The defence of the dissertation by Arina Sakenovna Yespotayeva, entitled “Features of the Course of Chronic Viral Hepatitis in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis”, submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the educational program “8D10102 — Medicine”, will take place at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
The dissertation was carried out at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Healthcare, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Defence format: dissertation.
Language of the defence: Russian.
Official reviewers
1. Abuova Gulzhan Narkenovna— Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, infectious diseases, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy (Shymkent, Kazakhstan).
Specialty: 3.2.2 — "Epidemiology"
Specialty: 3.1.22 — "Infectious Diseases"
2. Parshina Ekaterina Viktorovna — Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Nephrology and Dialysis at the Saint Petersburg State University Hospital, and Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Introductory course (Propaedeutics) of Internal Medicine, Saint Petersburg University (Saint Petersburg, Russia).
Specialty: 3.1.18 — Internal Medicine.
Scientific advisers
1. Kurmanova Almagul Medeubayevna — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
2. Kabulbayev Kairat Abdullayevich — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor in the Department of Nephrology, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
3. Gaipov Abduzhappar Erkinovich— Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor at Nazarbayev University School of Medicine (Astana, Kazakhstan).
4. Aimun Ahmed — Master of Science (MSc), Doctor of Medicine (MD), holder of a postgraduate certificate in medical education (PGC Med Ed), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Professor, Consultant Nephrologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, and a nephrologist at the university hospital in Lancashire (Preston, England).
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council
1. Baiko Sergey Valeryevich— Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor at the Department of Urology and Nephrology with an Advanced Training and Retraining Course, Belarusian State Medical University (Minsk, Belarus).
2. Siren Sezer — MD, Professor, nephrologist at Medicana International Hospital (Ankara, Türkiye).
3. Kaibullayeva Jamilya Akhtanovna— Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Chair of the Management Board for Scientific, Clinical and Innovation Activities, Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases JSC (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
Defence arrangements
The defence will take place on 19 November 2026 at 10:00, in person and online, before the Dissertation Council at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University for the following group of specialties / educational programmes: “8D10101 (6D110200) — Public Health”, “8D10102 (6D110100) — Medicine”, “8D10104 (6D110400) — Pharmacy”, and “8D10103 — Nursing”. Venue for the in-person defence: Room 303, Library of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi Avenue, Almaty.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99988229795?pwd=XwvlbjOJSbWhCYVMFSRmfYiPUi6Mkk.1
Meeting ID: 999 8822 9795
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