Sivkov Andrey Vladimirovich

Andrey Sivkov is a renowned scientist and urologist. His scientific and practical interests include issues of urologic oncology, including screening, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, markers and molecular diagnostics of urologic cancer, minimally invasive technologies of tumor treatment, the problem of disorders of lower urinary tract urodynamics in prostate diseases and other conditions and their drug correction, neurourology, metaphylaxis of urolithiasis and others.

He actively participated in introducing into the practice of national healthcare such methods of diagnosis and treatment as blood tests for prostatic antigen (PSA), modern methods of prostate biopsy, detection of neuroendocrine differentiation in castration-resistant prostate cancer, the introduction of tests to determine the level of PSA and TMPRSS2-ERG in prostate cancer, high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation (HIFU) in benign prostatic hyperplasia and cancer, cryopreservation of prostate cancer, and other methods. In 2000, together with V.N. Oshchepkov, he performed the first brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Russia.

A large part of A.V. Sivkov’s scientific and practical activity is related to the development of diagnostic methods of urinary disorders in adults and children. He created and published original algorithms of differential diagnosis and choice of treatment method for benign prostatic hyperplasia and chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome, introduced modern methods of urodynamic, video urodynamic and neurophysiologic diagnostics of urinary disorders, and in recent years – the method of botulinum toxin type A injection into detrusor and bladder sphincter in case of its neurogenic dysfunction.

A.V. Sivkov works with postgraduate students of N. Lopatkin Scientific Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology and applicants for dissertations. Under his scientific guidance 10 theses for the degree of candidate of medical sciences on topical issues of urology were defended, 6 more dissertations are being prepared for defense.

A.V. Sivkov published more than 500 scientific and methodical works, more than 100 of them in peer-reviewed journals from the State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles list, as well as chapters to 15 monographs, including three-volume manual on urology, textbook “Urology” and “National Guide to Urology” edited by N.A. Lopatkin. He is the author of more than 60 publications in leading foreign journals, participant of many scientific conferences in Russia and abroad. He is a co-author of several patents and inventions. Hirsch index according to RSCI is 17. Research Gate: RG Score – 31.12.

A.V.Sivkov has extensive experience in organizing and conducting clinical trials, including international ones. He was the Principal Investigator in some of the trials. He has a GCP certificate.

Andrey Sivkov pays great attention to the organizational and methodological support of national urology. Under his leadership generalized statistical materials on incidence, disability and mortality of adults and children in Russia, associated with diseases of the genitourinary system have been published. He participates in the methodological support of urological services in a number of regions of Russia, within the framework of special regional programs.

Being, first, Head of the Innovation Department, and then, Deputy Director for Science and First Deputy Director of N. Lopatkin Scientific Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology, A.V. Sivkov pays great attention to the material and technical development of the Institute, introduction of the latest achievements in diagnostics and treatment into its practice. He developed such direction as telemedicine in the Research Institute of Urology, now on a regular basis doctors and patients receive consultations, scientific and educational events and programs are broadcast.

Andrey Sivkov is Deputy Editor of the journal “Experimental and Clinical Urology”, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Branch of the Russian Society of Urologists.