Dr Kaminskiy is the Head of the Infection Pathology Department of the Federal State Budget Institution ‘The National Medical Research Centre of Phthisiopulmonology and Infectious Diseases’ (NMRC) of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation.
The NMRC, the major tuberculosis and HIV research institution in Russia, focuses on fundamental and applied scientific studies aimed to develop innovative methods for TB, HIV and HCV prevention, detection, diagnostics, and treatment. NMRC performs epidemiology surveillance of TB and HIV and develops standards for diagnostics and treatment of TB, HIV and coinfections in the Russian Federation. It also participates in clinical guidelines in HIV, TB and HCV coinfections and performs professional development training.
Dr Kaminskiy’s remit is to elaborate and implement projects to address epidemics in HIV, TB and viral hepatitis in most affected cities, beginning with the Ural and Siberia, and to work with the Ministry of Public Health of Russia to receive official approval for projects to address these epidemics. He was previously the leading physician in the Moscow Region Center for AIDS and Infectious Diseases Prevention and Management, the largest HIV clinic in Moscow that provides ambulatory care to approximately 30,000 PLWH in the Moscow region.
Dr Kaminskiy has more than 100 publications in microbiology, epidemiology and clinics of infection diseases, he has actively participated in clinical trials and participates in guideline recommendations on diagnosis and HIV treatment.
