D.P. Zuikhin and his contribution to the establishment and development of the system of medical maintenance of nuclear submarines personnel

A highly qualified physician, an outstanding leader, a scientist Dmitry Zuikhin (1924-1988) was directly involved into establishment of a system of medical support for submariners in the sea and on shore, he proved the necessity of forces and means for the medical service fleet. He was a pioneer in this challenging and new field of naval medicine. His energy, perseverance and determination helped to establish in the early 1960 a system of medical support for nuclear submarines personnel, which was subsequently implemented in all associations and connections of nuclear submarines of the Northern and Pacific fleets.

D.P. Zuikhin, medical support for nuclear submarines personnel, naval medicine, history of naval medicine in the XX century