Pavel Nikonorkin

CLINICALLY ACCURATE TRANSLATIONS
It will probably be difficult to find a more vulnerable and sensitive translation area than a medical one since the quality of translation directly affects the well-being, health and even life of the end user. Not just a linguist, only professional medically-educated translator allows you to be sure in the quality of the final product. My narrow specialization and in-depth knowledge of the subject allow me to satisfy your needs in medical translations, which have not to be reviewed by one more healthcare specialist.
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SUMMARY

• Linguistic and medical background – in-depth knowledge of the subject
• Medical translation specialization – extensive experience in medical translations (600+ K words annually)
• Up to date professional software – ability to work with all essential file-formats
• Strong recommendations from leading European and USA companies (See also Willingness to Work Again)

SERVICES

• Translation/Editing
• Software and web-site localization

EDUCATION
Medical education (Voronezh State Medical Academy)

• 09/1998 – 06/2004   Diploma in General Internal Medicine
• 09/2004 – 07/2005   Master’s degree in Neurology
• 09/2005 – 12/2005   Master’s degree in Medical Genetics

Linguistic education (Voronezh State Medical Academy)

• 09/1999 – 06/2003   Translator in professional communication (medicine), English <> Russian

EXPERIENCE 
Healthcare experience

• 09/2004 – 08/2005  Neurologist (Regional Hospital, Voronezh)
• 09/2005 – …           Medical geneticist (Regional Medical Genetic Center, Voronezh)
• 10/2007 – …           Investigator (New England Research Institute)

Medical translation experience (since 2003)

• Freelance medical translator (different translation agencies and direct clients).
• Annual volume of medical translations ~ 600 000 words
• References, sample translations and detailed project list are provided upon request

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Clinical study documentation

• Protocols, case report forms, informed consent forms, investigator brochures, clinical research reports, quality of life questionnaires etc.

Pharmacy

• Medical marketing brochures, technical documentation, tests and methods, pharmacopoeia monographs, manufacturing process description, drug information, pharmaceutical technology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics etc. 

Pharmaceutical registration

• Drug registration documentation, pharmacotoxicological documentation, periodic safety update reports, CTD registration dossiers, SOPs, SAE reports, declaration of consent, Summary of Product Characteristics, adaptation of user’s info, package inserts and labels, patient information leaflets etc. 

Medical equipment

• Manuals, specifications, technical characteristics for medical and surgical devices and equipment

Medical software

• Manuals, user interface, marketing materials, soft strings

Human medicine

• Cardiology, endoscopy, endocrinology, surgery, orthopedics, prosthetics, psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology, emergency medicine, internal medicine, anesthesia, toxicology, microbiology.

IVRS and IWRS

• Voice prompts, guides, worksheets

SOFTWARE

• Trados Studio 2009, Multiterm 8.0, MemoQ 5.0, Déjà Vu 7.5, MS Office 2010, Acrobat Pro 10.0

PERFORMANCE

• Translation = 2000–3000 words/day; Editing = 8000-10000 words/day

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe InDesign
• Déjà Vu
• Idiom WorldServer
• MemoQ
• PASSOLO
• PowerPoint
• SDLX Translation Suite
• TRADOS
• Wordfast
• I am an experienced CAT user. I translate mostly using Trados, Déjà Vu, WordFast and MemoQ.