- Yury A. Vasyuk - doctor of medical sciences, professor, head of the department of clinical and functional diagnostics of the faculty of post-degree education of The Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, The winner of an award of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and equipment, Honored doctor of the Russian Federation, vice-president of National society of preventive cardiology. (Moscow, Russia) (PubMed)
- Grigory A. Ignatenko — Dr. Sci. (Med.), prof., Corresponding Member of the NAMS of Ukraine, Donetsk National Medical University. M. Gorky (Donetsk, Russia) (PubMed)
- Vadim I. Mazurov - doctor of medical sciences, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored worker of science of the Russian Federation, the vice rector for clinical work of Northwest state medical university of I.I. Mechnikov, the head of the department of internal diseases and rheumatology of E.E. Eykhvald of Northwest state medical university of I.I. Mechnikov, chief specialist in internal diseases of Healthcare Committee of St. Petersburg and chief rheumatologist of the Leningrad region, vice-president of Association of rheumatologists of Russia, the board member of the St. Petersburg society of specialists in internal diseases of S. P. Botkin. (Saint-Petersburg, Russia) (PubMed)
- Victor V. Maleev - doctor of medical sciences, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Winner of the State award Russian Federation and award of the Government of the Russian Federation. (Moscow, Russia) (PubMed)
- Evgeny L. Nasonov - doctor of medical sciences, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of The Institute of rheumatology of the Russian Academy of Medical Science (Moscow, Russia) (PubMed)
- Veronica I. Skvortsova - doctor of medical sciences, professor, member correspondent of the Russian Academy of Sciences. (Moscow, Russia) (PubMed)
- Ekaterina A. Troshina — Dr. Sci. (Med.), prof., Corresponding Member, Russian Academy of Sciences, National medical Research Center of Endocrinology (Moscow, Russia) (PubMed)
- Alexander L. Khokhlov - Corresponding Member, Russian Academy of Sciences, doctor of medical sciences, professor, the head of the department of clinical pharmacology of the Yaroslavl state medical university. (Yaroslavl, Russia) (PubMed)
- Evgeny V. Shliakhto - doctor of medical sciences, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, honored worker of science of the Russian Federation, CEO of the Northwest federal medical research center of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian cardiology society. (Saint-Petersburg, Russia) (PubMed)