a degree in pediatrics. In 1959-1961 he studied residency at the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the Institute for Advanced Medical Studies (TSOLIUV). Doctor of Medical Sciences (1970), professor (1982).

Leonid Roshal - children's doctor of the world

As mentioned above, the team created by Dr. Roshal travels around the globe. Comes to the aid of everyone who has suffered from terrorism, man-made disasters, and military conflicts. Dr. Roshal and his team saved people near Ufa during a train accident, in Ust-Kamenogorsk after an explosion at an industrial enterprise. Members of the brigade repeatedly traveled to military hot spots, namely Romania, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Abkhazia, Chechnya, and Azerbaijan. Help was also provided to earthquake victims in India, Japan, Egypt, Turkey and Sakhalin. The heroism of Roshal’s team in the tragic event that occurred in Kaspiysk (Dagestan) is especially noted. The group immediately arrived at the scene after the terrorist attack. The lives of 27 children were immediately saved.

Roshal detailed coronavirus statistics

Coronavirus in Roshal

Coronavirus hotline in Roshal

8-800-100-56-53

Rospotrebnadzor coronavirus hotline in Roshal

8-800-555-49-43

Roszdravnadzor coronavirus hotline in Roshal

8-800-550-99-03

Hotline of the Department of Health for coronavirus in Roshal

+7

Coronavirus hotline in Russia

8-800-2000-112

Terrorist attack on Dubrovka

Everyone remembers the terrible events at Dubrovka. During the terrorist attack, only Dr. Roshal was allowed by the terrorists to enter and exit the captured building. Dr. Roshal made every effort to help the victims. He brought one of the child hostages out of fainting, prevented another from developing an epileptic attack, and saved the third from suffocation due to asthma.

In one of the building's toilets, the doctor set up something like an operating room. There he helped all those who received any shrapnel or bullet wounds. He even helped criminals. When performing professional duties, the lines between patients are blurred. In the Nord-Ost hall, the doctor provided medical care to everyone, and outside the building he supported the relatives and friends of the victims. For the courage shown during the terrorist attack, Dr. Roshal was awarded a high award - the National Hero Award.

Events on Dubrovka

During the terrorist attack, Leonid Mikhailovich was one of the few whom the criminals allowed in and out of the besieged building. The doctor made every effort to help the victims. He managed to bring a child out of fainting, saved another boy from asthmatic suffocation and prevented the development of an epileptic attack, to which the third child hostage was susceptible.

Little of! Dr. Roshal set up something like an operating room in one of the Nord-Ost toilets... Here he helped people with bullet and shrapnel wounds. The doctor also provided medical assistance to the injured criminals. When it comes to fulfilling professional duties, the lines between “our” and other people’s patients are blurred. He made attempts to relieve the pain of all the victims in the hall, and outside “Nord-Ost” he provided moral support to their families and friends.

For the dedication and courage shown during the terrorist attack on Dubrovka, Leonid Mikhailovich was awarded the National Hero Award.

Today, Dr. Roshal’s clinic (Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology, Moscow) provides qualified medical care to young patients. Parents of children are immensely grateful to doctors for what they do.

Dr. Roshal Awards

Roshal Leonid Mikhailovich received many different awards and regalia for his activities. Here are just a few of them:

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Order of Courage. These awards were given to the doctor for the invaluable contribution he made to the development of domestic medical science, as well as for his dedication to saving people.
• Medal "Defender of Free Russia". It was awarded after the August coup in 1993 for the performance of civic duty, for the defense of democracy and the constitutional order.
• In 2003, he received gratitude from the President of Russia for the development of healthcare and domestic medicine.
• In 2008, Roshal again deservedly received gratitude from the president for protecting human rights and freedoms.
• Leonid Mikhailovich has the medal “For the Glory of Ossetia”, as well as the insignia “For Services to Moscow”.
• In 1996, Dr. Leonid Roshal was named “doctor of the world” by media representatives.

Roshal, Leonid Mikhailovich

Born on April 27, 1933 in the city. Livny of the Central Black Earth (now Oryol) region in a military family. Father - Mikhail Filippovich, served in the Air Force, participated in the Great Patriotic War. Mother - Emilia Lazarevna. He graduated from high school in the village of Chkalovsky near Moscow (now the microdistrict of Shchelkovo).

Education, academic degrees and titles In 1957, he graduated from the Second Moscow State Medical Institute (now the Russian National Research Medical University) named after N. I. Pirogov with a degree in pediatrics. In 1959-1961. studied in clinical residency at the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the Central Order of Lenin Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians (TSOLIUV, now the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education) in Moscow.

Doctor of Medical Sciences. In 1964 he defended his thesis on the topic “Acute intussusception in children”, and in 1970 at the Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute named after. M. F. Vladimirsky (MONIKI, Moscow) - doctoral dissertation on the topic “Long-term results of unilateral lung operations in children.” Professor (1982).

Professional activity After graduation, he worked as a local pediatrician in the children's city clinic No. 32 in Moscow. From 1962 to 1981, he was a junior and then a senior researcher at the Department of Pediatric Surgery at MONIKI, and organized the Center for Neonatal Surgery in the Moscow Region. In 1970, he became the chief freelance pediatric pulmonologist at the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region. In 1981, he headed the department of emergency pediatric surgery and traumatology of the Research Institute of Pediatrics (Moscow) of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences. In 1982, the clinical base of the department became the Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 20 named after. K. A. Timiryazeva. Subsequently, the Research Institute of Pediatrics became part of the Scientific Center for Children's Health of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, now part of the National Medical Research Center (NMRC) for Children's Health of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. He is a member of the dissertation council of the National Medical Research Center for Children's Health. In 2003, on the basis of the children's hospital No. 20 named after K. A. Timiryazev, the Moscow Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology was created, and Leonid Roshal became its director. Since 2015, he has been the president of this research institute, which is subordinate to the Moscow Department of Health. One of the initiators of the creation and honorary member of the Russian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (formed in 1993). Founder and president of the union of the medical community “National Medical Chamber” (Moscow; since 2010). Member of the executive committee of the Union of Pediatricians of Russia. Expert, World Health Organization (1997). Editor-in-Chief of the Russian magazine “Pediatric Surgery” (since 2020). Contribution to medicine Leonid Roshal is a highly qualified pediatric surgeon, a specialist in emergency surgery and traumatology, and disaster medicine. Founder of conservative methods of treatment of acute surgical diseases in children. In particular, he developed methods for the treatment of acute intestinal obstruction and suppurative diseases of the lungs and pleura, which are widely used in medical practice in Russia. Created a training program for doctors and nurses, as well as the public, to provide medical care to children in extreme situations. Author and co-author of about 250 scientific papers, including seven monographs, as well as manuals on pediatric surgery. Among the monographs are “Long-term results of unilateral lung operations for bronchiectasis in children” (1970), “Acute abdomen in children” (1980), “Emergency surgery of children” (1996), etc. He wrote the books “I am where he comes trouble" (2003), "Your child. How to save” (2011). Has eight certificates of invention. Help for injured children In December 1988, after the devastating earthquake in the Armenian cities of Spitak and Leninakan (now Gyumri), Leonid Roshal provided assistance to the wounded at the scene of the tragedy together with the medical team he formed. At the same time, he initiated the creation of international mobile specialized surgical teams to save children affected by natural disasters, as well as man-made disasters, military conflicts, etc. In 1990, he headed the international committee for assistance to children in disasters and wars of the World Association of Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine (WADEM), in 1993 joined the WADEM Board of Directors. In June 1992, he founded the International Charitable Public Fund to Help Children in Disasters and Wars (Moscow) and is its permanent president. In 2003, he became co-chairman of the international movement “Doctors of the World against Violence and Terrorism,” established in the same year with the participation of the Fund for Assistance to Children in Disasters and Wars. Leonid Roshal and the staff of his Foundation provided assistance to children who suffered in the Georgian-Abkhaz (in 1992) and Nagorno-Karabakh (1992) armed conflicts, the first Chechen war (1995), and the military conflict in the Gaza Strip (Palestine, 2009); during earthquakes in Egypt (1993), Japan (1995), Neftegorsk on Sakhalin (1995), Afghanistan (1998, 2002), Pakistan (2005), Indonesia (2006, 2009), Haiti (2010), Nepal (2015) ; during the collapse of the Moscow water park "Transvaal Park" (2004), etc. He led a team of doctors to rescue children injured in a terrorist attack in the Dagestan city of Kaspiysk (2002), and personally negotiated with terrorists during the hostage-taking at the Dubrovka Theater Center in Moscow ( 2002) and at a school in Beslan in North Ossetia (2004). Social activities In 2002-2004. was a member of the Human Rights Commission under the President of the Russian Federation, in 2004-2009 - a member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for promoting the development of civil society institutions and human rights (now the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Human Rights). From 2008 to 2009 - member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, chairman of the health care commission. He is a member of the central headquarters of the All-Russian Popular Front (ONF). Since November 29, 2020 - co-chairman of the central headquarters of the ONF.

Awards, honorary titles Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation (2020). Awarded the Order of Courage (2002), “For Services to the Fatherland” IV degree (2008), Honor (2013), Alexander Nevsky (2019), and the medal “Defender of a Free Russia” (1993). Has gratitude from Russian President Vladimir Putin (2003, 2008). Recognized with foreign awards: Order of the Polar Star (Mongolia; 2006), “Great Leader Medal” (Pakistan; 2007), Knight of the Legion of Honor (France; 2013), etc.

Winner of the “Own Path” (2002), “Calling” (2003), international awards “Dove of Peace” (2003), “Profession-Life” (2004) and Nicholas Roerich (2011), peace prize of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (2018) ) and others. Honorary healthcare worker of Moscow (2013). Honorary Doctor of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, honorary member of the Association of Asian Doctors (2004). Honorary citizen of Livny (2009), Moscow region (2015).

Personal life

Leonid Roshal helps everyone who asks for help; the family has always been proud of his actions. The people closest to him are his son and wife. Leonid Mikhailovich is married for the second time, his wife is engaged in scientific activities. He and his first wife were divorced after they lost mutual understanding. But they still have friendly relations. Roshal's son chose the field of entrepreneurship; he did not follow in the footsteps of his famous father. The doctor's granddaughter plans to become a psychologist. In life, Leonid Mikhailovich only regrets that he has only one child.

Doctor Roshal. Clinic

Today, the Leonid Roshal Clinic (Moscow, Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology) is ready to provide highly qualified care to all young patients in need completely free of charge. Parents of children are immensely grateful to all the staff for their hard work.

Children often come to the clinic with severe injuries, which they receive in road accidents, falls from heights, fights, extreme sports and other situations. Recently, many injured children from Donbass have been admitted here.

The most severe injuries are cranial, spinal, and open injuries of soft tissue, large joints, and bones. All this can be complicated by purulent infections. Such children need long-term multi-stage treatment, high-tech rehabilitation, and various technical means.

Highly qualified specialists who work in the clinic are proficient in all modern therapeutic and diagnostic methods. They are ready to provide emergency assistance around the clock. The entire staff is proud to work under Dr. Roshal.

Proceedings

During his scientific career, Leonid Mikhailovich created many monographs on pediatric surgery, diagnosis of emergency conditions, and he also created a manual for nurses in children's surgical departments. Leonid Roshal, whose books have become textbooks for many who are involved in scientific medicine and practice, also wrote a manual for parents.

His useful book - a textbook of life - is called “Your Child. How to save it." It describes all the most dangerous situations that can happen to a child anywhere: in the garden, at school, on the street, on vacation, at home. What should parents do in this or that case, how not to panic and how to properly help the injured child? Structured material and visual illustrations make the book interesting even for children.

Dr. Roshal and his staff know about all the accidents that are possible at any age. In clear language, the book describes what to do if a child is injured, poisoned, or burned. This “life textbook” should become a reference book in every family. All parents simply must be able to provide emergency assistance to their children, thereby protecting them from danger and even saving lives.

Film about Roshal

Leonid Roshal, whose biography is very rich in valiant deeds, became the hero of Olga Drozdova’s film “I’m not afraid of anything” (documentary genre). Roshal is called the children's doctor of the world. Wherever trouble happens, Leonid Mikhailovich rushes there with his team and performs incredibly complex operations even in unsuitable conditions. The film presents exclusive footage that was filmed in Kaspiysk, where the doctor was immediately after the terrorist attack on May 9.

Doctor Roshal himself believes that God protects him in emergency situations and hot spots. An amazing story is about how an ambulance exploded in Yugoslavia, and it was the doctor who was following it. Or the case when in Nagorno-Karabakh, while examining a child, a shell hit a house, and the doctor survived that time too. More than once I had to save people in the most difficult situations, and Roshal always comes to the rescue on time - in this he sees the meaning of his life.