Sirota Evgeny Sergeevich

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Urologist, Surgeon and Oncologist at the Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University

Professional experience: 27 years in surgery, including 19 years in urology.

In 1997, he graduated from Siberian State Medical University in Tomsk with a degree in General Medicine. In 1999, he completed his clinical residency in Surgery. In 2006, he underwent professional retraining in Urology, followed by retraining in Healthcare Management and Public Health in 2015 and Oncology in 2020.

In 2008, he defended his Candidate of Medical Sciences (PhD) dissertation entitled “Prevention of Pancreatitis in Patients with Abdominal, Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Trauma without Direct Mechanical Injury to the Pancreas.”

In 2018, he defended his Doctor of Medical Sciences (DSc) dissertation entitled “Computer-Assisted Surgery for Kidney Diseases.” His research focuses on the implementation of computer technologies, artificial intelligence, and preoperative modelling in the surgical treatment of kidney diseases.

Since 2011, he has worked at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. Since 2020, he has served as Professor at the Institute of Urology and Human Reproductive Health, Head of the Center for Neural Network Technologies at University Clinical Hospital No. 2, and practicing urologist.

He is a member of Dissertation Council DSU 208.001.26 in the specialty 3.1.13 “Urology and Andrology” at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.

Professor Sirota specializes in open, laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery in urology and urologic oncology. He performs a broad range of urological and general surgical procedures.

One of his principal areas of clinical expertise is reconstructive surgery of the upper urinary tract, including ureteral reconstruction, reconstruction using intestinal segments, pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction, and other complex reconstructive procedures.

He performs nephron-sparing and radical surgery for kidney tumors and upper urinary tract tumors, as well as surgical treatment of prostate cancer and bladder cancer. He has extensive experience in laparoscopic surgery and in the management of patients with complex urological and urologic oncological conditions.

Professor Sirota leads the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies in clinical urology. He heads the development team behind the registered AI-based medical device “Sechenov.AI_nephro — Clinical Decision Support Service for Surgical Planning in Patients with Kidney Diseases” (Sechenov.AI_nephro).

He is Head of the Innovative Scientific School of the Institute of Urology and Human Reproductive Health.

Research

Professor Sirota is the author and co-author of one monograph, 88 scientific publications, and 14 patents for inventions. He has delivered 35 presentations at Russian and international scientific and medical conferences and congresses.

H-index: Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) — 6, Scopus — 5, Web of Science — 2.

He holds current professional qualifications in Urology, Surgery, Oncology, and Healthcare Management and Public Health.

He is a member of the Russian Society of Urology, Russian Society of Urologic Oncology, and European Association of Urology.

Patents and Achievements

Patent No. 2673384 — “Method for Assessing Renal Function Using Multislice Computed Tomography.”

Utility Model Patent No. 185706 — “Non-Biological 3D-Printed Soft Kidney Model.”

Patent No. 2691524 — “Simulator for Training in Kidney Surgery.”

Patent No. 2736908 — “Method for Assessing the Probability of Adherent Perinephric Fat Attached to the Renal Capsule During Planning of Nephron-Sparing Kidney Surgery.”

Patent No. 2804234 — “Method for Assessing the Risk of Malignancy of a Kidney Tumor.”

Utility Model Patent No. 184014 — “Computing Device for Generating Three-Dimensional Models of Internal Organs from Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Data.”

Fellowships and Professional Training

• 2004 — Advanced training in endoscopic surgery, Novosibirsk State Medical Academy.
• 2006 — Professional retraining in Urology, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.
• 2013 — Advanced training program in “Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery in Urology,” I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.
• 2015 — Professional retraining in Healthcare Management and Public Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.
• 2015 — Training at ORSI Academy, Belgium; certified console surgeon for the da Vinci Surgical System.
• 2019 — Certification course in Surgery, Sechenov University.
• 2020 and 2025 — Certification courses in Urology, Sechenov University.
• 2020 — Professional retraining in Oncology, Sechenov University.
• 2026 — Certification course in Oncology, Sechenov University.