Doctor of Medical Sciences, Prof., Head. Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology. Professor E.M. Lepsky Kazan State Medical Academy - branch of FGBOU DPO RMANPE of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Kazan (ORCID, eLIBRARY SPIN, Scopus Author ID).

Graduated with honors from the Kazan State Medical Institute, Faculty of Pediatrics in 1985.

He has diplomas and certificates of a doctor in the specialties "Pediatrics", "Neonatology" and "Nephrology".

Member in:

• Chairman of the Tatarstan regional branch of the All-Russian public organization "Academy of Pediatrics",
• Member of the Board of the Russian Association of Perinatal Medicine Specialists (RASPM),
• member of the All-Russian public organization "Union of Pediatricians of Russia",
• member of LLP of children's nephrologists of Russia,
• Member of the European Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ESPN),
• expert of Roszdravnadzor in the specialty "Pediatrics",
• a member of the Dissertation Council D 208.034.03 at GBOU VPO KSMU of the Ministry of Health of Russia,
• member of the editorial board of the journals "Practical Medicine" (VAK), "Neurological Bulletin. Bekhterev” (VAK), “Bulletin of Modern Clinical Medicine” (VAK), “Diary of the Kazan Medical School”.

Topic of Ph.D. thesis: "Influence of microelements on partial kidney functions and metabolic processes in dysmetabolic nephropathies in children" (1997).

Subject of doctoral dissertation: "Clinical and pathogenetic role of bacterial and viral infections in the development and progression of pyelonephritis in children" (2005).

Head of the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology SBEE DPO KSMA of the Ministry of Health of Russia since 2009.

Awarded with a Certificate of Honor from the KSMA, a Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, a Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, a Certificate of Honor for the best monograph of the KSMA in 2009-2010, a Certificate of Honor from the KSMA for the best educational and methodological manual in 2014.

He has gratitude from the Minister of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, the head of the health department of Kazan, the rector of the State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education of the KSMU of the Ministry of Health of Russia.

Laureate of the All-Russian award "TOP PERSONS" -2014 in the field of perinatal medicine in the nomination "In the field of improving the knowledge of medical specialists."

Under the leadership of Safina A.I. dissertations for the title of candidate of medical sciences were defended: Galeeva A.V. “Clinical and laboratory features of pyelonephritis in young children depending on the antenatal history” (2007), Bashkirova E.G. "Improvement of medical and preventive care for children with congenital malformations of the urinary system at the level of outpatient care" (2009), Yudina E.V. "Pharmacoepidemiology of antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infections in children" (2009), Daminova M.A. "Early markers of acute kidney injury in term newborns in critical conditions" (2014).

Scientific works: author of more than 270 publications, including 1 monograph, more than 20 teaching aids (3 of which are labeled UMO), textbooks and manuals, 2 patents.

Doctor of the highest qualification category in the specialty "Pediatrics".