Chief children's hematologist Rumyantsev filed a petition of resignation

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Chief children’s hematologist of the Ministry of health of Russia Alexander Rumyantsev was asked to dismiss him. The corresponding decree 73-year-old specialist has already submitted to the Agency, reports “Interfax”.

“I was in this position are 42 years old. The new Minister is already the 19th, I’m working on. I’m at full health, memory, trying out its many functions to pass to the successors”, – said the haematologist.

As President of the national medical research center of pediatric Hematology and immunology named after Dmitry Rogachev, the management of the institution Rumyantsev handed over to Galina Novichkova. Director of the center may change the hematologist and to Ministerial positions.

According to Rumyantsev, at the moment the Minister of health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko did not accept the resignation of the expert.

the Chief freelance pediatric specialist-a haematologist Alexander Rumyantsev began in 1978. During his professional activity was awarded with numerous titles, and also took part in liquidation of consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

At the end of December last year it was reported that in Moscow hospital No. 52 spent the first among the city hospitals bone marrow transplant. Specialists are hematologists the transplant without complications.

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