Surgical Oncologist, Onco-orthopedic Surgeon
Abdikarimov Xurshidjon Ganjievich
Musculoskeletal tumour surgery (onco-orthopedics)
Professional summary
A surgical oncologist and onco-orthopedic surgeon with 32 years of experience, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of bone, soft-tissue and skin tumours. He works with modern diagnostic methods, a multidisciplinary approach and internationally recognised treatment principles, aiming to provide high-quality, reliable oncology care that improves patients' quality of life and treatment outcomes.
Areas of expertise
- Surgery for benign and malignant tumours of the musculoskeletal system (bone, soft tissue and skin)
- Wide excision of skin tumours with reconstruction of the resulting defects
- Wide excision of soft-tissue tumours of the limbs and trunk
- Limb-salvage and reconstructive surgery for bone tumours: segmental resections and endoprosthetic replacement of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, hip and ankle joints
- Pelvic and sacral resections and intramedullary osteosynthesis
Education & training
MD — Second Tashkent State Medical Institute (1988–1994); oncology internship (1994–1995) and clinical residency in oncology (1995–1997) at the same institute
Postgraduate studies, Institute of Oncology and Radiology (1998–2001)
ESTRO training, Lisbon, Portugal (2003)
Decompressive and stabilising spine-tumour surgery, N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow (2004)
Health-service organisation and management, TVMOI, Uzbekistan (2017–2019)
Oncological knee endoprosthetics, Beijing, China (2023); revision endoprosthetics of major joints, Uzsoki Hospital, Budapest, Hungary (2025)
Certifications & licenses
Specialist certificate in oncology (Uzbekistan)
PhD (Candidate of Sciences) in oncology (Uzbekistan)
Certificates in spine-tumour surgery (ROIM, Russia), oncological knee endoprosthetics (Beijing, China) and revision endoprosthetics of major joints (Budapest, Hungary)
Achievements & research
Author of more than 200 scientific publications, 4 methodological guides and 5 invention patents. His doctoral thesis addressed malignant soft-tissue tumours of the trunk: clinical course, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.