Asst. Prof. Sergey Berezhnoi
Sergei Berezhnoi, M.D.
Assistant Professor · Osteopathic Physician · Acupuncture Specialist
President, International Association of Holistic and Integrative Medicine (IAHIM)
Kyrgyz Republic
Physician, osteopath and acupuncture specialist with extensive clinical, teaching and professional experience in manual therapy, osteopathy and traditional/complementary medicine. Assistant at the Department of Eastern Medicine of the Kyrgyz State Medical Institute of Retraining and Advanced Training named after S.B. Daniyarov. President of IAHIM. Regular participant, speaker and organizer of international conferences, scientific-practical forums, seminars and professional round tables in holistic and integrative medicine.
Experience: Assistant, Department of Eastern Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Institute of Retraining and Advanced Training named after S.B. Daniyarov (2002–2006; 2021–present) — teaching manual therapy, pediatric massage, Qigong and Tai Chi; Lecturer in Structural Osteopathy, Eurasian Institute of Osteopathic Medicine (2015–2017); Manual Therapist, Medical Center “Artemida” (2002–2006) and Liang Shu Chinese Medicine Center (2001–2002).
Education: Doctoral Diploma in Classical Chinese Acupuncture, International Colleges of Acupuncture (ICA), Netherlands (2018–2022); Diploma in Osteopathy, Eurasian Institute of Osteopathic Medicine (2012–2015); Residency in Family Medicine (1999–2001) and M.D. / General Practice (1993–1999), Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.
Focus: Osteopathy and manual therapy; acupuncture and TCM; integrative and complementary approaches; education and international cooperation. Development of his proprietary wellness approach, “Synergetherapy.” Languages: Russian (native), English (fluent).