In 2025, many authors bring new findings, practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to thoracic disease to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

Outstanding Authors (2025)

Anton Gorbatykh, National Medical Research Center, Russia

Outstanding Author

Anton Gorbatykh

Dr. Anton Gorbatykh graduated from Novosibirsk State Medical University (Novosibirsk, Russia) and completed his neurosurgical training at the same institution. Since 2013, he has been working at the National Medical Research Center (NMRC, Novosibirsk, Russia), initially as a resident and later as an attending physician and research associate. He received advanced training in endovascular neurosurgery at the Department of Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery of NMRC, one of Russia’s highest-volume centers dedicated to cerebrovascular disease treatment. His main clinical expertise lies in the minimally invasive treatment of intracranial aneurysms and high-flow arteriovenous shunts of the brain. Currently, his primary scientific interest focuses on fluid dynamics applied to the pathophysiology and treatment of cerebrovascular disease, including computational methods and in vitro physical modeling.

JNI: How to ensure one’s writing is critical?

Dr. Gorbatykh: Any dedicated physician inevitably encounters the limits of his or her knowledge and skills, prompting a natural drive to organize and analyse personal experience and to conduct in-depth literature search. During this process, one becomes aware of the questions and problems that must be addressed to push the field forward. Ongoing interaction and discussion with colleagues, both locally and internationally, are essential to ensure that one’s findings remain current and unbiased.

JNI: Is it important for authors to disclose Conflict of Interest (COI)?

Dr. Gorbatykh: COI is a common and serious source of bias in clinical research, which can cause all sorts of problems, from poorly designed studies to selective reporting and data manipulation. I believe that research associates who are responsible for data collection and analysis should stay as independent as possible from the sources of funding, especially those affiliated with private companies. Honest and transparent reporting of COI is essential to ensure the objectivity of scientific results.

JNI: Academic writing takes a lot of time and effort. What motivates you to do so?

Dr. Gorbatykh: I’d like to share a quote from “Statistics in Medicine” by R. Riffenburgh (apologies if this quotation is not exact): “When you treat a patient, you’re treating just one patient. When you do research, you contribute to treating thousands of patients at once.” This is why I believe that research and academic writing are truly worth the time and effort.

(by Brad Li, Masaki Lo)