Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, DMSc, Professor of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Ministry of Health of Russia; Head of the Division of Spinal Neurosurgery at the N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Academic Secretary of the Russian Association of Spinal Surgeons (RASS), member of the board of the National Association of Russian Neurosurgeons, member of the Spinal Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), member of the Educational Committee of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), Laureate of the Award of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Dr. Konovalov is one of the leading spinal surgeons in Russia. He has supervised development of the modern approach for treatment of spinal degenerative disorders using the most up-to-date minimally invasive technologies including robots, navigation, intraoperative CT, endoscopy. He has accumulated a vast experience in treatment of spinal and spinal cord tumors including intramedullary tumors, in use of metabolic navigation. He has authored more than 150 scientific studies including 51 articles published in the journals from the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation List, 4 monographs, 9 chapters in books and monographs.