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You don't feel humiliated by your own situation — and your own
financial situation!

65535. 
       What does that mean, "don't feel humiliated?" I'm pretty ge­
       nerous, I like to help out my acquaintances and friends, have people
       over. But you know that nowadays costs a fortune. And I've got one
       shortcoming — I don't take public transportation to work, because I
       always want to get to the clinic, especially when I've got to operate,
       feeling crisp and clean. And gas nowadays... Well, to sum it up,
       materially, I'm far from being in the situation of a "pre-revolutionary"
       professor.
       

And it's not just a question of personal tastes and preferences. For example, in Spain from May 25—29 there's going to be the first world congress on sports injuries. You'd think that we — the representatives of a clinic which has gained unique experience over the years — would be the obvious people to go. We prepared for it, we received invitations. But the flight for me and my assistant would set us back about $4,000. Where is that going to come from? And the congress is bringing together the best specialists from all over, there's a chance to get unique information, make new contacts. Our only hope is for sponsors. God willing, we'll find some.— So the popular saying is right: it's better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick ?

65535. 
       Yes, today you're better off not getting sick. What's going on
       in medicine is in fact reflecting more general processes. For example,
       while Moscow clinics have always had a huge flow of patients coming
       from other cities, today there are a lot less. To come to the capital
       for treatment you need a lot of money: to cover the trip, housing,
       food, treatment. Today many children's hospitals have been forced to
       practically halve the number of beds. And now we need to think not
       just about how to render a person professional assistance, but how to
       ease his desperate financial plight. For example, if we're talking about
       traumas, theoretically a fracture of any degree of complexity, even
       any compound fracture, can be treated at home. But we're forced
       after virtually every operation to keep the patient in the clinic,
       because there's literally no place to discharge him, and there are no
       ambulatory rehabilitation centers. For those you need buildings,
       money... It's a vicious circle.
       

65535. 
       To solve all these pressing problems you probably have to be not
       just a talented doctor, but also a talented administrator. Do you have
       that in you ?
       

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65535. 
       I learned a lot from my mother. She had to both see patients and
       run the clinic single-handed, and that involves hundreds of problems.
       

65535. 
       Sergei Pavlovich, sorry for a banal question. Are you happy?
       

65535. 
       I think so. I love my work, I have bright colleagues, friends,
       my family, my son is growing up...
       

65535. 
       How old is he?
       

65535. 
       Going on seven.
       

65535. 
       Would you like him to follow in your footsteps ? After all, you 've
       got, so to speak, a family business going... Zoya Sergeevna ran the clinic,
       now you 're doing it....
       

65535. 
       Well, I'm for family businesses. In the past that for some
       reason was criticized, but 1 don't see anything shameful about it.
       When your children grow up, and if they grow up normal, if they're
       not mental defectives why not pass on to them the thing to which
       their parents have devoted their lives and energy. But it certainly takes
       a lot out of you.
       

65535. 
       But one fine clay wouldn't you feel like throwing in the towel and
       going off, well, abroad? Don't you have offers — someone of your talent
       and skills ?
       

65535. 
       Of course I've had them. In principle, I don't like making
       patriotic noises, but I don't want to leave. My ancestors are buried
       here, there's my father's grave, my mother's reputation, our cause.
       And as you've just said: my son is growing up...