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apodcheko@aucmed.edu


Education

Molecular Biology, PhD Program Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology Nagasaki University Medical School Japan; 
Predoctoral training course in Clinical Endocrinology at Department of Endocrinology Smolensk State Medical University, Russia;    
Medical Doctor Undergraduate Program at Smolensk State Medical University, Russia. Degree: Medical Doctor (Hon).
 

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Smolensk State Medical University, Russia, Department of Clinical Endocrinology, Clinical Residency program Qualification: Endocrinology
 

Clinical Interests

Endocrinology, Molecular and Cell biology
 

Research Interests

Molecular mechanisms of Thyroid cancer and Diabetes
 

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Endocrinology, Diabetology, Medical Education
 

Notable Achievements

Best Teacher of the Semester; Invited Speaker at Banting and Best Center Annual Scientific Day
 

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Chair of Maho Bay Learning Community
Endocrinology iterest group
Internal Medicine interest group
 

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Alexey Podcheko, MD, PhD

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Alexey Podcheko

Dr. Podcheko MD Ph.D. is a Clinical Endocrinologist with more than twenty years of experience in active medical research, medical education, and academic administration. Dr. Podcheko graduated from Smolensk State Medical University, Russia in 1995. In 1997 he completed the Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetology Residency program and become a licensed Endocrinologist. In 1997 he was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences at the Department of Clinical Endocrinology, Smolensk State Medical University, Russia. In 2005 Dr. Podcheko's research interest in the molecular biology of endocrine diseases led him to complete the Ph.D. program at the Department of Molecular Medicine,  Nagasaki University Medical School, Japan. Between 2005-2010 Dr. Podcheko completed Postdoctoral Training at the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Since 2010 Dr. Podcheko has joined the Department of Basic Sciences as an Associated Professor and was teaching Clinical Skills, Pathology, and USMLE STEP1 review courses in several overseas medical schools. His approach to teaching and leadership focuses on the personal development of each student, the use of critical thinking skills, the use of active and interactive teaching sessions, and the use of effective mentoring. The area of Dr. Podcheko's research interests are the clinical and molecular pathology of the Thyroid and endocrine pancreas. Dr. Podcheko is co-author of 10 publications in peer-reviewed journals and numerous books and chapters.

Memberships

Japan Endocrine Society
Japan Thyroid Association
American Association of Anatomists
Banting and Best Diabetes Association

Publications

-The selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor, STI571, inhibits growth of anaplastic thyroid cancer cells.Podtcheko A, Ohtsuru A, Tsuda S, Namba H, Saenko V, Nakashima M, Mitsutake N, Kanda S, Kurebayashi J, Yamashita S. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Apr;88(4): 1889-96. 

-Radiation-induced Senescence-like Terminal Growth Arrest in Thyroid Cells. A. Podtcheko, H.Namba, V.Saenko, A.Ohtsuru, D.Starenki, S.Yamashita.Thyroid. 2005 Apr;15(4):306-13. -Tyrosine Kinase Potentiates Radiation-InducedTerminal Growth Arrest in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cells. Alexei Podtcheko, Akira Ohtsuru, Hiroyuki Namba, Vladimir Saenko, Dmitriy Starenki, Serik Meirmanov, Iryna Polona, Tatiana Rogounovitch and Shunichi Yamashita. Radiation Research, 194, 2005 

 -The Effects of Learning and Eating Behaviours among MedicalStudents during the COVID-19 Pandemic Sayeeda Rahman, Rita Kirton, Brenda Roach , Maria Teresa Villagomez Montero, Alexey Podcheko, Nader Nouraee, Sadia Ahsan, Joshua Noel, Nisarand Ahbab Mohammad Fazle Rabbi. Int. Med. Educ. 2023,2, 71–82.

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