User:CardiologyLVAD/sandbox

Almaz Sharman

Deputy CEO, Nazarbayev University Member of the Board, National Medical Holding Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan

Almaz Sharman has over 25 years of experience in the fields of biomedical research, clinical research, and in public health. After graduation from Asfendiarov National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan in 1982, Dr. Sharman practiced internal medicine. He was involved in a number of projects in the areas of immunology and vaccine research in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Moscow, Russia. From 1991-1994, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Immunobiology Vaccine Center of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 1994, Dr. Sharman moved to Washington DC area to join International Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project. As a health coordinator for the project, he was responsible for designing biomarker components for the surveys, such as testing for anemia, retinol, HIV, and malaria. He designed a methodology for integrated population-based HIV testing which was implemented in several developing countries with high rates of HIV/AIDS and has become a standard methodology for DHS surveys. HIV testing data generated by using this methodology was used by UNAIDS to lower the estimate of the number of people afflicted by HIV in the world by 7 million cases. From 1997 until 2004, Dr. Sharman was involved in university teaching as an associate in the Department of International Health at The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was a member of the American Public Health Association and International Society for Mucosal Immunology. In 1997 and 1998, Dr. Sharman participated in a collaborative research project with Princeton University on reproductive health in the Central Asian Republics, which was resulted in a monograph and presentation to Congressional staff. In 2001 Almaz Sharman joined US Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Mission for Central Asia as the Infectious Disease Advisor and later as USAID Country Office Coordinator for Kazakhstan. In partnership with the governments of Central Asian countries and the other international organizations, USAID’s efforts helped to prevent generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region and to develop effective programs against tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases that are prevalent in Central Asia. In 2006 Dr. Sharman was elected Executive Director of Kazakhstan Academy of Preventive Medicine. At that role he worked to promote innovations in healthcare of Kazakhstan through introduction of international standards, modern management methods, information and medical technologies and international partnerships in medical research and education. He also joined Capital Partners, Kazakhstan’s leading infrastructure-development company to develop a private international multi-disciplinary hospital. In May 2008 the Government of Kazakhstan appointed Dr. Sharman CEO of the National Medical Holding, which is a pioneering project initiated in the capital city of Astana. One of his tasks was to organize commissioning of several hospitals, hire staff and start operations. Currently the National Medical Holding comprises six state-of-the-art tertiary acute care hospitals with a total capacity of 1500 in-patient beds. Patient care is provided by over 4000 doctors, nurses and ancillary staff at the National Medical Holding. They aspired to introducing innovations such as artificial heart (ventricular assistance device), surgical treatment of epilepsy and many other medical technologies. The mission of the National Medical Holding is to introduce international standards of quality and safety of care and to ensure financial sustainability and growth. In March 2012, Center for Maternal and Child Health of the National Medical Holding was accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI). The Center is the first hospital of such scale among post-soviet countries to receive such prestigious international accreditation. In 2010 the National Medical Holding became part of Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan’s premier institution in the area of higher education and research. Dr. Sharman appointed University’s Vice-President (Deputy CEO, Executive Council) and Chairman of the Board of the National Medical Holding. Under his leadership the University has established Center for Life Sciences, a biomedical research organization that focuses on personalized, translational and regenerative medicine. Dr. Sharman is now primarily focusing on creation of University’s Integrated Academic Healthcare System to integrate patient care, biomedical research and education at the National Medical Holding, Center for Life Sciences and the future School of Medicine of Nazarbayev University.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS NEW ERA IN MEDICINE. Interview published in newspaper «Central Asia Monitor», May 17, 2002: http://camonitor.com/archives/3994 HOW YOUNG WE WOULD BE. Article on research programs at Center for Life Sciences published in newspaper «New Generation» March 29, 2012: http://www.np.kz/index.php?newsid=10635 NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY CREATES A UNIQUE MODEL FOR INTEGRATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, December 1, 2011: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1322704799 THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR HEALTHY AGING AND ANTI-AGING PROCESSES (a monograph). Mary Ann Liebert inc. Publishers, New York, 179 p. 2011 QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTH AND LONGEVITY. Nazarbayev Universit, «Atamura», 207 p., 2011 WINDS OF PRAIRIES AND SPIRIT OF STEPPES: WHAT IS IN COMMON BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KAZAKHSTAN. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakh Adebieti”, February 12, 2011. http://zdrav.kz/ru/index/about/publications/publication-03032012.html HORIZONS OF LONGEVITY: KAZAKHSTAN’S NEW STRATEGIC GOAL OF QIALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS AND LONGEVITY. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, January 19, 2011: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1295398529 SYNERGY OF INTERACTION. INTERACTION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE: A NEW PARADIGM FOR ACADEMIC HEALTHCARE AT NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, November 11, 2010: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1289431658 HOSPITAL OF THE FUTURE: FROM THE IDEA TO REALIZATION. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda” about the National Medical Holding. November 3, 2010: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1257190726 BIOMEDICINE, HEALTH AND LONGEVITY (A monograph). APM-Medlink, Bethesda, MD, USA, 2010 FORMULA FOR HEALTH. Atamura, Almaty, 112p, 2009 MISSION IS POSSIBLE. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda” about the National Medical Holding. June 28, 2008: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1257190726 ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROM (a monograph). NeiroNex, Bethesda, MD, USA, 305 p. 2006 MARKET-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE AND ITS INVESTMENT POTENTIAL. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, November 17, 2005: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1132179202 US AND KAZAKHSTAN: TRAJECTORY OF COOPERATION. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, August 2, 2005: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1122923258 ANEMIA (a monograph). Atamura, Almaty, 2004 ANEMIA AMONG WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Sharman, A. Goldberg, H. in: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ORC Macro. 2003. Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health in Eastern Europe and Eurasia: A Comparative Report. Atlanta, GA (USA) and Calverton, MD (USA). pp 155–163 AIDS CAN BE STOPPED. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, February 1, 2003: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1003020157 «ANEMIA». A MONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN KAZAKHSTAN. Interview published in newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, June 22, 2002: http://www.kazpravda.kz/c/1000062201 DHS+: BUILDING THE "H" IN THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS. Almaz Sharman. MEASURE DHS+, ORC Macro, American Public Health Association, 2001 ANEMIA TESTING IN POPULATION-BASED SURVEYS, (Монография). ORC Macro, Calverton, MD, USA, 83 p. 2000 ANAEMIA IN CENTRAL ASIA: DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY EXPERIENCE. Almaz Sharman. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 19, no. 4, 1998, The United Nations University HAPTEN-INDUCED MODEL OF MURINE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: MUCOSA IMMUNE RESPONSES AND PROTECTION BY TOLERANCE. Elson CO, Beagley KW, Sharman A, Fujihashi K, Kiyono H, Tennyson GS, Cong Y, Black CA, Ridwan BW, McGhee JR. J Immunol. 1996 Sep 1;157(5):2174-85 HEALTH CARE IN KAZAKSTAN. Sharmanov T, McAlister A, Sharman A. World Health Forum. 1996;17(2):197-9. DIFFERENCES IN INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTE T CELL SUBSETS ISOLATED FROM MURINE SMALL VERSUS LARGE INTESTINE. Beagley KW, Fujihashi K, Lagoo AS, Lagoo-Deenadaylan S, Black CA, Murray AM, Sharman A, Yamamoto M, McGhee JR, Elson CO, et al. J Immunol. 1995 Jun 1;154(11):5611-9. HORMONE RECEPTOR ASSAYS AND THEIR VALUE IN BREAST CANCER THERAPY. Gaffney EV, Sharman A, Moody WE, Halpin DP, Blakemore WS, Elliott CB. Cancer Biother. 1993 Spring;8(1):17-28. Review. No abstract available. THE ROLE OF PRECIPITATING SERUM ANTIBODIES IN TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS. Klyshev TL, Muminov TA, Sharman AT, Pak AV. Probl Tuberk. 1991;(1):59-60 (Rus) PATHOLOGIC PHENOTYPES OF ALPHA 1-PROTEASE INHIBITOR IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Muminov TA, Medvedskiĭ SM, Talbaev TD, Il'chenko LA, Sharman AT. Probl Tuberk. 1991;(3):67-8 (Rus) EFFECT OF VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY ON OXIDATIVE METABOLISM AND ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITY OF MACROPHAGES. Sharman AT, Aidarkhanov BB, Kurmangalinov SM. Ann Nutr Metab. 1990;34(3):143-6. FOOD SUBSTANCES AND THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CELLS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. Sharman AT. Nutr Issues. 1990 Jan-Feb;(1):4-11 AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY OF NATURAL KILLER CELLS IN RATS WITH VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY. Saparov AS, Kon IIa, Sharman AT. Nutr Issues. 1989 Mar-Apr;(2):30-2. EFFECT OF TOCOPHEROL ON THE OXIDATIVE METABOLISM OF MACROPHAGES. Sharman AT, Aĭdarkhanov BB, Kurmangaliev SM. Biull Exp Biol Med. 1986 Jun;101(6):723-5. EFFECT OF PRO- AND ANTIOXIDANT FOOD FACTORS ON MACROPHAGE OXIDATIVE METABOLISM. Sharman AT. Nutr Issues. 1985 May-Jun;(3):52-5. MACROPHAGE OXIDATIVE METABOLISM AND THE ENZYME FUNCTION OF ANTIOXIDANT PROTECTION. Aĭdarkhanov BB, Sharmanov AT. Dokl Akad Nauk SSSR. 1985;285(3):759-61