Professor R. U. Umakhanov and the development of neurosurgery in Dagestan in the second half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century

Introduction. The first surgical operations on the nervous system in Russia began to be carried out at end of 19th century. neurosurgical clinic Soviet was opened Petrograd basis trauma institute 1921. In late 1920s Department Neurology and Neurosurgery function Faculty Medicine North Caucasian Medical State University Rostov-on-Don. During Great Patriotic War, neurosurgery took shape as an independent scientific clinical discipline. Aim – present biography famous Dagestan neurosurgeon, doctor medical sciences, professor Rashidbek Umakhanovich Umakhanov (1925–2003). Materials methods. On archival materials from funds Archives Russian Federation, Central Republic Dagestan, archive University, which are for time introduced into circulation, main milestones life R. U. his multifaceted activities Dagestan. Results. period active work Umakhanov, formation service republic, beginning systematic teaching discipline folding rendering care patients place. A special place is given role development neurology neurosurgery, directions research scientist considered. Conclusions. develop a when doctors did not have diagnostic methods that considered commonplace today. А neurosurgeon armed exclusively with own knowledge could rely only professional instinct. And origins provision specialized Umahanovich Umahanov man who embodied faithful chosen path, vision aspirations future.