The head of the department is a Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Saule Laikovna Kassenova. At the department works a docent – Rysbekov Ersultan Rygalbekovich, сandidate of Medical Sciences, candidate of Medical Sciences Sydykova Korlan Alzhanovna, candidate of Medical Sciences Zhumanova Bayan Musaevna, assistants: Serikbaeva Aksaule Kabylbekovna, Kabdildaeva Gulnur Kuttybekyzy, Zhamirova Regina Nasirdinovna, Musalimov Rizaidin Kamaldinovich, Jiang Maksim Chzhunovich, Saidahmetova Madina Muratovna, Simaylova Nazym Zhaksylyovna. Earlier,at the departmentworked a candidate of medical sciences, docent Shelekhov Yuri Ivanovich (2003-2007), doctor of medical sciences Zimanova Gulzhamal Salykovna (2004-2009), assistants Nadirbaeva Rauan Kalpebaevna, Bekuzhinova Saltanat Myrzabekovna, Kamelzhanova Barno Turgumbaevna, Kushimbayeva Kaldygul Sharikpaevna.
The staff of the Department in 2017
The head of the department – a Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Saule Laikovna Kassenova.
Professor Kassenova S. L. is the author of educational materials – “Internal Diseases: for students of the Faculty of Medicine and Prevention”(Almaty, “Zhazushi”, 184 p., 2005; 2009), «Internal Diseases: for students of medico-preventive faculty» (Almaty:” Zhazushi “, 184 p., 2008; 2009),” Health of the elderly “(2013).
She is one of the first researchers in Kazakhstan of endothelial dysfunction in arterial hypertension and the author of the monograph of the same name (2003).In 2010, famous cardiologist Professor Thomas F. Luscher, MD, FR CP invited her to the University Clinic in Zurich (Switzerland), where she was awarded an honorary title of Visiting Clinician and Scientist in Cardiology at the University Hospital Zurich.
Certificate of Visiting Clinician and Scientist, issued to Professor Kassenova S.L. at the University Clinic in Zurich (Switzerland) in 2010.
In 2014 Profеssor Kassenova S.L. was awarded the Silver Medal of KazNMU аfter S.D. Asfendiyarov for her contribution to the development of medical education in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Employees of the department published “Collection of test tasks for internal diseases” for students (Almaty: 2009. – 192 pp.), the same edition on Kazakh language(Almaty: 2009. – 192pp.), “Collection of test tasks for pulmonology” (Almaty: 2010. – 108 pp.), also in Russian and Kazakh languages.