Andrey Grin

Head of the Neurosurgery Center, Clinical and Research Institute for Emergency Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky of Moscow Healthcare Department.

Clinical Focus: Since joining the institute in 2000, his primary focus has been on the treatment of patients with acute spinal cord injury and traumatic injuries to the spine.
Key Achievements and Innovations:
Pioneering Surgery: He was the first surgeon in Russia to introduce endoscopic techniques for treating spinal trauma.
Complex Trauma Management: He successfully performed a series of highly complex surgeries on polytrauma patients suffering from multi-level and multiple vertebral fractures.
Program Implementation: He introduced comprehensive surgical protocols for both traumatic and degenerative spinal disorders at the Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine, as well as in several other hospitals across Moscow and the Russian Federation.
Technology Adoption: He implemented modern fixation systems (instrumentation) and advanced minimally invasive operative techniques into clinical practice.

2026-present - Head of the Center, Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine of Moscow Health Department
2010 – 2026 - Head of the Department of Urgent Neurosurgery, Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine
2010 – Present - Chief Specialist in Neurosurgery of Moscow Healthcare Department
2003 – 2022 - Professor, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurointensive Care, Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov
2003 – 2017 - Leading Researcher, Department of Urgent Neurosurgery, Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine
2001 – 2003 - Senior Researcher, Department of Urgent Neurosurgery, Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine
2000 – 2001 - Researcher, Department of Urgent Neurosurgery, Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine
1996 – 2000 - Neurosurgeon, City Clinical Hospital No. 36
1994 – 1996 - Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgical Department, City Clinical Hospital No. 67
1992 – 1994 - Paramedic, Neurosurgical Department, City Clinical Hospital No. 67.

1994 - I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, General Medicine
1996 - Residency at the Clinical and Research Institute for Emergency Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky of Moscow Healthcare Department, Neurosurgery
1999 - Postgraduate studies at the Clinical and Research Institute for Emergency Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky of Moscow Healthcare Department, Neurosurgery.

Author of more than 724 scientific publications, including:
11 monographs;
Chapters in 7 books;
19 author's certificates (predecessor to patents);
26 patents for inventions.

Awards:
Laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology (2013), as part of a team of authors.

Teaching and Mentorship:
Has been teaching since 2003.
Academic Advisor (Nauchnyi rukovoditel) for 9 Candidate of Sciences and 2 Doctor of Sciences dissertations. Several current residents are working on their thesis projects under his supervision.

Professional Development and Outreach:
Regularly presents reports at international and domestic symposiums and scientific conferences.
Frequently conducts master classes for neurosurgeons, training them in modern surgical technologies.
Completed multiple internships and fellowships abroad."

Member of the Moscow Society of Neurosurgeons; Board Member, Association of Neurosurgeons of Russia.
Member, Association of Spine Surgeons of Russia (Vertebrologists).
Member, Association of Emergency Medicine Physicians of the Russian Federation.
Member, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.
Member, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.

Editorial Work:
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, journal "Neurosurgery".
Editorial Board Member:
"Burdenko Journal of Neurosurgery"
"Spine Surgery"
Editorial Council Member:
"Neuromuscular Diseases"
"Emergency Medical Care"

Academic Appointments:
Member, Expert Council of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Surgical Sciences).
Member, Dissertation Council and Academic Council of Neurosurgery, Clinical and Research Institute for Emergency Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky of Moscow Healthcare Department