One of the most prominent representatives of the first generation of Ossetian medical intelligentsia was the surgeon Lavrenty Gazdanov, a native of a village near Vladikavkaz. He played an important role in the development of medicine and the healthcare system in not only Ossetia but also all of Terek Oblast. Furthermore, Dr. Gazdanov was known far beyond the borders of Ossetia and enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as an experienced specialist in various medical specialties.
Lavrentiy Gazdanov (Crimea-Soltan, Dzybyn Batakoyevich) was born in 1873 in the village of Olginskoye. Seeing his son’s desire for knowledge and talent for learning, Batako Gazdanov sent Lavrentiy to a village parochial school, from which the future doctor graduated in 1866.
His family supported his wish to continue studying. For example, his uncle Sagye Gazdanov partially financed Lavrentiy’s education at the Vladikavkaz Classical Gymnasium for Men. In 1892, Gazdanov entered the medical department at the Saint Vladimir University in Kiev and successfully graduated in October of 1897 with a degree in medicine.
A year later, Gazdanov became a zemstvo doctor in the Yelisavetgrad district of Kherson Oblast and head of the zemstvo hospital in the city of Voznesensk. After another four years, the promising specialist was sent to Saint Petersburg to improve his skills.
At the start of 1902, by decree of the Vladikavkaz city duma, a hospital was opened in the city. There was the issue of the organization of the surgical department, and due to the outcome of a competition, Lavrentiy Gazdanov became the hospital’s surgeon.
He cared not only for his compatriots' and patients' health, but also sought to improve their knowledge of in the field of medicine. In 1907, Gazdanov because the head of a medical society. He gave lectures, organized preventive medicine for the masses, and in 1910, became part of the Organizing Committee of the first Congress of Doctors of Terek Oblast in Vladikavkaz.
At the congress, Lavrentiy Borisovich submitted a thorough presentation, in which he described the problems in medical services in Terek Oblast. One of the main directions of health care, he considered the opening of hospitals in large localities of the region. “Until local medicine develops to the level of specialized care, ” said the doctor, “the existence of a regional hospital for complex and difficult patients is highly advisable”.
In 1910, an epidemic of cholera broke out in Terek Oblast. A regional sanitation-executive commision was established, which Gazdanov joined. He treated patients, carried out preventive care, and did sanitary-education work among the population.
In 1911, thanks to Dr. Gazdanov’s active assistance, a new building for surgery, with an exemplary operating room, was constructed in Vladikavkaz.
Lavrentiy Gazdanov (Crimea-Soltan, Dzybyn Batakoyevich) was born in 1873 in the village of Olginskoye. Seeing his son’s desire for knowledge and talent for learning, Batako Gazdanov sent Lavrentiy to a village parochial school, from which the future doctor graduated in 1866.
His family supported his wish to continue studying. For example, his uncle Sagye Gazdanov partially financed Lavrentiy’s education at the Vladikavkaz Classical Gymnasium for Men. In 1892, Gazdanov entered the medical department at the Saint Vladimir University in Kiev and successfully graduated in October of 1897 with a degree in medicine.
A year later, Gazdanov became a zemstvo doctor in the Yelisavetgrad district of Kherson Oblast and head of the zemstvo hospital in the city of Voznesensk. After another four years, the promising specialist was sent to Saint Petersburg to improve his skills.
At the start of 1902, by decree of the Vladikavkaz city duma, a hospital was opened in the city. There was the issue of the organization of the surgical department, and due to the outcome of a competition, Lavrentiy Gazdanov became the hospital’s surgeon.
He cared not only for his compatriots' and patients' health, but also sought to improve their knowledge of in the field of medicine. In 1907, Gazdanov because the head of a medical society. He gave lectures, organized preventive medicine for the masses, and in 1910, became part of the Organizing Committee of the first Congress of Doctors of Terek Oblast in Vladikavkaz.
At the congress, Lavrentiy Borisovich submitted a thorough presentation, in which he described the problems in medical services in Terek Oblast. One of the main directions of health care, he considered the opening of hospitals in large localities of the region. “Until local medicine develops to the level of specialized care, ” said the doctor, “the existence of a regional hospital for complex and difficult patients is highly advisable”.
In 1910, an epidemic of cholera broke out in Terek Oblast. A regional sanitation-executive commision was established, which Gazdanov joined. He treated patients, carried out preventive care, and did sanitary-education work among the population.
In 1911, thanks to Dr. Gazdanov’s active assistance, a new building for surgery, with an exemplary operating room, was constructed in Vladikavkaz.
