Kakish Ryskulova
Kakish Ryskulova | |
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| Born | 15 October 1918 Chetindi, Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan |
| Died | 26 August 2018 (aged 99) |
| Citizenship | Kyrgyzstan |
| Occupations | Surgeon, politician |
| Known for | First woman surgeon in Kyrgyzstan |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Vascular surgery |
| Institutions | Kyrgyz State Medical Academy |
Kakish Ryskulova, (Kyrgyz: Какиш Рыскулова; 5 October 1918[note 1] – 26 August 2018) was a Kyrgyz medical doctor and politician, who was an Academician of the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences. She was the first Central Asian and first Kyrgyz woman to become a surgeon.
Biography
Ryskulova was born on 15 October 1918 in the village of Chetindi, Ysyk-Ata district, Chuy oblast.[1] An orphan by the age of ten, her uncle, Ishenali Arabaev, encouraged her to apply to go to boarding school; it was her uncle who also encouraged her to eventually apply to go to medical college.[2] She began to study nursing at Frunze Medical School in 1936.[3] After she left the medical school she worked as a paramedic in Batken, and as a nurse in Naryn.[2] In 1940, Ryskulova began to study at the medical faculty of the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, which she graduated from in 1944.[4] Study there enabled her to move to graduate school, where she was the first woman from central Asia to become a surgeon.[2][4] Two other Kyrgyz people to become surgeons alongside Ryskulova were I.K. Akhunbaev and Zyfar Egemberdieva.[5]
In 1951, she graduated with a DPhil in Medicine.[4] Her doctoral dissertation was on vascular surgery.[2] The research for this project began several years earlier, after she graduated and began to treat patients who were wounded in the Second World War.[4] Her dissertation was entitled "Blood vessels and nerves of the arterial and venous wall scar following mechanical and manual suturing: An experimental study".[6] Through her research she developed a new technique for repairing veins and arteries and continued to specialise in vascular medicine, as well as working in a variety of other disciplines.[4] In 1968 she was awarded the title of Professor of Medicine.[3] In 1969 she was appointed as an academician of the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences. Prior to her retirement, she was Head of the Faculty of Medicine for thirty-five years.[4] Ryskulova also was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz SSR and was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kirghiz SSR.[4]
Ryskulova died on 26 August 2018. Her funeral was held on 28 August at the Kyrgyz Drama Theatre. Her official obituary was signed by the President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov.[1]
Legacy
Ryskulova authored over 250 scientific papers, 13 monographs, four textbooks, and 11 inventions.[7] The Department of Surgery at the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy is named after Ryskulova, in honour of her achievements.[6]
Awards and honours
- Honoured Scientist of the Kyrgyz Republic.[7]
- Honoured Doctor of the Kyrgyz Republic.[8]
- Academician of the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences.[4]
- Order of Lenin.[4]
- Order of Dank.[4]
- Order of Manas.[4]
- Order of the Badge of Honour x2[7]
- Medal "For Labour Valour"[7]
Personal life
Ryskulova was married to Omorkul Suleymanov. They had two daughters, and also adopted two of her nephews. All are doctors, apart from her daughter Anara Suleymanova, who was a professional ballerina.
Gallery
With her husband
Teaching
In surgery
With other members of the Academy of Sciences
Notes
- ↑ While this date of birth is reported, at her death the majority of sources report that Ryskulova was already 100 years of age.
References
- 1 2 "В возрасте 100 лет скончалась первая женщина – хирург Кыргызстана Какиш Рыскулова". kyrtag.kg (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Вечерний Бишкек - Остаетесь женщиной великой". 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Некролог — Какиш Рыскулова | News". turktoday.info. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Босивская Кристина Валерьевна. Тысячи спасенных жизней - достаточная ли цена для вечной памяти?". samlib.ru. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ admin. "Хирургу и академику Какиш Рыскуловой исполнилось 99 лет | Jebe KG" (in Russian). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Кафедра факультетской хирургии имени академика К.Р. Рыскуловой" [Department of Faculty Surgery named after Academician K.R. Ryskulova]. www.kgma.kg (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "О жизненном пути столетнего академика расскажет девяностолетний академик" [A ninety-year-old academician will tell the story of the life of a hundred-year-old academician.] (in Russian). Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Press Service. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ saat.kg (28 August 2018). "Некролог - Какиш Рыскулова". SAAT (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 February 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2021.