Head of Science Department · doctoral epidemiologist · research strategy
Daniil Shirokov
I lead healthcare projects for leading clinics while building an academic career in the health sciences. I run cross-disciplinary teams for research-intensive business and academia, in search of win-win outcomes. I speak the same language as top management, scientists, and physicians.
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8+ years leading a clinical-process team
Algorithmization, screenings, and end-to-end medical analytics inside the clinic.
COVID-19 response strategy
Strategy and countermeasures for whole regions and large private business.
Research that shapes policy
National-registry studies that influenced legislative decisions on type 2 diabetes management.
Published and cited
Peer-reviewed papers in Scientific Reports, PLOS One and other international journals — 79 citations.
Leadership & roles
Head of Science Department
2020 — present
Scandinavia (AVA-PETER) Clinic · Saint Petersburg
Lead the team — building diagnostic and treatment algorithms (and tracking adherence to them), running clinical research, improving care quality through chart-review systems, and developing the clinic's healthcare information system (HIS).
Healthcare strategy consultant
present
Regions & private companies
Building regional and healthcare-development strategies, supporting universities' international competitiveness, designing evidence-based communication strategies for research-intensive business, and advising large private companies.
Associate Professor (Docent)
2019 — present
Institute of International Development & Partnership · ITMO University
Run my own population studies; teach the 'Scientometrics & Data Analysis' course and supervise master's theses in the Public Health Sciences and Science Communication programs.
Head, Publication Activity Development Center
2021 — 2022
ITMO University · Saint Petersburg
Built institutional research-evaluation strategy and analytics for university leadership.
Business Analyst · Life Sciences & Healthcare
2021 — 2022
EPAM Systems
Business analysis and requirements for life-sciences and healthcare software.
Scientometrics specialist
2018 — 2019
Elsevier / Scopus
Research-impact analytics and publication strategy for research organizations across Russia.
Selected impact
€400,000 COVID-19 seroprevalence study
2020 — 2021
Saint Petersburg · Deputy Principal Investigator
Population-based serosurveys across St. Petersburg. 66,000+ residents contacted; findings published in Scientific Reports and PLOS One and used to correct national COVID-19 estimates.
€50,000 grant — type 2 diabetes costs in Finland
2024 — present
Tampere University · Finland
Register-based study of insurance payouts and direct / indirect costs for type 2 diabetes patients across Finnish populations (Statistics Finland, FinDM).
New HIS rollout — clinical lead
Scandinavia (AVA-PETER) clinic network
Led the clinical side of migrating the clinic network to a new healthcare information system — mapping and validating medical workflows in the new HIS.
Peer-reviewed publications
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Saint Petersburg, Russia: a population-based study
Scientific Reports · 2021·CiteScore 6.4·17 citations
COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Petersburg, Russia: combining population-based serological study and surveillance data
PLOS One · 2022·CiteScore 4.8·10 citations
Evaluation of the performance of SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays for a longitudinal population-based study of COVID-19 spread in St. Petersburg, Russia
Journal of Medical Virology · 2021·CiteScore 9.9·17 citations
Interrogation of metabolic and oxygen states of tumors with fiber-based luminescence lifetime spectroscopy
Optics Letters · 2017·CiteScore 5.9·35 citations
Credentials
PhD in Epidemiology — in progress
Tampere University, Finland · expected 2028
MSc, Systems Analysis & Control
ITMO University · 2018
BSc, Biophysics / Biomedicine
Lobachevsky State University · 2016
Scopus Certification
Elsevier
Recognition & languages
"Heroes of Saint Petersburg" Award
RBC Saint Petersburg · 2020
Languages
Russian (native) · English (IELTS 8.0)
What I bring
Consulting & healthcare strategy
Advising regions and large private companies on healthcare development — and building the strategy end to end.
Research strategy & design
From a question to concrete evidence — goals, hypotheses, and a design that survives review.
Population-scale evidence
Register-based and real-world data at the scale of whole populations — national registries, serosurveys, cohorts.
Analytics & impact
Quantifying what actually works — SQL, R / Python, scientometrics, and the discipline to read the numbers honestly.
Evidence into operations
Healthcare information systems and patient pathways that carry evidence into daily clinical practice.
Contact
Let's talk.
For research leadership, healthcare strategy, real-world-evidence programs, and collaborations.