[On the Occasion of the Anniversary of the editor-in-chief of the journal «Problems of Endocrinology» Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ivan I. Dedov].

On February 12, 2021, Ivan I. Dedov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an outstanding scientist with a worldwide reputation, celebrates his anniversary. Ivan I. Dedov is a leading clinician, endocrinologist, teacher, experienced organizer of healthcare in Russia. Ivan I. Dedov headed the Russian endocrinology at a difficult stage of its development. Under his leadership, clinical endocrinology, a narrow, largely secondary field, has now acquired the significance of a fundamental and priority clinical discipline.The editorial board of the journal «Problems of Endocrinology» cordially congratulates its editor-in-chief and wishes him good health and many fruitful years for the benefit of Russian endocrinology.