A series of lectures and masterclasses entitled “Diabetic Foot: From Clinical Decisions to Practice” has begun at Sharmanov National Medical University, NJSC, featuring visiting international specialist Nadezhda Viktorovna Maksimova from the Russian Federation.

The Department of Family Medicine No. 1 initiated the invitation of the international specialist and the organisation of this educational series.

As part of the Visiting Professor programme, participants will explore contemporary approaches to caring for patients with diabetic foot syndrome, as well as treatment and rehabilitation methods used in clinical practice.

Nadezhda Viktorovna Maksimova is an Associate Professor at the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University and at the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine of the Central State Medical Academy of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation.

She presents at national scientific and practical conferences across Russia on endocrinology, traumatology and orthopaedics, podiatry, dermatology, and rehabilitation. She has co-authored 50 scientific publications, the book “Eponymous Syndromes in Endocrinology”, and a patent for the invention “A Method for Treating Diabetic Foot Syndrome Using Stem Cells”.

The lecture and masterclass series runs from 2 to 6 November 2026. It aims to facilitate the exchange of professional experience, strengthen clinical competencies, and introduce contemporary approaches to the management of patients with diabetic foot syndrome.