Dr. Ravshan Tursunov

Dr. Ravshan Tursunov is a general practitioner at City Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Dushanbe — one of Tajikistan's urban municipal hospitals serving a large primary care patient population in the capital. With 14 years of general practice experience, Dr. Tursunov provides frontline primary medical care to patients with acute and chronic conditions, bridging primary and secondary care in a setting where specialist access is limited.

His clinical work reflects Tajikistan's disease burden. Infectious diseases including typhoid fever, brucellosis, intestinal helminthiases, and hepatitis A and E remain prevalent, particularly in patients from rural areas with limited clean water access. Dr. Tursunov is experienced diagnosing and treating these conditions, which may present atypically in patients with comorbid chronic disease or malnutrition.

Chronically, he manages hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and ischemic heart disease — conditions with high prevalence and significant undertreatment in Tajikistan's population. He provides structured management with available medications, patient education in Tajik for health literacy enhancement, and monitoring for end-organ complications.

Dr. Tursunov is also involved in vaccination programs and public health activities within Dushanbe's municipal health system. He participates in WHO and UNICEF health programs relevant to primary care. He communicates in Tajik and Russian.

Dr. Tursunov obtained his MD from the Tajik State Medical University and completed his General Practice internship and residency in Dushanbe's municipal hospital system. He holds the Diploma in Primary Health Care (DPHC) from the Tajikistan Medical Board and has completed WHO-supported training in essential medicines use, chronic disease management, and infectious disease management for primary care settings.

Dr. Tursunov's general practice covers acute and chronic conditions. He diagnoses and treats typhoid fever with quinolones or azithromycin, brucellosis with doxycycline-rifampicin combinations, and intestinal helminthic infections with albendazole. He manages respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, and skin and soft tissue infections with available antibiotics. He manages hypertension with ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, and thiazide diuretics; type 2 diabetes with metformin and sulfonylureas; and provides cardiovascular risk factor counseling. He performs wound care and suturing, vaccination services, and basic diagnostic procedures.

Dr. Tursunov contributes to communicable disease surveillance data collection for the Tajikistan Ministry of Health and WHO Tajikistan country office. He participates in the Tajikistan Medical Association primary care working group and contributes to primary health care strengthening activities.

City Clinical Hospital No. 1 serves Dushanbe's domestic population. Dr. Tursunov consults in Tajik and Russian and provides primarily in-person primary care services.

Dr. Tursunov has been recognized by the Tajikistan Medical Association for his contributions to primary care and infectious disease management. He participates in WHO Tajikistan primary health care strengthening programs.