The article considers the history of the pediatric surgery department of N. N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University. The department was founded in 1947. Based on the results of the research undertaken by associates of the department by now, 3 manuals for doctors and students and 12 collections of scientifc papers were issued and 12 investor’s certifcates were obtained. The role of the Student’s scientifc circle was noted: the students struck 5 gold medals during the last fve years. During the last 8 years, the scientifc circle was considered the best and was awarded a gold medal and frstclass honours degree. A close interrelation between the research work of associates of the pediatric surgery department and practical work of pediatric surgeons from the Central Black Earth region was underlined.