Opening of the Kyrgyz State Medical Institute in 1939 it played a huge role in almost all branches of science in the Kyrgyz SSR. Among the first, in 1941, the Department of Otorhinolaryngology was organized. The period of its foundation coincided with the Great Patriotic War. The first head of the department was Honored Scientist A.L. Brudny. From 1959 to 1976, the department was headed by Y.D. Vasilenko. A large surgery introduced into the clinics of the republic is associated with his name. From 1976 to 1977, the department was headed by Associate Professor M.Кh. Ibragimov. His works on oncological diseases of ENT organs played a big role in the quality of care provided to the population. They paid close attention to the training of young specialists. From 1977 to 1997, the head of the department was MD, Professor, Honored Doctor of the Kyrgyz Republic G. A. Feigin.

Since 1997, the department has been headed by the Honored Doctor of the Kyrgyz Republic, MD, Professor V. A. Nasyrov. There are 10 candidates of medical sciences working at the department. The staff of the department successfully conducts diagnostic, therapeutic, scientific, pedagogical and methodological work.

The department currently includes the following staff: Head of the Department, MD, Professor V.A. Nasyrov; Head teacher, CoMS, Acting Associate Professor N.B. Nurkeev; CoMS, Associate Professor G.S. Arzykulova, CoMS, Associate Professor T.M. Zakirov, CoMS, acting Associate Professor A.Z. Turgumbekov, CoMS, Acting Associate Professor Ch.A. Zholdosheva; assistants – CoMS K.K. Narmatova, CoMS N.N. Bednyakova, CoMS E.S. Kulieva, CoMS Sh.I. Buvaev, N.Kh. Shabdanbayeva, N.V. Solodchenko, S.A. Bedelbaev, B.K. Karimova, K.K. Bakieva, E.K. Asankulov.

Under the guidance of Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor V.A. Nasyrov, 6 graduate students are studying at the department, 4 of them are preparing for the defense of a candidate dissertation. The main directions of the scientific activity of the department are in the search for new effective methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases of ENT organs, including oncological ones.

Teachers of the department regularly participate in International conferences, symposiums and congresses of otorhinolaryngologists.

On the basis of the National Hospital and the educational, medical and scientific medical center of KSMA, the staff of the department performs a wide range of surgical interventions, conservative treatment of patients is carried out. There is also a training process for clinical residents and students.

Every year, the staff of the department visits leading medical educational institutions, clinics of the CIS countries, near and far abroad for advanced training, as well as the development of modern methods of teaching students.

In March 2019, students of the scientific student circle in Otorhinolaryngology - Khalilova Karima, Kasymova Aigerim and Bondarenko Valeria, led by mentor, assistant of the Department N.V. Solodchenko visited the IV Russian Student Olympiad in Otorhinolaryngology in Perm, Russia. The students of the circle confidently performed in all competitions and presented KSMA at a high level.

After the Olympiad, a bilateral memorandum of cooperation was signed between the I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy and the academician E.A. Wagner Perm State Medical University.

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In 2021, a prosthetic auricle was made for the first time in the medical center of KSMA. The author of the innovation for Central Asia was the Candidate of medical Sciences, otosurgeon Buvaev Shukhrat Ikramovich.

According to Sh.I. Buvaev: "Prosthetics of the ear can be a way out for people who, for some reason, have lost their auricle or have suffered from its absence since birth. In addition to the cosmetic function, ear prostheses are able to direct auditory waves into the ear canal, thereby improving hearing, or serve as a support for glasses and hearing aids. Made of high-quality medical silicone, the ear prosthesis looks no different from a healthy ear, completely repeats its configuration, has natural proportions and color, and tactile sensations resemble real human skin".

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In October 2021, assistants B.K. Karimova and K.K. Bakieva at the Educational Center of the National Medical Research Center of Otorhinolaryngology of Russia, within the framework of the advanced training program, passed the training cycle "Current issues and new technologies in head and neck oncology", aimed at improving and obtaining a new the competence necessary for professional activity and professional development.

In 2022, clinical residents visited a special comprehensive boarding school for deaf children. We got acquainted with the specifics of teaching hearing-impaired children and the basics of their rehabilitation in society.

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The staff of the department and clinical residents take an active part in the celebration of national holidays, such as – Nooruz, Ak Kalpak Day.

3rd year of the Faculty “General Medicine”:

• module "Respiratory system"

• module "Nervous system"

3rd year of the Faculty “Dentistry”:

• otorhinolaryngology

4th year of the faculties " General Medicine", "Pediatrics", "MPW", " General Medicine with English language of training":

• otorhinolaryngology

• National Hospital at the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic - Bishkek, Togolok Moldo str., 1a.
• Medical center of KSMA - Bishkek, Tynystanova str., 1.