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Ibodullayev, Zarifboy Rajabovich (19.01.1965 – present) is an Uzbek neurologist, neuropsychologist, author. DMSc, professor of the Department of "Nervous Diseases, Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy" of the Tashkent Medical Academy.

Early life
He was born on January 19, 1965, in Hazorasp, Khorezm. He was born to Rajapboy Ibodullayev and To'ti Tillayeva. Rajapboy Ibodullayev, his father was a teacher at the regional school.

Education and career
In 1988, Ibodullayev graduated from the Treatment Faculty of the Tashkent State Medical Institute, and the academician Nabi Majidov recommended him to stay as a young scientific worker at the Department of "Nervous Diseases".

In 1989, Z. Ibodullayev was appointed the director of the educational-scientific laboratory of the Department of Nervous Diseases at the Tashkent State Medical Institute.

In 1991, he was hired as an assistant professor in the Department of Nervous Diseases of the 2nd Tashkent State Medical Institute.

He earned his Candidate of Medical Sciences Degree (equivalent to the Ph.D. Degree in non-CIS countries) in Neurology under the supervision of prof. M.M.Asadullayev in 1994. He defended his candidate's dissertation on the topic of "Clinico-neurophysiological peculiarities of pre-stroke cerebrovascular diseases in diabetes mellitus" (14.00.13 - Nervous Diseases).

In 1995, Ibodullayev was transferred to the position of associate professor at the Department of Nervous Diseases of Tashkent State Medical Institute.

In 1997, on the initiative of the then-rector of Tashkent State Medical University Karimov Kh.Ya., there was organized a course on Medical Psychology. And, upon the recommendation of professor M.M. Asadullayev, then-associate professor Ibodullayev is appointed as the head of this course.

By 1997, Z. Ibodullayev put forward the need to reconsider the topics in Medical Psychology, which almost fully resembled the topics of Psychiatry. This proposal was accepted by the Administration of the institute. Ibodullayev adjusted the educational program of Medical Psychology in Uzbekistan to that of European countries. The main emphasis on compiling the educational program is placed on Psychosomatic Medicine.

Since 2000, Medical Psychology Training Course has functioned as a part of the newly opened "Nervous Diseases, Medical Psychology and Medical Genetics" Department.

In 2005, he defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic of "Interhemispheric functional asymmetry and neuropsychological syndromes in cerebral strokes: ways of correction" (14.00.13 - Nervous Diseases). This scientific work was considered the first doctoral dissertation on neuropsychology in Uzbekistan. Two major concepts were put forward by Z. Ibodullayev in 2002: the stroke model in ambidextrous and the concept of psychological protection of the brain. These concepts evoked interest among foreign scientists, including I.M. Tonkonogiy (USA), H. Schonle (Germany), E.D. Khomskaya (Russia).

I.M. Tonkonogiy, who had been living in the USA since 1979, invited Ibodullayev to the research center, where he had worked, and offered to conduct this research on ambidexterity collectively. However, his mentor E.D. Khomskaya advised him to not agree to this proposal and continue the research in Tashkent.

In 2005, the 1st and the 2nd Tashkent State Medical Institutes were merged to form the Tashkent Medical Academy (TMA). In the same year, upon the recommendation of the rector, academic Sh.I. Karimov, Ibodullayev was appointed as the head of the Scientific Department of TMA. Ibodullayev proposed the initiative of launching Master's Degree and Residency Programs in Medical Psychology within the major medical institutions of Uzbekistan. Rector Sh.I. Karimov supported this proposal and recommended thoroughly studying the experience of foreign countries, publishing a textbook, and developing a State Education Standard suitable for Uzbekistan.

In 2008, he published a textbook on Medical Psychology. In 2009, the textbook won the "Best Textbook of the Year" award. From 2008 to 2010, Z. Ibodullayev developed the State Education Standard for the Master's course in Medical Psychology. It was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, and a training program was prepared based on it.

During 2011-2012, Master's Degree and Residency Programs in Medical Psychology were launched within the Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute and the Tashkent Medical Academy. Ibodullayev was appointed as the director of the Master's degree program in Medical Psychology. From this year onwards, Medical psychology specialists are being trained by these two institutions.

Published works
Zarifboy Ibodullayev is the author of more than 160 scientific works.

Medical Psychology (2008)
The textbook was published in 2008. In 2009, it won the "Best Textbook of the Year" award. The 2nd and 3rd editions were published in 2012 and 2019, respectively.

Nervous Diseases (2013)
In 2013 and 2014, the textbook on Nervous Diseases was published in Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. This textbook was also awarded the "Best Textbook of the Year" award.

Nerve and Spirit (2013)
Since 2013, his work titled "Nerves and Spirit", which has been intended for the general public has been published 4 times, and the 5th edition is under review. In 2022, it has been translated into Turkish language and has been published in Turkey.

Personal life
He married the neurologist Dilshoda Abdullayeva, with whom he has 2 sons and a daughter.

Medical Psychology Series

 * 1) Medical Psychology (2008, 2019) - a textbook
 * 2) Nerve and Spirit (2013, 2019) - a scientific-popular book

Neurology Series

 * 1) Neurology (2017) - a handbook for General Practitioners
 * 2) General neurology (2021) - a textbook
 * 3) Nervous diseases (2013, 2014, 2021) - a textbook
 * 4) Stroke and coma (2014) - a manual for neuropathologists
 * 5) Epilepsy (2018) - a manual for physicians

References/Notes and references
Always cite your sources! No original research!