Serik K. Akshulakov, MD, DMSc, Professor, Chairman of the Board at the National Center for Neurosurgery (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan)   Scopus, PubMed

Viktor A. Balyazin, MD, DMSc, Professor, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of Neural Diseases and Neurosurgery at the Rostov State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed, ORCIDbalyazin.victor@yandex.ru

Vladislav Yu. Cherebillo, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department and Clinic of Neurosurgery of Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of Russiа, Professor of the Department of Kirov Military Medical Academy, Ministry of Defense of Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed, ORCIDcherebillo@mail.ru

Dreval Oleg Nikolaevich, DSc, professor, head of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Ministry of Health of Russia. Under his supervision, 24 PhD and 3 DSc theses were successfully defended. Seved as the head of Moscow Society of Neurosurgeons for more than 10 years. Laureate of the Award of the Government of the Russian Federation. Author of more than 400 scientific publications including monographs, guidelines, training guides. RSCI, ORCID

Ruben V. Fanarjyan, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Head of Neurosurgical Department of Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, member of Russian Society of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons, Russian Endovascular Neuro Society, individual member of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and World Stroke Organization (Yerevan, Armenia)   Scopus, PubMedrvfanar@yahoo.com

Dmitry А. Gulyaev, MD, DMSc, Leading Research Fellow at the Division of Brain and Spinal Tumors Surgery No. 2 and Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of the V.A. Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Ministry of Health of Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMedgulyaevd@mail.ru

Ivanova Natalia Evgenievna, DSc, professor, head of the Scientific Division of the Polenov Russian Research Institute of Neurosurgery – branch of the Almazov National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of Russia. ORCID

Kondakov Evgeny Nikolaevich, professor, DSc, deputy director on scientific organization and methodology at the Polenov Russian Research Institute of Neurosurgery – branch of the Almazov National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of Russia. One of the leading specialists on neuro-traumatology and organization of neurosurgical service in the Russian Federation. Studied features of cerebral blood flow and metabolic abnormalities in severe traumatic brain injury. Author of more than 250 publications including 11 monographs and 6 training guides, 8 inventor’s certificates. Author of brief histories published in the Russian Journal of Neurosurgery. Under his initiative, Polenov Readings conferences were organized which serve as all-Russian neurosurgical forums. For his scientific achievements and important societal and scientific activities he was awarded the State Award of the Russian Federation in 2003. RSCI

Aleksandr N. Konovalov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, DMSc, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Ministry of Health of Russia, Professor at the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Honorary Director of the N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed

Alexey L. Krivoshapkin, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, DMSc, Professor, Head of the Neurosurgery Division at the European Medical Center (Moscow), Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Novosibirsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Principal Research Fellow at the E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Centre, Ministry of Health of Russia (Novosibirsk, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed, ORCID   alkr01@yandex.ru

Vadim A. Manukovskiy, MD, DMSc, Professor of the Department of Military Surgery at the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, Ministry of Defense of Russia, Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery at the I.P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Deputy Director for clinical work at the Saint Petersburg I.I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine (Saint Petersburg, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed, ORCID   vadim@neuro.spb.ru

Gerasim G. Muzlaev, MD, DMSc, Professor, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery and Neural Diseases at the Kuban State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia (Krasnodar, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed   muzlaev@med.kubannet.ru

Lazarev Valeriy Aleksandrovich, DSc, professor of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Ministry of Health of Russia. Supporter of surgical treatment of vascular pathology of the brain using modern minimally invasive techniques. Author of more than 240 scientific publications, 6 training guides, 6 patents. In 2003, he was awarded a silver medal of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences for “Development of Medicine and Healthcare.” Doctor of the highest category. Member of the Dissertation Council of the Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine, Russian, European, World associations of neurosurgeons. Member of editorial boards of “Neurosurgery and Neurology of Kazakhstan”, “Burdenko’s Journal of Neurosurgery”, “Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology” journals. Laureate of the Award of the Government of the Russian Federation for education in 2014. Honorary member of the Russian Association of Endovascular Neurosurgeons named after academician F.A. Serbinenko. Was awarded the gold medal named after F.A. Serbinenko in 2023. RSCI

Valeriy E. Parfenov, MD, DMSc, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Director of the Saint Petersburg I.I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine (Saint Petersburg, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed, ORCID   sekr@emergency.spb.ru

Dzhamil A. Rzaev, MD, DMSc, Chief Doctor at the Federal Center for Neurosurgery (Novosibirsk), Associate Professor at the Department of Neurosciences of the Institute of Medicine and Psychology of the Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed, ORCID   jamilrzaev@gmail.com

Safin Shamil Makhmudovich, DSc, professor, head of the Department of Medical Rehabilitation with courses in neurosurgery and reflexology at the Bashkir State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia. Author of more than 150 scientific articles, two monographs, 9 inventions and multiple rationalization proposals. Distinguished Doctor of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Honorary professor of the Harbin Medical University (China). Member of the Board of the World Association of Neurosurgeons, associations of Europe and Russia, as well as Bashkir Regional Division of the Society of Rehabilitologists of Russia. In 2021, became a laureate of the “Golden Scalpel 2020” award.

Aleksandr V. Savello, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Military Medical Academy named after S.M. Kirov, Ministry of Defense of Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed, ORCIDAlexander.savello@gmail.com

Dmitry V. Svistov, MD, Associate Professor, Head of the Neurosurgery Clinic at the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, Ministry of Defense of Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed, ORCID   dvsvistov@mail.ru 

Yury A. Shulev, MD, DMSc, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Head of the Neurosurgery Division at the City Multi-Speciality Hospital No. 2 (Saint Petersburg), Professor of the Neurosurgery Department at the I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia)   RusSCI, Scopus, PubMed

Hu Shaoshan, Professor, Head of the Neurosurgery Division at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (Harbin, China)  PubMedshaoshanhu@126.com

Lukas Rasulic, Professor, Head of the Department of Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Functional Neurosurgery and Pain Surgery at the Clinical Center of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)   RusSCI

Franco Servadei, PhD, Professor, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery at Medical School, University of Parma, Director of Neurosurgery Department at the Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova Hospital of Reggio Emilia (Reggio Emilia, Italy)   Scopus, PubMed, ORCID   Franco.servadei@gmail.com 

Konstantin Slavin, Professor, Head of Section of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, USA)   Scopus, PubMed, ORCID

Aldo Spallone, Professor, Head of the Department of Neurosciences at the Neurological Center of Latium (Rome), Scientific attaché of Italian Embassy in Russia (Rome, Italy)   Scopus, PubMed, ORCID

Tissen Teodor Petrovich, radiologist, DSc, professor, Distinguished Doctor of the Russian Federation. Head researcher at the N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health of Russia. First in Russia implemented in everyday practice one of the complex parts of neurosurgery: diagnostics and endovascular treatment of spinal arteriovenous malformations. Supervised 17 PhD and 1 DSc theses. Author of more than 300 scientific publications including 5 monographs. Member of the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, European Society of Neuroradiology, Dissertation Council of the Radiological Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. RSCI, IRID, ORCID

Tu Yong-Kwang, MD, Professor, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the College of Medicine and Hospitals of the National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan)   Scopus, PubMed, ORCID   yktu@ntu.edu.tw

Vladimir Zelman, MD, Professor, Director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA)   Scopus, PubMed   vzelman@med.usc.edu