Nikolai Korotkoff
| Nikolai Korotkov Николай Коротков |
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Nicolai Korotkov in 1900
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26 February 1874 Kursk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 March 1920 (aged 46) Petrograd, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Saint Petersburg |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Fields | Vascular surgery |
| Institutions | Imperial Military Academy, Mechnikov Hospital (St Petersburg) |
| Alma mater | Moscow University |
| Doctoral advisor | Alexander Bobrov, Sergey Fedorov, M. V. Yanovsky |
| Known for | Invention of auscultatory technique for blood pressure measurement |
| Notable awards | Order of St. Anna |
Nikolai Sergeyevich Korotkov (also romanized Korotkoff; Russian: Николай Серге́евич Коротков) (26 February [O.S. 14 February] 1874 – 14 March 1920) was a Russian surgeon, a pioneer of 20th century vascular surgery, and the inventor of auscultatory technique for blood pressure measurement.
Nikolai Korotkov was born to a merchant family at 40 Milenskaia Street in Kursk on February 26, 1874. He attended the Kursk Gymnasium (secondary school). He entered the medical faculty of Kharkov University in 1893 and transferred to Moscow University in 1895, where he graduated with distinction in 1898. He was appointed resident intern to professor Alexander Bobrov at the surgical clinic of Moscow university.
Korotkov was given leave of absence to serve with the Russian military forces in the Far East during the Boxer Rebellion in China 1900. He was attached to the Red Cross in the Iversh Community under Dr Aleksinskii (a pupil of prof. Bobrov). The journey to the Far East entailed extensive travel by way of the Trans-Siberian railroad, through Irkutsk to Vladivostok and he returned to Moscow via Japan, Singapore, Ceylon and the Suez Canal to reach the Black Sea and Feodosiya. Korotkov was honoured with the Order of St. Anna for "outstandingly zealous labours in helping the sick and wounded soldiers".
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