Gavriil Ilizarov

Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov (Russian: Гавриил Абрамович Илизаров; 15 June 1921 – 24 July 1992) was a Soviet physician, known for inventing the Ilizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones and for the method of surgery named after him, the Ilizarov surgery.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Abramovich and the family name is Ilizarov.
Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov
Гавриил Абрамович Илизаров
Ilizarov in 1991
Born(1921-06-15)15 June 1921
Qusar District, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
Died24 July 1992(1992-07-24) (aged 71)
Kurgan, Russian Federation
EducationCrimea Medical School
Known forIlizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon, Physician
InstitutionsKNIIEKOT
Sub-specialtiesOrthopedic surgery
AwardsLenin Prize (1979)
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