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; Head of the Regional Neurosurgical Center of the Southern Federal District; board member of the Russian Association of Neurologists; neurosurgeon of the highest qualification; member of editorial boards of the following research journals: Neurosurgery, Russian Neurosurgical Journal named after Professor A.L. Polenov, South-Russian Medical Journal.

Dr. Balyazin has developed and implemented into clinical practice new surgical accesses and techniques for resection of skull base tumors and parabrainstem tumors, implantation of CSF shunt systems, treatment of severe pain syndromes, which significantly improved treatment outcomes for these patients. Since 1990, he has been performing organ-sparing suffering-relieving surgeries for microvascular decompression of irritated roots of the cranial nerves (trigeminal, glossopharyngeal in pain syndromes, and facial in hemispasm). Results of these surgeries are not only comparable with the results of many foreign clinics but significantly surpass them.

Dr. Balyazin has coauthored 65 research articles.

A total of 17 PhD/MD theses and 4 DMSc theses were successfully defended under his supervision; he trained more than 50 neurosurgeons and 200 neurologists for work in Russia.