Dissertation Council in the specialty 6D110200, 8D10101, 8D139 – «Public Health»

Chairman of the Dissertation Council

Kulyzhanov Maksut Karimovich

Doctor of Medical Sciences in “Public Health,” Professor.

Kulyzhanov Maksut Karimovich – Doctor of Medical Sciences in “Public Health,” Professor.

  • Member of the UNAIDS Board (2012–2014);
  • Member of the WHO Executive Committee (2001–2004, 2014–2018);
  • Member of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (2010–2012);
  • Member of the Board of the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) (2001–2008);
  • Member of the Board of Directors of ASPHER, APAC PH (2002–2004);
  • President of the National Association of Public Health Specialists (2002–2010);
  • President of the National Health Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2012–2014);
  • Chairman of the Board of the Public Association “Republican Medical Chamber” (2015 – present).

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9701-4016

Scopus ID 6508058020

Deputy Chairman of the Dissertation Council

Mergenova Gauhar Aidarbekovna

Mergenova Gauhar Aidarbekovna – MD, PhD, a graduate of the Fogarty New York State International Training and Research Program. She earned a Master of Science degree in Epidemiology from the School of Public Health at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Albany. She serves as the principal investigator of research projects funded by both international (NIH) and national agencies (MOH RK).

Research interests: HIV, public health, and others.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4702-6139

Scopus ID 57188716394

Member of the Dissertation Council

Kosherbayeva Lyazzat Kosherbayevna

Kosherbayeva Lyazzat Kosherbayevna – PhD in “Public Health,” Professor. An expert in health technology assessment and a project leader in healthcare.

Research interests: health policy, preventable and premature mortality, health economics, healthcare system performance assessment, primary healthcare development, and more.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8376-4345

Scopus ID 56431206300

Scientific Secretary

Abikulova Akmaral Kanatovna

Abikulova Akmaral Kanatovna – PhD in “Public Health,” Associate Professor.

Research interests: health policy, population aging, and others.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8063-1029

Scopus ID 55792815000