V.А. OPPEL - SURGEON AND HISTORIAN OF MEDICINE
This article describes the life and scientific and professional work of the famous surgeon Vladimir A. Oppel, who made a significant contribution to the development of Soviet medicine. A feature of the publication is a desire to draw attention to the importance of studying the life course of outstanding figures of medicine in order to improve theoretical knowledge and motivation to learn. The contribution of Oppel V.A. in the military field, vascular and endocrine surgery, history of medicine is analyzed.