Yet to Prove Themselves: Giotikas, Solomin, Buldu
I usually do not comment on these type of posts; yet, to characterize Professor Solomin as "yet to prove himself" is idiotic.
Solomin is a MD/PhD scientist with more experience than any other limb lengthening surgeon--he has handled more than 10,000 legs and literally wrote the book (twice) on external lengthening (
https://www.amazon.com/Leonid-Solomin/e/B0034OAOFA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share.
Please do NOT express opinions on matters for which you plainly have no information.
Professor Solomin's abbreviated biography is below:
Leonid N. Solomin, MD, PhDOrthopaedic Surgeon
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Leading Researcher, Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics
Professor of the General Surgery Chair, St. Petersburg State University
Honourable Professor of Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center
Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics
Kurgan Oblast, 640014 Russia
BiographyEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
• (1986) graduated with honors from Blagoveshchensky State Medical University
• (1986-1991) post-graduate education, specialization in traumatology and orthopaedics
• (1991-1993) the assistant of Chair of Traumatology and Orthopedics of Blagoveshchensky State Medical University
• (1992) PhD
• (1993-1995) External Fixation Laboratory Researcher at Irkutsky Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics
• (1995-1998) Head of Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics at Irkutsky Region Hospital
• (1996) Doctor of Science
• (1998-2000) Head of Department of External Fixation at Irkutsky Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics
• (2008) Full professor of orthopedic surgery
• (2000-Present): Leading Researcher and Orthopedic Surgeon at Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (Saint-Petersburg, Russia). The main field of work is devoted to development, perfection, substantiation and clinical application of external and combined fixation in fractures, non-unions, deformations, defects of long bones and foot, including congenital and infection problems.
• Since (2004-Present) improvement of computer navigation in external fixation (Ortho-SUV Frame)
• (2013-Present Professor of General Surgery Chair, St.Petersburg State University.
Research InterestHis research interest includes: Orthopedics.
Scientific Activities• Member of ASAMI International
• Member of ASAMI Russia
• Member of AO/ASIF and SICOT
PublicationsHe as authored over 400 articles and abstracts, 5 monographs, 51 patents of Russia.