PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 2003 – present Professor of National Research University-High School of Economics (Moscow).
February 2011-present Member of the Government Office of the Russian Federation Expert Committee on health policy
September 2003 –
February 2005 Head of the Working group of the Center for Strategic Development under the Presidential Project of health sector reform.
April 2001 – present Director of Zdravconsult Foundation – NGO involved in health policy and health finance projects in Russia and former Soviet Union countries.
November 1997 –
April 2001 Director of Moscow office of Legal and Regulatory Health Reform Project of Boston University
Involved in developing legislative and regulatory acts on health finance and management in cooperation with the State Duma, Ministry of Health, Federal Health Insurance Fund, regional governments.
November 1999 –
September 2003 Consultant to the World Bank Project in Russia (part-time). Work in Central Russia (Kaluga and Tver) on provider payment schemes and service restructuring projects.
January 1997-
December 1998 Senior Health Economist of Kaiser Permanente Moscow office
Involved in practical implementation of new heath finance schemes in a number pilot cites in Russia (Novgorod, Mosow and Kaluga oblasts).
October 1996-
August 1997 Consultant in Health Management and Economics. Know How Fund (UK) Moscow office
Consulted on contracting and provider payment schemes in Ekaterenburg.
July 1994 -
September 1996 Senior Health Economist of USAID-sponsored ZdravReform Program, Moscow office of Abt Associates, Inc.
Worked on health finance and management in Siberian regions
1991-1994 Head of social services department of the Institute of the World Economy, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Member of the taskforce of the Russian Federation Parliament on health insurance legislation.
Drafted health insurance legislation.
- Head of the economic sector of the Institute of Cardio-surgery, Academy of Medical Sciences (part-time)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
September 2003 – present Professor of National Research University -High School of Economics (Moscow). Lecturing on health finance, health economics (cost-benefit analysis in health) and health policy
January 20110 –present Visiting Professor of Bilbao University (Spain). Lecturing on health finance and health policy
May 2000 – present Associate Professor of International Health in the School of Public Health Boston University. Lecturing on health finance.
January 1996– 2001 Adjunct Professor of the Moscow Medical Academy.
Teaching on health economics for postgraduates
2005- 2010 Teaching at Cambridge Judge Business School. International health leaders Program, the UK.
2004 - present Teaching at the World bank flagship courses in various countries
CONSULTING SERVICES:
2011-2012 Consulting in Belarus under WHO program. Developing the framework for health providers capacity planning
2010-2011 Consulting in Azerbaijan under the World Bank program. Commenting the regulation on health insurance. Developing a road map of transition to health insurance model. Developing new payment methods.
February 2010 Consulting in Belarus under WHO program. Developing a plan for PHC restructuring
July 2009 Consulting in Belarus under WHO program. Developing activities for strengthening health care purchasing
February 2009 Consulting in Ukraine under WHO program.
Developing anti-crisis program in health sector
March 2008 Consulting in Azerbaijan under the World Bank loan on health finance and provider payment systems
October 2006 – 2008 Consulting as a member of Advisory Board on WHO European Ministerial Conference on Health Systems in 2008 (in Barcelona, Copenhagen, Brussels, Rom, Moscow, Tallinn)
July and December 2008 Consulting in Armenia for Primary Health Restructuring Project (USAID). Work on PHC reimbursement and planning.
March and July 2006 Consulting in Armenia for Primary Health Restructuring Project (USAID). Work on PHC reimbursement and planning.
January-December 2005 Consulting in Voronezch region (Central Russia) under the World Bank loan. Developing Strategic plan of health sector restructuring
January 2004- May 2005 Consulting in Russian regions (Saint Peterburg, Kemerovo, Altai, Kaluga) on new health legislation and MHI legislation
January 2002- June 2004 Consulting as a member of Exert Panel for WHO Health Systems Development Programme. Work on health systems development in Armenia and Belarus, including PHC restructuring, financial planning, developing utilization targets and financial rates.
February 2001 –
December 2002 Consulting in Tajikistan under the World Bank loan..Developing PHC Rationalization Plan.Developing PHC finance system. Developing co-payment schemes.
November 2001 Consulting in Kazakhstan for the ZdravPlus project (Abt Assotiates, Inc)
Developing new financial planning procedures for PHC providers
October 2001 Consulting in Moldova for the WHO project
Commenting on plans to introduce a national health insurance scheme. Developing the rates of mandatory health insurance contributions.
August 2001 Consulting in Kazakhstan for the ZdravPlus project (Abt Assotiates, Inc)
Commenting on plans to introduce a national health insurance scheme.
June 2001 Consulting for Serbia for the WHO project
Commenting on health insurance law and health protection law drafts.
January 2001 Consulting in Azerbaijan for the World Bank Project.
Developing financial component of the project.
1995 - present Temporal Advisor for WHO
