Ruchkina Irina Nikolaevna

Work experience:

• Since 1988, she has worked at the Central Research Institute of Gastroenterology as a researcher.
• From 2005 to 2014, she was the head of the Department of Intestinal Pathology.
• Since 2014, he has been a leading researcher. 
• Certificate in Therapy, certificate in Gastroenterology
• Academic degree: Doctor of Medical Sciences, gastroenterologist of the highest category.

Scientific activity:

• While working at the TSNIIG, she worked on the etiology and pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome, and studied the role of the intestinal microflora in the development of functional bowel diseases. 
• Currently, he continues to engage in scientific work, in particular, the role of conditionally pathogenic microflora in the development of irritable bowel syndrome and the significance of the syndrome of excessive bacterial growth in the lumen of the small intestine in disorders of carbohydrate absorption (lactase deficiency) is studied in more depth.
• Since 2008. he is engaged in determining the indications for the appointment of biological therapy for severe ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. 
• Conducts consultations for outpatient patients with intestinal diseases. 
• Regularly participates in the provision of advisory assistance in difficult diagnostic cases in other medical institutions in Moscow.
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• I. N. Ruchkina is the author of more than 150 scientific papers in scientific medical journals and is a co-author of more than 5 methodological recommendations and 18 patents for the invention.

International activities:

Participation in scientific conferences and congresses devoted to gastroenterology, in particular inflammatory bowel diseases, functional bowel diseases and microflora disorders in Russia and abroad.  

Research interests, professional skills: improving the quality of diagnosis and treatment of patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, short bowel syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, lactase deficiency, diverticular disease, functional diarrhea and constipation, Whipple's disease, disorders of intestinal microbiocenosis.