CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE

ALEXANDER VIZEL, Ph.D., M.D.

Investigational Site Name

State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education Kazan State Medical University of Federal Agency of Healthcare and Social Development. 49, Butlerova str., Kazan, 420012, Russia / Consultive Diagnostic Center. 14, Pionerskaya str., Kazan, 420029, Russia

Born: July 24, 1957, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

College and Medical School: Kazan Medical University, 1980.

Medical Training and Specialization:

Residency (Clinical ordinatory), All Union Research Institute of Pulmonology, Leningrad, 1980-1982.
Specialization in tuberculosis: The 1 Moscow Medical Institute, 1986.
Specialization in pulmonology: All Union Research Institute of Pulmonology, Leningrad, 1988.
Specialization in IBM-programming: Government Informatics Committee, Kazan, June, 1991.
Specialization in tuberculosis: All Russian Institute of tuberculosis, Moscow. March, 1994.
Specialization in tuberculosis: Kazan Medical Academy, 1996.
Specialization in clinical pharmacology of antibiotics: Smolensk, Innopharm, 1997.
Specialization in pulmonology: Kazan Medical Academy, 1997.
Specialization in medical expert examination: Kazan Medical University, 1999.
Specialization in pulmonology: Germany. Clinic Lowenstein, 1999.
Specialization in tuberculosis: Kazan Medical Academy, 2000.
Specialization in therapy: Kazan Medical University, 2001.
Specialization in GCP. Smolensk, Innofarm, 2002.
Specialization in tuberculosis: Kazan Medical University, 2005.
Specialization in GCP. AstraZeneca CRRCEE Russia, 2008.

Certification:

Diplomate, Internal Medicine, 1980.
Diplomate, Pulmonology, Clinical Physiology, 1982.
The high category of TB-doctor 1990 (confirmation 1996, 2000, 2006).
Certificate, PC-user and programmer, 1991.
Certificate, Pulmonology, 1997, confirmation 2002, 2007.
Certificate, Medical Expert, 1999.
The high category of pulmonologist 2000, confirmation 2005.
Certificate, Phtisiology, 2000, confirmation 2005.
Certificate, Therapy, 2001, confirmation 2007.
Certificate, GCP 1997, 2002, 2008.
Certificate, Spirometry Viasys, 2007, 2008. Vitalograph 2008.

Professional appointments

1982 -1989 - Assistant of tuberculosis chair of Kazan Medical University.
1989 - PT - Head of the phtisiopulomonology chair of Kazan Medical University.
1985 - Dissertation Candidate of science (Ph.D.: Systemic hypertension in lung diseases)
1990 - Docent (Associate Professor of Medicine).
1991 - M.D. dissertation (Treatment of cardio-pulmonary insufficiency in TB and COPD).
1992 - Professor of Medicine.
1995 - The main pulmonologist of Tatarstan.
2003 - Honoured doctor of Tatarstan
2006 - The main pulmonologist of Kazan City.

Publication

Dr. Vizel has published more than 440 articles and abstracts (52 citation in English or/and Medline).
He is editor and/or author of 11 books, including the English-Russian Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, 1995; Medicine Ed. by A.Myers (Russian editor A.Chuchalin), 1996; Guideline for doctor from A to Z, 1998; 2003; Treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, Kazan, 1998; Tuberculosis, Moscow:Geotar, 1999; Clinical guidelines, GEOTAR-MED, Moscow, 2004, Chapter ”Tuberculosis”.
He is the author of the chapter “Respiratory diseases” in the all Russia manual for medical students “Internal diseases” (Moscow: GEOTAR-MED, 2000).
Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines / Ed. by Ilkka Kunnamo. Duodecim Medical Publication, Ltd. 2001. ? Russian Edition by GEOTAR-MED. Moscow, 2001, Chapter ”Pulmonology”.
Vizel A.A., Khabibullin K.A., Khabibullina R.T., Miftachutdinova R.T. Relationship between cholinergic tone and gastroduodenal ulcer in COPD // L’Internista. –– 2002. –– N 10. –– P. 148–152.
Co-author of the pulmonology chapters of the Reference book for practicing physician: 2000 diseases fron A to Z (Moscow: GEOTAR-MED, 2003 / Ed. by I.N.Denisov, Yu.L.Shevchenko).
Ziganshina L., Vizel A., Squire S. Fluoroquinolones for treating tuberculosis // Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. — 2005. Jul 20;3:CD004795.
He is the co-author of the pulmonology chapter of the All Russia therapeutic reference book (Moscow: GEOTAR-MED, 2005 / Ed. by acad. A.G.Chuchalin).
Pronina E., Vizel A., Vizel I. Anti-inflammatory therapy COPD: fenspiride and(or) theophylline versus inhaled corticosteroids? // Europ.Resp.J. –– 2007. –– Vol. 30. –– Supplement 51. –– Ref. P578. –– P. 72s.
Author of the chapter “Sarcoidosis” of the National reference book “Respiratory Medicine” (Moscow: GEOTAR-MED, 2007 / Ed. by acad. A.G.Chuchalin).
Author of the chapter “Respiratory diseases” of the National text book for students “Internal Diseases” (Moscow: GEOTAR-MED, 2008 / Ed. by acad. N.A.Mukhin, V.S.Moiseev, A.I.Martinov).

Activity

Organization of 90 workplaces of respiratory physiologists (flow-volume analyzers) since 1991.
Local guideline for organization of TB treatment (together with Minister K.Zyatdonov, 1995).
Local Association of phtisologists and pulmonologists (1995).
Since 1996 –– monitoring of sarcoidosis in Tatarstan.
On the 19.07.1999 the Local guideline of diagnostic and treatment of nonspecific pulmonary diseases, based on Federal Protocols (edit. by Acad. A.G.Chuchalin) introduced in Tatarstan Republic.
Since 2000 –– monitoring of COPD treatment is carried out in 6 regions of Tatarstan Republic.
On the 2004 the New Local guideline of diagnostic and treatment of nonspecific pulmonary diseases, based on Federal Protocols (edit. by Acad. A.G.Chuchalin) introduced in Tatarstan Republic.
President of 17-th All Russia National Congress of lung diseases (Kazan, Oct 2-5, 2007).

Recent Relevant Clinical Research Experience.

Study phase:	Indication:
______IV_____	All Russian multicenter study of macrolide in COPD exacerbation and pneumonia, 1997
______ II _____	Randomized, placebo controlled, parallel group dose finding and active treatment study with inhaled Drug X administered once daily over four week treatment period. Stage II COPD, 2004
_____IV______	Randomized open label study of antinflammatory drug, COPD, 2005-2006.
_____IV ______	Randomized open label study of two inhaled steroids, Asthma, 2006.
_____III ______	Randomized, blind, multicenter controlled study of new combined therapy of severe asthma, 2007.
_____IV ______	Open label study of modern anticholinergyc inhaler in COPD, 2007.
_____IV ______	Randomized Paneuropean open label study of combined therapy of Asthma, 2007/2008.
_____III ______	Randomized, blind, multicenter placebo controlled study of new combined therapy of mild to moderate asthma, 2008.
_____III ______	Randomized, blind, multicenter placebo controlled study of new antibiotic in AE COPD, 2008.

URL:
http://www.vizel.by.ru/

For contacts:

Kazan Medical University
Butlerov str., 49
Kazan, Tatarstan Republic,
Russian Federation, 420012
Phone for patients: 007-8432-994085
Phone for collegs: 007-8432-994085
E-mail: lordara@mail.ru