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Kanan Yusif-zada

Kanan Yusif-zada (Kanan Raphael oghlu Yusif-zada) is an Azerbaijani surgeon, a professor of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, an honorary doctor, past-Head of the Military Medical Division of the State Border Service (Azerbaijan), retired colonel of medical services, and a member of international medical organizations.

Early life

Kanan Yusif-zada was born in Gakh, Azerbaijan on June 28, 1973.

He started his primary education in Khutul, Mongolia. Later he came to Azerbaijan and completed his secondary education at the gymnasium of physics and mathematics in Sumgayit with a "Silver" medal.

In 1990, he started his undergraduate education at Azerbaijan Medical University and graduated from this faculty in 1996 with honors.

During 1996-1998, he studied general surgery at Azerbaijan Medical University.

During 1998–2004, he completed his residency in General Surgery of Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey.

In 2004, he protected scientific work under the name “Role of Anandamide at mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion” and was awarded the title of Ph.D. in Medicine.

In 2004, he carried out research work in the framework of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) sponsored NATO-PC "B" scholarship program in Ankara, Turkey and earned the highest qualification (Gastroenterology and Invasive Endoscopy) certificate.

In 2004 he completed research work within the NATO-PC "B" scholarship program supported by TUBITAK in Ankara, Turkey, and received a certificate of higher specialization (Gastroenterology and Invasive Endoscopy).

In 2008, he started a research fellowship in the Department of Colorectal Surgery in Cleveland Clinic in the United States, and that December, worked as a visiting physician at the Department of General Surgery and Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at Mayo Clinic.

He enrolled in the MBA program at the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2015 and earned an Executive MBA at the ADA University in Azerbaijan from 2013 to 2016.

In 2016, he defended the Ph.D. thesis on "Minimally invasive interventions in pathologies of extrahepatic biliar system structures".

Career

He specializes in general and military surgery, gastroenterology and surgical endoscopy, breast and endocrine surgery, hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, colorectal surgery, military trauma, space medicine and business management.

Medical work

Kanan Yusif-zada gained his first medical experience in 1991–1996 as a senior preparator in the department of "Operative surgery and topographic anatomy" of Azerbaijan Medical University. Later he worked at the division of clinical ordinatura there.

  • Chief of Department of Surgery in City Hospital, Baku (2004-2005)
  • Chief of Department of Endoscopic Surgery and Diagnostics in Central Hospital of Oil Workers (2005-2010)
  • Head of the State Border Service (Azerbaijan) Military Hospital (2010-2020)
  • Head of the Military Medical Division of the State Border Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2020-2021)
  • General Surgeon and Gastroenterologist at "Leyla Medical Center" (from 11.2021 up to now)

In 2016 he began working as a Professor teaching Fundamentals of Medical Aid in Civil Defense at the Department of Chemical Engineering in Baku Higher Oil School.

From 10.2022 up to now - Lecturer at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Healthcare Management (www.unec.edu.az)

From 02.2025 up to now - Lecturer at the Odlar Yurdu University (MBA, Project Management and General Management for regular classes, Healthcare Management for medical courses, https://oyu.edu.az/en/)

From 01.2025 up to now - Lecturer of the Baku Branch of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov (Sechenov University, https://sechenov.edu.az/)

Scientific activity:

2025 Honorary Professor of the National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine (Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetic Medicine; September, 2025)

2019 Professor of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

2017 Academic degree of doctor of sciences in medicine

2008 Scientific degree of the doctor of philosophy (PhD) on medical sciences on surgery

2004 Has protected scientific work under the name “Role of Anandamide at mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion”

2004 Successfully having passed theoretical and practical examinations at University Gazi in Ankara has received the certificate

03.05.2004 In the framework of “TUBITAK” supporting the NATO Scientific and Technical Research grant PC program in the gastroenterology section of Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine lead on the project on a theme “Invasive Endoscopy and Endoscopic Retrograde Choledochopancreatography” Ankara, Turkey, and received a certificate of qualification “Invasive gastroenterology and endoscopy”

Societies and Associations:

  • Founder and chairman of the “Azerbaijan Society of Military Surgeons” (from 2018 up to now)

Membership:

  • Member of the Society of Federal Health Professionals (AMSUS) (2025)
  • Member of the Space Surgery Association (2025).
  • American College of Surgeons, International Relations Committee, Scholarships Subcommittee (2024-2026)
  • SAGES Committees (2024-2026): Guidelines Committee, Military Committee, Flexible Endoscopy Committee.
  • Member of the International Pilonidal Society (2024).
  • Fellow of the Academy of the Asian Collaboration for Trauma (ACT) (2022)
  • Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering (from 2020 up to now)
  • Associate Member of the International Academy of Engineering (from 2018 up to now)
  • Ambroise Pare International Military Surgery Forum (APIMSF), elected President for 2017-2019
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS, from 2016 up to now)
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES, from 2009 up to now),
  • Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery,
  • European Association for Transluminal Surgery (EATS, from 2009 up to now),
  • International Surgical Society (ISS, from 2008 up to now),
  • European Renal Association (ERA-EDTA, from 2007 up to now),
  • Russian Society of Surgeons-Gastroenterologists (from 2006 up to now),
  • Association of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery in Turkey (from 2004 up to now),

Research

Author of 1 invention, 1 working model, 6 books, more than 100 scientific articles, and thesis.

Reviewer in such publications as "Clinical Case Reports", "Frontiers", a member of the editorial board of the journal "News of Surgery" (Belarus) and a member of the International Advisory Board of Fujita Medical Journal (Japan).

Books

  1. “Comprehensive Explanatory Dictionary of Medical Terms” (in Azerbaijani language, 2022)
  2. In “Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Disaster Management” (2021) author of the chapter: “Medical Evacuation of Emergency Affected Persons”.
  3. “Military-Medical Explanatory Dictionary” (in Azerbaijani language, 2018).
  4. “Fundamentals of Civil Defense and Medical Aid”. Textbook (2018)
  5. “Semi-Public Hospital Management”, 2016 (www.amazon.com).
  6. “Surgical Endoscopy” (2012) and “Gastrointestinal Endoscopy” (2011).
  7. In “Gynecologic and Obstetrical Surgery” (2005): “Ventral Abdominal Hernias” and “Malign and Benign diseases of the breast”.
  8. Co-author in “General Surgery”, for residential exams (in Turkish language, 2002)

Recognition

Patents

  • “Method of treatment of peritonitis” registered by the State Committee of Science and Technology of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the state register in 18.12.98 (P 980095);
  • “Laparoscopic Trainer” registered by the State Committee of Standardization, Metrology and Patent of Azerbaijan Republic in 05.11.2014 (F20140011)

References