"To become a good phthisiologist, you need to be a good psychologist"

Instead of the usual paintings hanging on the walls, Sultanmurat's room is decorated with many certificates and letters of thanks that he received during 59 years of his work as a phthisiologist. Now Sultanmurat Atabekovich Cholponbayev is 85 years old. He retired a year ago, earning great respect and reverence. When he runs into former patients, they stop to talk. "Many people have passed through my hands, and now they have a family, children. They are healthy and grateful," he says.

Sultanmurat Atabekovich is known to his colleagues and patients as an excellent doctor, a very reliable and caring person. His efforts saved the lives of many, as he did everything possible to ensure that patients completed treatment.

"Patients are stressed, they worry and suffer from stigma. You have to help them with kind words. Words heal, words save," says Sultanmurat Atabekovich, who devoted his whole life to this.