St. Petersburg Pediatric Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia (M.D. 1993-1999)
Russian Military Medical Academy , St. Petersburg, Russia (Residency in CVS 1999-2000)
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (Ph.D. 2000-2004)
Columbia University, College Physicians & Surgeons, New York, USA (Research scientist 2004-2007)
Cardiac and pulmonary transplantation, organ preservation, xenotransplantation
Cell therapy and gene therapy for cardiovascular pathology
Cardiovascular aspect of aging
Cell death, apoptosis, inflammation, cell stress, cytokines production and cell signaling
Ischemia-reperfusion injury clinical and cellular aspects
Mechanical circulatory support devices
Regenerative medicine, tissue engineering & translational research