Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University (СПбГПМУ) is a federal public university under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, located in Saint Petersburg. Founded on 7 January 1925 as the Institute for the Protection of Maternity and Infancy, it is the only university in Russia focused specifically on pediatrics. It operates one of the largest children's hospitals in Russia, with over 60 active departments, 100,000 children treated annually, and more than 15,000 surgeries performed each year. The university offers undergraduate (bachelor, specialist), postgraduate (master, residency, PhD) programs in medicine, pediatrics, dentistry, nursing, clinical psychology, medical biophysics, and public health.