EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

• Dmitry Yurievich Pushkar, scientist, urologist, practicing surgeon, DSc, Professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head of the Urology Department of the Russian University of Medicine, head of the Moscow Urology Center based in the S.P. Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center, chief urologist of the Ministry of Health of Russia, chief external specialist urologist of the Moscow Healthcare Department. Author of more than 1000 scientific publications, 50 monographs and guidelines, 10 of which were co-authored by leading Western urologists and published in English in Europe and USA. ORCID, РИНЦ.

EDITOR No. 1/2025

• Konstantin Borisovich Kolontarev, DSc, Professor, urologist, oncologist, urologic oncologist, deputy director and head of the Surgical Block of the Moscow Urology Center based in the S.P. Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center. Author of more than 100 scientific publications published in Russia and internationally. Co-authored the first in Russia monograph on robotic surgery, developed an algorithm for robotic program in Russia, Russian syllabus for robotic surgeons, one of the developers of the Russian robotic system. ORCID, Scopus, РИНЦ.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

• Aleksandr Olegovich Vasiliev, urologist, oncologist, PhD, doctor of the highest category, awardee of the Moscow Award in Medicine (nominee diploma) (2019), holder of the Moscow Doctor status (2019), received commendation of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation (2020), Pirogov Order (2021). ORCID, РИНЦ

EDITORIAL BOARD

• Aleksandr Anatolievich Popov, DSc, Professor, head of the Division of Surgical Gynecology with Oncologic Gynecology and Day Patient Facility of the Moscow Regional Scientific Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology named after V.I. Krasnopolsky, head of the Moscow Regional Center for Endometriosis at the Moscow Urology Center based in the S.P. Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center. Teaches advanced training courses per various programs including diagnostics and treatment in urogynecology, robot-assisted surgery in gynecology, and others. Author of more than 350 scientific articles, 4 monographs, 6 patents for inventions; created a school for professional training of specialists in urogynecology and endogynecology. ORCID, Scopus, РИНЦ
• Anton Sergeevich Olenev, obstetrician and gynecologist, DSc, deputy head doctor of obstetrics and gynecological care at the City Clinical Hospital No. 31 named after academician G.M. Savelieva of the Moscow Healthcare Department. РИНЦ
• Badri Roinovich Gvasalia, DSc, urologist, andrologist, ultrasonographer. Expert in conservative and surgical andrology, treats erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, male infertility and other disorders using conservative and surgical approaches; performed more than 4500 urologic and andrological surgeries; in 2007, was awarded the Honorary Gold Medal named after the founder of modern implantation surgery Nikolai Bogoraz for development of a unique surgical technique. Since 2019, co-chairs the Legue of Specialists on Male Reproduction. Author of more than 150 scientific publications, monographs, clinical guidelines, procedural guidelines including international publications. РИНЦ
• Aleksandr Viktorovich Govorov, DSc, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, urologist, professor of the Urology Department of the A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry. Author and co-author of 18 monographs, 20 textbooks, more than 200 scientific articles and several hundred of abstracts for Russian and international congresses and conferences. Co-author of 2 patents for inventions. Member of the editorial board of the Cancer Urology journal. Speaks English and French. ORCID, РИНЦ
• Gevorg Rudikovich Kasyan, urologist, Professor, DSc. Author of more than 150 Russian and international publications in scientific journals, 14 patents for inventions and useful models. Author of two monographs and many book chapters published in Russia and internationally. РИНЦ, ORCID, Scopus
• Armans Albertovich Kamalov, urologist, director of the Moscow State University Clinic, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Author of more than 250 scientific publications including 3 monographs (as a co-author), 4 textbooks, 7 books (as a co-author), 4 guidelines (as a co-author), 5 inventions. РИНЦ, Scopus, ORCID
• Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Sazhin, DSc, Professor, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, specialist in abdominal surgery, head of the Department of Faculty Surgery No. 1 of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, head of the Institute of Surgery university. Author of more than 315 scientific publications and co-author of several national clinical guidelines. Supervised 8 PhD and 1 DSc dissertations, member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Society of Surgeons and secretary-general of the Russian Society of Endoscopic Surgeons. РИНЦ, ORCID, Scopus
• Aleksei Vasilievich Shabunin, Russian surgeon and scientist, DSc, Professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2022), Distinguished Doctor of the Russian Federation, chief surgeon and endoscopist of the Moscow Healthcare Department, head of the Department of Surgery of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, president of the Russian Society of Surgeons; author of more than 500 publications, 32 patents, 9 monographs. ORCID, Scopus, РИНЦ
• Igor Evgenievich Khatkov, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2022), DSc, Professor, director of the A.S. Loginov Moscow Clinical Research Center, head of the Department of Faculty Surgery No. 2 of the Russian University of Medicine, head external specialist oncologist of the Moscow Healthcare Department, one of the first doctors to use laparoscopic surgery in oncology in Russia (surgery of the stomach, pancreas, colorectal, urologic and gynecologic interventions). Author of more than 280 scientific publications, 5 monographs, co-author of two European guidelines on surgery, 7 training manuals, 4 patents for inventions. Laureate of the State Award of the Russian Federation for science and technologies (2022). ORCID, Scopus, РИНЦ
• Leila Vagoevna Adamyan, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist, head external specialist gynecologist of the Ministry of Health of Russia, deputy director of the National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after V.I. Kulakov, head of the Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery of the Russian University of Medicine. Author of 17 inventions and numerous publications on gynecology. ORCID, Scopus, РИНЦ
• Vsevolod Borisovich Matveev, scientist oncologist, urologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, specialist in fundamental and clinical oncology, president of the Russian Association of Oncological Urology. Author of more than 350 scientific publications including 8 monographs, training manuals and movies. Professor of a department of the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine of the Moscow State University, member of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), member of the Association of Academic European Urologists, member of editorial boards of the Urology journal, Journal of N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Andrology and Genital Surgery journal, Russian version of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. ORCID, WOS, РИНЦ
• Boris Yakovlevich Alekseev, scientist oncologist, urologist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, specialist in urologic oncology, performs a wide spectrum of surgical interventions on all organs of the urinary tract and male reproductive system, scientific secretary of the Russian Association of Oncological Urology, member of the European Association of Urology (EAU) and Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU), chief scientific officer of the National Medical Research Radiological Center, deputy director of the Scientific Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Medicine – branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center. ORCID, Scopus, РИНЦ
• Sergei Vladislavovich Kotov, urologist, andrologist, surgeon, DSc, Professor, head of the Department of Urology and Andrology of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, head of the University Urology Clinic of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, professor of the Department of Urology and Andrology of the Faculty of General Medicine of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, chief urology specialist of MEDSI clinics, oncologist of the Kommunarka medical center. Author of more than 100 publications in Russian and international journals. ORCID, Scopus ID
• Evgeny Valerievich Shpot, urologist, urologic oncologist, surgeon. DSc, curator of the PraxiMedica training and education center for doctors of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. Author of more than 100 scientific publications, co-author of 15 monographs and training manuals. ORCID, РИНЦ
• Sergei Aleksandrovich Sheptunov, DSc, director of the Institute of Construction and Technological Informatics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2014, alongside chief external urologist of the Ministry of Health of Russia Dmitry Pushkar created the Biomedtechnologies scientific and practical center for development of robot-assisting complex with better characteristics than the American Da Vinci system. He and his team developed a Russian surgical robot which can be used not only for urological and gynecological surgeries but for neurological, cardiological, abdominal and vertebral surgeries. ORCID, РИНЦ
• Vipul Patel, urologist, PhD, founder and medical director of the AdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, founder and vice-president of the Society of Robotic Surgery, founder and honorary editor of the Journal of Robotic Surgery.
• Ruben Thanigasalam, urologist, surgeon, specialist in robotic and minimally invasive urologic oncology.
• Bernardo Rocco, urologist, Professor, head of the Urology Division of the Modena University (Italy) and full Professor of Urology.
• Alex Mottrie, urologist, Professor, chief executive officer of the Orsi Academy, largest European training center for robotic surgery. Founder of the O.L.V. Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute (ORSI), a multidisciplinary school for robotic surgery. Head of the EAU Robotic Urology Section (ERUS), president of the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS); in the past was the president of the Belgian Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology Group (BLUG).
• Peter Wiklund, urologist, Professor, head of the scientific working group of the EAU Robotic Urology Section and international member of the American Urological Association.
• Ashutosh Tewari, urologist, surgeon, PhD, head of the Urology Division in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. ORCID, Scopus