Shakhov Boris Evgenievich was born on June 24, 1950 in Makariev, Kostroma region.

In 1967 he entered the medical faculty of the Gorky medical Institute named after S. M. Kirov, after which in 1973 he was recommended for the position of radiologist in the 5th city clinical hospital.

In 1975 he was trained at the Institute of cardiovascular surgery. Bakuleva in Moscow and in 1978 headed one of the first in the country departments of x-ray surgery, which opened on the basis of the Gorky cardiac surgery center.

He defended his thesis "the state of the coronary bed in patients with heart aneurysm" at the Research Institute of cardiovascular surgery in 1979.

He defended his doctoral dissertation "x-ray Diagnostics of complex congenital heart defects" in 1988 at the Research Institute of medical radiology of the Academy of medical Sciences of the USSR in Obninsk.

At the same time he became Vice-rector for research.

In 1989 he headed the Department of radiology of the faculty of advanced medical training, in 1991 he was awarded the title of Professor. Elected rector in February 2007.

One of the founders of a new scientific direction in Russia - interventional cardiology.

Other activities: roentgenoradiology, roentgenoradiology, rentgenology. He created the Nizhny Novgorod scientific school of x-ray surgeons. Author of nine inventions, more than 170 published scientific works, including 10 monographs and nine manuals.

Under his leadership, he defended 12 doctoral and 18 master's theses.

Rector of Nizhny Novgorod state medical Academy. Honored worker of science of the Russian Federation, academician of the Russian Academy of medical Sciences, doctor of medical Sciences, Professor, member of the Council of the Association of radiologists of Russia in the Association of x-ray surgeons of Russia, the Interdepartmental Council of the Ministry of health and the Russian Academy of medical Sciences in the sections "Cardiovascular surgery"

Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the national health League and the regional society of roentgenologists, specialized academic Council for the defense of dissertations at the Nizhny Novgorod state medical Academy.

Member of the editorial Board of three leading Russian journals on radiology.

He was awarded the academician I. p. Pavlov silver medal "for the development of medicine and health care", the medal of V. K. Roentgen of the European Academy of natural Sciences in Hanover "for special services in the field of scientific research".

Winner of Nizhny Novgorod in 1993, 2003, 2004.

He was awarded an honorary diploma of the Ministry of education and science of the Nizhny Novgorod region "for active work with talented scientific youth", gratitude of the state administration of the Nizhny Novgorod region "for conscientious work".

Laureate of the Government prize in education for 2011.