General information

The Department of Abdominal Surgery was established in 1979 under the Tashkent State Medical University Clinic, on the basis of which the departments of the gastrointestinal system and liver functioned. Since 2017, the Department of Abdominal Surgery and the Departments of Urgent Thoracic and Vascular Surgery have been merged, and a Department of Thoracoabdominal Surgery with 30 beds has been established. The department is located in the left wing on the 2nd floor of the 1st building.
The main activities of the thoracoabdominal surgery department are prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the chest and abdominal organs. In the department of thoracoabdominal surgery, special medical care is provided to patients with diseases of the chest and abdominal organs, as well as prevention of these diseases. Doctors in the department are also involved in the development, implementation and application of the latest medical technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest and abdominal organs.

The department is located under the multidisciplinary surgical hospital, it is based on the material and technical base of the hospital and the medical academy, so the doctors of the department can provide all types of medical services. In addition, in the department, patients can receive consultations from all necessary therapeutic and surgical specialists – cardiologist, neuropathologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, pulmonologist, ophthalmologist, neurosurgeon, vascular surgeon.

Department of thoracoabdominal surgery is the clinical base of the department of surgical diseases No. 1, the head of the department is doctor of medical sciences, professor M.Sh. Khakimov is considered.

The head of treatment in the department is prof. M.Sh. Khakimov is counted.

To the department, Ph.D., associate professor Satorov O.T. leads.

Ph.D. prof. Berkinov U.B.

Department head J.Q. Dekhkanov is a first-class independent researcher

ass. Fayziyev S.I., independent researcher

ass. Yakubov O.E., independent researcher

ass. Kushiyev J.Kh. independent researcher

doctor and surgeon N.Kholiyarov, UTT doctor Naimov O.A. they work.

The department has one nurses’ station, a treatment room with necessary equipment for all procedures, and dressing rooms. The department has one-, two- and four-bed wards, as well as high-quality wards with air conditioning, a refrigerator and a TV.

Treatment works

In this department, patients with diseases of the following organs receive inpatient treatment:
• Surgical (abdominal) – portal hypertension, liver tumors, gallbladder and biliary system diseases, gastrointestinal system diseases, pancreatic diseases, esophagus diseases, spleen diseases. Also internal and external abdominal hernias, obesity diseases – bariatric field.
• Surgical (thoracic) – lung diseases, trachea and bronchial diseases, esophagus diseases, diaphragm diseases, thyroid gland diseases, chest cavity diseases.
• Oncological – oncological diseases of the chest, abdomen and back.
Spectrum of medical services in the department of thoracoabdominal surgery:
– diagnosis and treatment of stomach and intestinal diseases;
– diagnosis and treatment of gallbladder and bile duct diseases;
– diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases;
– diagnosis and treatment of spleen diseases;
– diagnosis and treatment of esophageal diseases;
– diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases, thoracoscopic minimally invasive procedures;
– diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases;
– diagnosis and surgical treatment of obesity, teaching proper nutrition;
– diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases of the jaundice syndrome, determining the location of the tumor of the pancreas and the hepatic branch system and choosing a surgical treatment, performing minimally invasive procedures;
– diagnosis and surgical treatment of portal hypertension syndrome, minimally invasive endoscopic procedures;
– as well as high-quality surgical practices that are not performed in other clinics and medical institutions of the Republic – laparoscopic hernioplasty (TERR, TARR, IPOM), ChChXS – in cases of upper bile duct block.

Patients are also examined in order to assess and determine their somatic status: X-ray of the chest, electrocardiogram, echocardiography, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, ultrasound examination of internal organs and all general and biochemical analyzes of blood.
The department carries out hemotransfusion and plasma transfusion therapy: transfusion of blood and blood components to critically ill patients, as well as preparation for complex surgical operations.


In their work, doctors follow standard diagnostic and treatment methods issued by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In addition, the department provides services: laundry, care of critically ill patients, and additional meals at the patient’s request. The department is fully equipped with high-quality linens based on sanitary standards. Comfortable conditions have been created in the department for patients to relax. Patients have comfortable conditions for watching TV and reading various books in the lounges of the department when they are free from treatment.

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