Starzhinskaya Olesya Borisovna

Starzhinskaya Olesya Borisovna

Education

In 2003, Olesya Starzhinskaya graduated from Rostov Medical University with a degree in surgeon. She received additional education in health and public health organization and management in medicine.

Career

2004-2021

From 2004 to 2005 worked as a pediatrician at the Southern District Medical Center of the FMBA of Russia.

From 2008 to 2018 She was the manager of a large international medical company.

2018-2020

From 2018 to 2019. led a private medical center.

From 2019 to 2020, she was the deputy chief physician for the polyclinic section of work at the ChUZ "KB" Russian Railways-Medicine "city Rostov-on-Don," headed the polyclinic at Bataysk station. She worked as an abdominal surgeon, was engaged in the treatment of abdominal diseases.

In 2021, Starzhinskaya was appointed deputy chairman of the government of the Arkhangelsk region in the social sphere. She also worked as an adviser to the Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko.

2024: Appointment as head of Rostov Medical University

In June 2024, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko appointed Olesya Starzhinskaya, Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Digital Transformation of Rostov State Medical University (RostGMU), as the new head of the university. She replaced Sergei Shlyk, who served as rector of RostGMU for 12 years.

Officially, the reason for his departure was not named, the media reported that the decision to dismiss him was agreed upon during a visit to RostGMU by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova and Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko, who came to the opening of a children's innovative surgical center.

Starzhinskaya announced the completion of work in the government of the Arkhangelsk region in her Telegram channel on June 18, 2024.

This week I am completing work in the regional government. Accept my words of sincere gratitude for the time I spent in your northern region, "she said.[1]

2025: Appointment as Deputy Governor of Rostov Region

On October 20, 2025, Olesya Starzhinskaya, who previously held senior positions at Rostov State Medical University (RostGMU), was appointed deputy governor of the Rostov Region. The corresponding decree was signed by the head of the region Yuri Slyusar.

Starzhinskaya was born in the village of Ust-Donetsk, Rostov Region. Graduated from RostGMU, is a candidate of medical sciences. From 2003 to 2020, she worked in various positions in the field of health care. In particular, she headed the polyclinic of the Road Clinical Hospital at the Rostov-Glavny station and worked as an assistant in the Department of Surgical Diseases No. 3 of RostGMU. After that, until 2021, she acted as Assistant Minister of Health of the Russian Federation. In the period from 2021 to 2024, she served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Arkhangelsk Region.

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Фото: press service of the governor and government of the Arkhangelsk region

Starzhinskaya worked as vice-rector for strategic development and digital transformation of RostGMU, and also acted as rector. In October 2025, she left this position. She was replaced by Mikhail Shishov, a university graduate who heads the Department of Medical Law and holds the position of First Vice-Rector for Scientific Work of RostGMU.

As deputy governor of the Rostov region, Starzhinskaya will have to oversee the issues of medicine, labor and social development of the region. In addition, as noted, its area of ​ ​ responsibility will include the Registry Office and the employment service.

He appointed Olesya Borisovna Starzhinskaya as his deputy. Previously, she held senior positions in RostGMU. In the area of ​ ​ her responsibility in the regional government will be issues of health and social protection. I wish Olesa Borisovna success in a new field, "Slyusar commented on the new appointment.[2]

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