Larisa I. Melnik
Work experience: 28 year(s)
Education and Training:
1984-1990 – MD, General Medicine, Saratov State Medical University.
1991-1992 – Internship, General Internal Medicine, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University.
1992-1995 – Specialty training, General Internal Medicine, I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University. Certificate in General Internal Medicine (Family Medicine).
2000 – Specialty training, Functional Diagnostics, Institute of Continuing Medical Education of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Certificate in Functional Diagnostics.
2015 – Continuing professional education program: Functional Diagnostics with In-depth Study of Echocardiography, I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University.
2016 – Continuing professional education program: General Internal Medicine, I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University.
2018 – Continuing professional education program: Holter monitoring of ECG and BP in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, St Petersburg State University.
Clinical Focus:
Diagnosis and treatment of medically ill patients, including cancer patients. Decision-making on the potential of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the planned volume with due consideration of identified comorbidity. Preoperative assessment of patients to manage comorbid pathologies. Treatment of complications in the postoperative period, after chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Dr Melnik is a specialist in the following modern methods of functional diagnostics:
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echocardiography
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electrocardiography
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24-hour Holter ECG monitoring
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24-hour BP monitoring
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pulmonary function test
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broncolythic testing