Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (formerly known as Russian State Medical University or RSMU) is a medical higher education institution in Moscow, Russia founded in 1906. It is fully accredited and recognized by Russia's Ministry of Education and Science and is under the authority of the Ministry of Health and Social Development. It was named after Russian surgeon and pedagogue N.I. Pirogov (1810-1888). In 2024 US News & World Report ranked it #1,563 in the world.

Name of the institute in different years

1906—1918 HMCW (Higher Medical Course for Women) 1918—1930 2nd Moscow State University (2nd MSU) 1930—1946 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute (2nd MSMI) 1946—1956 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute named after I.V. Stalin (2nd MSMI) 1957—1966 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute named after N.I. Pirogov (2nd MSMI) 1966—1991 2nd Moscow 'Order of Lenin' State Medical Institute named after N.I. Pirogov (2nd MOLSMI) 1992—2010 Russian State Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov (RSMU) 2011— Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov (RNRMU)

The revolutionary events of 1917 gave an incentive to a new wave in the history of HMCW. The "Interim Government Herald" (Vestnik Vremennogo Pravitelstva) informed about the legislation of the draft for the transformation of women courses into women universities. However no practical implementation of the legislation followed. On top of that, the study years 1917-1918 started off with huge complications and in November the studies were dismissed. On October 16, 1918, the People's Commisariat Board decreed to transform HMCW into 2nd Moscow State University (2nd MSU), thus becoming a new educational establishment of mixed character without considering the former a separate educational establishment.

2nd MSU existed up to 1930. Later on, as a result of reorganization 3 independent institutes came to existence including 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute (2nd MSMI). Then a period of progressive development started and lasted until the World War. This includes the formation of new departments and faculties. During the early days of war, when the state examinations were over after spring, practically all the graduates were sent to the Red Army Forces. Throughout the war, the institute operated as usual and kept on training specialists. On November 23, 1946, on account of 40 years of its foundation, the USSR Presidium of the Supreme Soviet decree decided to honour the institute with the name of I.V. Stalin. From that year onwards up to 1957, the institute was officially called "2nd MSMI named after I.V. Stalin".

And on May 30, 1957, as a dedication to its 50th year of foundation, the RSFSR Presidium of the Supreme Soviet decree honoured 2nd MSMI with the name of Russian surgeon and anatomist N.I. Pirogov. In 1966, on its 60th anniversary, the institute acquired a new name which was 2nd MOLSMI named after N.I. Pirogov.

In 2024 US News & World Report ranked it # 1,563 in the world. tying with Siberian Federal University. In 2014, the Russian rating agency "Expert RA" included it in its list of rated universities of higher educational of the Commonwealth of Independent States, assigning it a rating of "D".

• General Medicine: 6 years
• Pediatrics: 6 years
• Medical Biochemistry: 6 years
• Medical Biophysics: 6 years
• Medical Cybernetics: 6 years
• Dentistry: 5 years
• Pharmacy: 5 years
• Clinical Psychology: 5 years
• Social Work: 5 years

Superior Authority of Russian National Research Medical University is the Academic Council.

Rectorate is the executive authority of the university. At its head is the Rector, and the structure of administration also includes five vice-chancellors, two vice-rector for Academic Affairs, Vice-Rector, Vice Rector for Clinical Work, and Vice President for Quartermaster.

• Vladimir Guerrier, 1872–1888, 1900–1905
• Sergey Chaplygin, 1905–1919
• Sergey Namyotkin, 1919–1924
• Albert Pinkevich, 1924–1930
• Eugene Tsukershteyn, 1930–1931
• Joseph Rybak, 1932–1936
• Love Basias, 1937
• Abraham Cot, 1937–1946
• Sergei Milovidov, 1946–1956
• Oleg Kerbikov, 1956–1958
• Maria Sirotkin, 1958–1964
• Yuri Lopukhin, 1965–1984
• Vladimir Yarygin, 1984–2007
• Nikolai Volodin, 2007–2011
• Natalia Polunina, 2011–2012
• Andrei Kamkin, 2013–2015
• Sergey Lukyanov, 2015–

• Leonid Roshal - professor, MD, director of the Moscow Institute of Children's Emergency Surgery and Traumatology, member of Public Chamber of Russia, expert of the World Health Organization, Member of the Commission on Human Rights under President of Russian Federation, "Doctors of the World", "European of the Year" "Russian of the Year", "Star of Europe 2005", the president of the National Medical Chamber of Russia
• Vera Sidelnikov - professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Scientist of Russia, laureate of the Russian Federation Government, the premium LS Persianinova
• Yakob D. Kahn - professor of urology in Moscow Medical Stomatological Institute, MD
• Michael Kechker - Soviet and Russian physician, cardiologist, MD, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences, Honoured Doctor of the Russian Federation
• Georgy Znamensky (1903-1946) - Soviet athlete and prize winner of the USSR, Honored Master of Sports (1936), member of the CPSU (b) since 1941
• Serafim Ivanovich Znamensky (1906-1942) - Soviet athlete and prize winner of the USSR. Honored Master of Sports (1936)
• Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh, Malaysian politician, Youth Chief of UMNO and Malacca State Exco for Health and Anti-Drugs

• Official website (in Russian)
• English version of the official website (Limited Content) (in English)
• Listing in the Database of Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation Archived 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine