Kapanov Saken Tazhigereevich

Kapanov Saken Tazhigereevich – Director of the Aktobe Higher Medical College named after Hero of the Soviet Union Manshuk Mametova, candidate of medical sciences, associate professor.

He was born in Aktobe, in the Khobda region, Alty – Karasy. In 1981 he graduated from secondary school with honors, from 1982-1984 he served in the ranks of the Soviet Army, he has a military rank of senior lieutenant.

In 1984-1985 he studied at the preparatory department of the Aktobe State Medical Institute, after graduation he was enrolled in the 1 Course of the Aktobe State Medical Institute. In 1991 he graduated from the «Сurative affair», in 1991-1992 he was held in surgery after graduating from a specialty – surgeon.       

From 1992 to 1995 he worked as a surgeon of the Aktobe Central District Hospital.

In 1996-1998, he passed the clinical residency of the department of hospital surgery. 1998-2001 he was enrolled in graduate school of the department of hospital surgery, after graduation he defended his thesis on medical science. From 2001-2005 he worked as an assistant to the Department of Surgery.

In the period from 2005 to 2016, he worked as the chief physician of the Kargaly city hospital.

​From 2016-2018 he worked as the chief physician of the psycho-neurological dispensary.

Since May 2018, he worked as the chief physician of the State Enterprise «Multidisciplinary Regional Hospital» at the PCV.

Since September 2023, the director of the Aktobe Higher Medical College named after Hero of the Soviet Union is Manshuk Mametova.

Saken Tazhigereevich is a qualified specialist and leader, fluent in planned and emergency surgery in practical medicine, a surgeon of the highest category, combining educational and medical activities, candidate of medical sciences, associate professor, with extensive experience in the field of healthcare. He was awarded the badge «Денсаулық сақтау ісіне қосқан үлесі үшін».