Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Department of Abdominal Oncology No. 1, N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Moscow, Russian Federation.

Specialization

C15 Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, C16 Malignant neoplasm of stomach, C17 Malignant neoplasm of small intestine, C48 Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum, C49 Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue

Dr. Nikulin is a specialist in abdominal oncosurgery and has experience in emergency surgery.

Area of ​​scientific interests

• tumors of the gastrointestinal tract: stomach, small and colon, pancreas, liver, gallbladder;
• gastrointestinal stromal tumors;
• retroperitoneal non-organ tumors;
• adrenal tumors;
• endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery.

Chair of the RUSSCO expert group for the development of practical guidelines for the drug treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Regular participant in Russian and international congresses, conventions, and conferences.

Work has been awarded international grants: 1995 – international grant for participation in an international congress in Berlin, Germany (poster presentation), 2002 – international grant for participation in an international congress in Oslo, Norway (poster presentation), 2006 – international grant for participation in an international congress in Washington, USA (poster presentation).

In 2017, Received a letter of gratitude from the Health Protection Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation "for conscientious work, high professionalism, and significant contribution to the development of healthcare in the Russian Federation."

In 2018, Work was recognized with gratitude from the First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov and the Faculty of Postgraduate Education of the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov for active participation in the development of student science and the popularization of innovative approaches in surgery.

Experience

2005 – present - Senior Researcher, Department of Abdominal Oncology No. 1, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation;

1994–2005 - Surgical oncologist of the Abdominal Oncology Department No. 1 of the N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation;

2004 – present - Associate Professor of the Oncology Department of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education at the Moscow State Medical University named after A.I. Evdokimov.

Education

1989 - Graduated with honors from the Faculty of Medicine of the N.A. Semashko Moscow State Medical University;

1991 - Completed his clinical residency at City Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Moscow under the supervision of the head of the department, Academician V.S. Savelyev;

1992–1994 - Studied in clinical residency in oncology at the N.N. Blokhin Oncology Research Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences;

1994 - He defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences on the topic "The relationship between the activation of intratumoral lymphocytes and clinical and morphological prognostic factors.";

1999 - Awarded the highest qualification category in surgery.

Advanced training

• Course in abdominal and laparoscopic surgery. International Center for Laparoscopic Surgery. Clermont-Ferrand (France), 1995.
• Course in the specialty "Anesthesiology and resuscitation." Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, N.A. Semashko Moscow State Medical University. Moscow, 1997.
• Advanced training courses in surgery at the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Moscow, 1999, 2005, 2010, and 2012.
• Certified course in oncology. State Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education "Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Moscow, 2007, 2012, 2017.
• Certification course in surgery. Evdokimov Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 2005, 2010, 2015.
• Course on the epidemiology of malignant neoplasms at the NCI - National Cancer Institute. Washington (USA), 2006.
• Advanced training course "Diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract." State budgetary educational institution of further professional education "Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Moscow, 2013.
• Confirmation of the highest qualification category in the specialty "Surgery". FANO RF. Moscow, 2015.
• Training course on the program "Pedagogical Communication: Theoretical and Applied Foundations." State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov." Moscow, 2016.
• Course "Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery. Advanced Course." S.P. Botkin City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow Department of Health, Moscow, 2016.
• Course on the additional professional program "Gastrointestinal Tract Tumors." State Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education "Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Moscow, 2017.
• Course in the additional professional program "Chemohormonal therapy of malignant tumors." State Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education "Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Moscow, 2017.

Author and co-author of over 80 publications in Russian and foreign scientific journals, chapters in scientific and practical guides, and 4 educational and methodological works.