Burkin Artem Gagikovich

Head of the department of pediatric urology State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "Pediatric state clinical hospital of the Moscow Department of Healthcare", Chief pediatric urologyst of the north administrative district of Moscow Department of Healthcare.

The author of educational programs for medical specialists in pediatric urology–andrology, including educational internet portals.

• Reconstructive surgery of the urinary tract:
Management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction, megaureter, vesicoureteral reflux, and complex ureteral strictures; extensive experience in ureteral reimplantation (extravesical and intravesical techniques), pyeloplasty (open, laparoscopic), and Boari flap ureteroneocystostomy where indicated.
• Urethral surgery:
Reconstruction of anterior and posterior urethral strictures of traumatic, iatrogenic, and inflammatory etiology, including staged and substitution urethroplasty (buccal mucosa graft, skin grafts, and fasciocutaneous flaps).
• Pediatric urogenital reconstruction:
Specialized surgical care for children with congenital anomalies, including hypospadias, epispadias, disorders of sex development (DSD), and cloacal malformations. Multidisciplinary management in collaboration with pediatric endocrinologists, geneticists, and psychologists.
• Endourology and stone disease:
Surgical treatment of nephrolithiasis and ureterolithiasis using percutaneous mini-nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL), retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), and semirigid/flexible ureterorenoscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy. Emphasis on radiation-sparing protocols and same-day discharge pathways.
• Surgical andrology:
Microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy using an operating microscope; surgical management of hydrocele, spermatocele, epididymal cysts, and cryptorchidism (including laparoscopic Fowler–Stephens orchiopexy for intra-abdominal testes).
• Disorders of sex development and gender incongruence:
Reconstructive genital surgery in patients with DSD, including feminizing and masculinizing genitoplasty, gonadectomy, and staged reconstruction as part of a comprehensive gender-affirming care pathway.
• Abdominal wall surgery:
Repair of inguinal and umbilical hernias in pediatric and adult populations, utilizing both open and laparoscopic techniques with mesh and tension-free principles where appropriate.

Surgical Approaches and Technological Integration
• Minimally invasive platforms: Conventional laparoscopy.
• Endoluminal interventions: Ureteroscopy, cystoscopy, and percutaneous nephrostomy-guided procedures.
• Microsurgery: Operating microscope-assisted procedures for spermatic cord pathology and penile reconstruction.

2015–present – Head of the Department of Pediatric Urology–Andrology; Pediatric Urologist–Andrologist, Z.A. Bashlyaeva Children's City Clinical Hospital, Moscow Department of Health.
2012–2015 – Research Fellow, Department of Reproductive Health, Scientific Center for Children's Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS).
2009–2012 – Junior Research Fellow, Department of Reproductive Health, Scientific Center for Children's Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS).

2001-2007– MD (Pediatrics), with honors
Russian State Medical University, Federal Agency for Healthcare and Social Development, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2007-2009 – Clinical Residency in Pediatric Surgery
Scientific Center for Children's Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS), Moscow, Russian Federation.
2009-2012 – Postgraduate Research Training (PhD equivalent) in Pediatric Surgery
Scientific Center for Children's Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS), Moscow, Russian Federation.
2012 – Successful defense of a dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences (PhD equivalent) on the topic: "Radionuclide Assessment of Urodynamics in Obstructive Uropathies in Children".

Academic degree: MD degree awarded with honors (cum laude).
The Candidate of Medical Sciences degree is the Russian first-tier postgraduate research degree, equivalent to PhD in most international academic systems.

2011 – Primary retraining (specialization) in Pediatric Urology–Andrology, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2015 – Clinical observeship in Pediatric Urology–Andrology, Urology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom.
2017 – Clinical observeship in Pediatric Urology–Andrology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
2024 – Advanced training in Healthcare Organization and Public Health Administration, Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Peer-reviewed publications – 40; book chapters – 2.

Member, Russian Society of Urologists (RSU),
Member, Committee on Pediatric Urology–Andrology, Russian Society of Urologists (RSU),
Co-founder and Member of the Board, Association of Specialists in Pediatric Urology–Andrology (ASDUA),
Member, Hypospadias International Society (HIS),
Member, International Society for Hypospadias and Disorders of Sex Development (ISHID),
Member, European Society of Paediatric Urology (ESPU).