Place of work

I. I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Position

Head of the Family Medicine Department

Academic degree and title

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor

Education

 Leningrad Medical Institute of Sanitation and Hygiene, general medicine 1966-1972.

Main places of work in the past

Leningrad Sanitary and Hygienic Medical Institute (1973-1976, 1978 – 1982)

Leningrad State Institute for Advanced Medical Education (1976-1978, 1982-1993) renamed to  St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (since 1993). Reorganization to  North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov (from 2011 till now)

Areas of scientific interest and research

Chronic pain syndrome, prevalence of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases, quality of medical care

Honorary title and awards

Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Main publications

1.      Andreeva E., Pokhasnikova M., Lebedev A., Moiseeva I., Kozlov A., Kuznetsova O., Degryse J.-M. Inflammatory parameters and pulmonary biomarkers in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021;13(8):4812-4829.

2.      Palliative care in outpatient settings: a guide for physicians / edited by O. Yu. Kuznetsova. – Moscow: GEOTAR-Media, 2021. - 336 p.

3.      Prevalence of somatic diseases among students of the St. Petersburg Medical University depending on smoking status, according to the PROTECT-2 study / M.A. Pokhaznikova, O.Yu. Kuznetsova, K.V. Ovakimyan, A.S. Bogacheva, D.S. Abrosimova, D.A. Gorichev, O.V. Kudryasheva, A.A. Lysakova, I.K. Ogorodnikova, N.A. Saltykov // Russian Family Doctor, 2025. - Vol. 29. - No. 2. - pp. 71-76

4.      Smoking Prevalence Among Anesthesiologists-Resuscitators and General Practitioners in St. Petersburg /S.A. ​​Sayganov, K.M. Lebedinsky, A.E. Karelov, O.Yu. Kuznetsova, M.A. Pokhaznikova, A.V. Turusheva// Russian Family Doctor, 2025. - Vol. 29. - No. 3. - pp. 37-44

5.      The Elderly Patient in General Practice: A Guide for Physicians / edited by E.V. Frolova, O.Yu. Kuznetsova. - Moscow: GEOTAR-Media, 2023. - 480 p.: ill. ISBN 978-5-9704-7566

6.      Outpatient Therapy: A Textbook / edited by O.Yu. Kuznetsova, E.V. Frolova. - Moscow: GEOTAR-Media, 2023. - 800 p. - ISBN 978-5-9704-7562-1

Additional info

·         Editor-in-chief of Research and Practice Journal  “Russian Family Doctor”,  

·         chief freelance specialist of the Ministry of Health of Russia for the Northwestern Federal District,

·         Vice President of the Russian Society for the Prevention of Non-Infectious Diseases in the field of General Medical Practice