TOLOCHINOV

TOLOCHINOV Nikolai Filippovich (1840-1908), a prominent Russian gynecologist of the late 19th century. T. received his medical education at Kiev University and the St. Petersburg Medico-Surgical Academy, was awarded a gold medal, the Bush Prize, and upon completion of his course was retained as an intern in the clinic of A. Ya. Krassovsky. In 1867, after defending his dissertation ('On the termination of nerves in the epithelial layer of the cornea,' St. Petersburg), he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. In 1868, he went on a foreign business trip, where for 2 years he studied in the clinic of Braun and in the laboratories of Stricker and Rokitansky. In 1870, he received a position as associate professor at Kiev University, where he remained until 1885. In 1885, he received the chair of obstetrics and women's

diseases at Kharkiv University, which he held until 1902. After leaving the university, he accepted the position of director of the Zemsky Maternity Hospital, in which he remained almost until his death. T. left 28 scientific works, of which the most worthy of attention are: 'Textbook of Women's Diseases' (Kharkiv, 1897, 2nd ed. 1901), 'Textbook of Obstetrics' (Kharkiv, 1898); 'Textbook of Midwifery' (2nd ed., Moscow, 1910). Tolochinov greatly contributed to the expansion of the Kharkiv clinic, improvement of teaching methods, and further development of the Kharkiv obstetrics-gynecological school.