Elena Misyurina. Source: misyurina-help.ruTwo years in prison – this was the verdict handed down to Moscow haematologist Elena Misyurina in January 2018. But this decision has roused the Russian medical community to action in unprecedented fashion.
Throughout January and February 2018, Russian doctors displayed solidarity with Elena Misyurina to the extent that the public campaign waged in her support has gone all the way to the top. Russia’s deputy prime minister and the presidential press secretary both had to comment on the story. But whether this high-profile case will exert any impact on the work of Russian investigators is an open question.
Trephine biopsy
Elena Misyurina was found guilty on 22 January, 2018. But her story began back in 2013, when she was working at a private clinic called Genotekhnologiya. One July morning, she received a visit from Alexander Bobrov, a 55-year-old man who required a trephine biopsy (a method of diagnosing haematological malignancies which involves taking samples of bone marrow and bone tissue for histological examination).
