Curriculum Vitae
Andrey Vladimirovich psychotherapist in Russia , TV show host, producer , writer, businessman and manager.
Where was you born and how did you spend your childhood?
Born in Leningrad, into a family of doctors on September 11, 1974. Father - Vladimir Kurpatov, a scientist who heads the St. Petersburg State University. There are many other medical specialists among the relatives. The most famous of them was his grandfather, Anton Zandanov, a military doctor, general, who led the medical service in the Northern Fleet. Already from the age of 6, Andrei Kurpatov knew what profession he would choose for himself. Where he was born, and how his childhood passed
Education received and what Kurpatov did as a student
Since 1989, Andrei has been studying at the Nakhimov Naval School. And since 1991, he became a cadet at the S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, according to the established tradition of the family. Kurpatov examines the facets of psychology using the example of the heroes of the works of F. M. Dostoevsky, and publishes the first scientific article.
In 1997, Andrei Vladimirovich Kurpatov received a diploma in general medicine, after which he completed an internship at the Psychiatry Clinic of the Military Medical Academy. As a result of suffering a neuroinfection and paralysis that lasted almost 2 years, he was commissioned from the Russian Armed Forces with the rank of senior lieutenant. Due to illness, he uses a cane.
Childhood and youth
Kurpatov Andrey Vladimirovich was born in the city of Leningrad , into a family of military doctors, on September 11, 1974. The boy's immediate circle was associated with medicine. Andrey’s father is a third generation physician. Vladimir Ivanovich Kurpatov is a psychotherapist, scientific figure and head of the Center for Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Andrei Kurpatov’s grandfather, Anton Badmaevich Zandanov , was a Soviet and Russian military surgeon who devoted his entire life to medicine. During the war, he headed a blood transfusion station. The medical dynasty was continued by Andrei Kurpatov’s uncles, one of them is a neurologist, the other is a urologist.
Andrey Kurpatov in childhood
For any person, the immediate environment plays a big role in determining his future. The boy had every chance to achieve great success in medicine. And so it happened, from early childhood, little Andrei wanted to treat people like his dad.
In youth
Carier start
After training, Andrei Kurpatov works as a psychotherapist at the I. P. Pavlov Neurosis Clinic. At his first job, he was initially denied patients and was treated with suspicion and even disdain. After all, there were no doctors with such specialization at that time.
The turning point came when Andrei Vladimirovich cured a patient who suffered from severe anorexia. Gradually, the young doctor earned the recognition and respect of his colleagues.
Later, Andrei Kurpatov became the head of a psychotherapeutic center in St. Petersburg, which specialized in suicide, beer alcoholism, gambling addiction, and psychosomatic disorders. In the 2000s, he carried out expert activities in the St. Petersburg Licensing Chamber and founded the “Clinical Pavlovian Readings”. For 5 years, Kurpatov was a member of the Expert Council under the deputy. Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia.
Dr. Andrey Kurpatov: I'm married to a genius!
A famous psychotherapist talks about his ambitions, work and family
It is difficult to imagine a more popular psychotherapist in Russia than Dr. Kurpatov. His books are sold in thousands of copies, and until recently the program “We’ll solve everything with Dr. Kurpatov!” on the Domashny channel had higher ratings than the most fashionable TV series. The doctor has long been a folk hero. They joke about him in KVN, and they imitate his manner of speaking and dressing. A correspondent for St. Petersburg Komsomolskaya Pravda met with Andrei Kurpatov in his clinic. One hour was allotted for the interview. Exactly as long as a consultation with a good psychotherapist lasts.
– Andrey, some time ago I found an advertisement on your website that you provide telephone consultations for a fee... – It was hacked! Hackers have hacked the site once again! I'm already tired of fighting this. I do not give any advice over the Internet, and this information on the site was a banal provocation. Before this, hackers hacked into my mailbox and responded to letters addressed to me from it. Then we didn’t even immediately understand what was happening. Now this is an announcement about some kind of virtual help. Hacker disgrace. Unfortunately, there are many similar things on the Internet, for example, Dr. Kurpatov's Live Journal, but that's not me. I am a psychotherapist and by the nature of my work I know what it’s like to deal with inappropriate behavior of people. It's the same here. Hacker attacks. And it seems to me that any normal person understands that there can be no serious consultations over the Internet. And my television program was simply educational in nature. I did not engage in any “TV treatment”, but only answered my guest’s question.
– Perhaps this is a price for popularity? - Well, what popularity... I lived the same way I lived before. Yes, we began to learn more. I often hear words of gratitude. The heroes of my program (“We’ll solve everything with Dr. Kurpatov!” on the Domashny channel. – Author’s note) brought me pies and gave me alcohol. It's nice when people say thank you. Thank God, no one rushes at me on the street shouting “Doctor, help! I have a problem!” For the most part, people are cultured and educated and behave appropriately.
– Unfortunately, your program has been closed. Have you decided what you will do next, besides medical practice and scientific activity? Are you thinking of opening a branch of your clinic in Moscow? – No, I haven’t thought about it yet, because it’s very difficult to open a clinic. And the most difficult thing in this matter is to select specialists. After all, these people will treat on my behalf, which means I must be one hundred percent confident in them. No, I'm not ready yet. So you asked me about the future... I want to make a magazine about a person. I want us to talk about life, but from a psychological point of view: why we perceive something this way and not otherwise, what are the reasons for our reactions and preferences, etc. I think that the magazine will be useful and interesting to a variety of people .
– You have so many projects. Are you, doctor, an ambitious person? – I confess to you that I actually love another science – not psychology, but methodology. Right now I’m proofreading the edits of my book on methodology. This is my love. In this area, in the area of methodology, I am very ambitious. And a successful person is one who never refuses the opportunities that life gives him. I have the opportunity to realize myself in science, and I will do it.
– How did psychology come into your life? – I was born into a family of military doctors. From the age of six I wanted to become like my father - a psychiatrist. I received my education at the Military Medical Academy, but when I was doing my internship in the navy, I fell ill with the flu, which caused a serious complication - a neuroinfection. I was 22 years old... Fortunately, I survived, but I was paralyzed for two years. Then, despite his disability, he returned to normal life. I felt happy to be alive. I was hired as an ordinary psychotherapist at the Neurosis Clinic named after. I.P. Pavlova. Then I became the head of the St. Petersburg city psychotherapeutic center.
– Andrey, what age do you feel you are: the age that is written in your passport? - Complex issue. All my life I have to make excuses for my age. He wrote his first monograph at the age of 21 – young. On TV they say he’s young. But psychotherapy is a science, not a life experience. In addition, this science has only been developing in Russia for the last ten years, so most of our specialists are, indeed, relatively young people. And I also look youthful - I have Mongolian blood in me, and this is the effect. It is very difficult for me to judge my age. Now, at 31, they seem to have stopped nagging me about my age, and I don’t want to make excuses for it anymore. And my appearance is what it is. And that's just the voice. You know, it gets ridiculous. A journalist calls and asks: “Oh, you have such a voice, how could you comment on this?” How can you comment on this? I don't have anything else.
VERY PERSONAL The patient captivated me with stories of love - you married your patient. Did Lily really write you a book about love? – It’s true, Lilya was my patient. She fell in love, as she says, at first sight, but I was her psychotherapist, and therefore there was no question of any romantic relationship. Patients often think that they are in love with their doctor, although in fact it is just a psychological attachment. But Lilya loved, loved sincerely and proved this after therapy, despite all my medical coldness. And about a year later she brought me her stories - amazing, amazing, piercing. An extraordinary declaration of love. I was mesmerized, finally understood what was happening, and fell in love. Then everything happened by itself. One day I told her: “Do you want to marry me?” She answered, “Yes,” without hesitation.
– Lilia is very talented. “Anya Karenina” alone is worth a lot. – Andrey, do you help your wife promote her books? – Yes, I help as much as possible. She is truly extraordinarily talented. Now she has written a novel for young people - “Maximus Thunder” - it’s about the future, various cataclysms, amazing human relationships, dramas. As soon as I sat down to read, I read all day until the last page, and then I left the office and told her: “Lilya, I’m married to a genius!”
- Andrey, well, as a psychologist, you should understand perfectly well that a man in love cannot give objective assessments of his beloved... - Everything is correct, but... Lilya is a genius. Elena Pomazan, Komsomolskaya Pravda
His work on television
The psychiatrist gained popularity thanks to filming. The TNT channel was the first to make a show about psychotherapy, using the American Dr. Phil as a model. The producers, to make the show more entertaining, were going to attract artists, but Andrei Kurpatov opposed it. As a result, his paths diverged from TNT.
In 2005, the psychiatrist hosted the TV show “No Problems with Doctor Kurpatov!” on "Home". A year later, the show “Doctor Kurpatov” was launched by Channel One. Andrei Vladimirovich was brought to television by the goal of promoting psychotherapy to the masses. The popular episode of “Doctor Kurpatov” dated August 6, 2006 was watched by more than 2.8 million viewers.
Andrey Kurpatov was vice president, then general director, of a large content producer for television channels . Under his leadership, many projects were launched (“Star Factory”, “Voice” and others).
How Kurpatov is treated among psychotherapists
Having settled into television as a vice president and producer, the position of psychotherapist faded into the background. All this was due to the fact that Andrei no longer felt like a psychotherapist. He achieved all the maximum that he could do and master in this direction. He did a tremendous amount of work, published manuals and many books for patients, which were extremely popular.
All of his former colleagues experience many emotions towards him and his activities. Some people love him, some are jealous, and some hate him.
Launch of original trainings
Kurpatov is the author of the unusually shaped intellectual education project “Academy of Meaning”, whose participants study the technologies of effective thinking. The scientist founded and headed the “Higher School of Methodology” in St. Petersburg.
Currently, the doctor publishes research papers, teaches, and runs his own YouTube channel dedicated to the topic of brain function. He is actively developing his account on Instagram (today 628 thousand subscribers).
In 2021, Andrey Kurpatov becomes the scientific director of the Laboratory of Neurosciences and Human Behavior at the SB RF. His appointment caused a public outcry. According to experts, Kurpatov received a position at Sberbank thanks to his experience as a manager.
Book by Andrey Kurpatov “Palaces of the Mind”
This book is one of the author's most serious works. Andrey Kurpatov tells in it how to learn to control the brain and make it work for a person. It is suitable for people who want to solve difficult life problems and think intelligently. It is also useful for psychologists and psychiatrists, because the book talks about the most advanced knowledge about the structure of the brain. In addition, the work teaches you to control everything that happens in a person’s life.
The genre of the book is popular science literature, which concerns the functioning of the brain and the psyche of the individual. Even before the official publication, this work became the leader in pre-orders, overtaking all other works of Kurpatov. As of September 2021, 5 million copies have already been sold.
Books written by him
The bibliography of A. V. Kurpatov includes dozens of works published in more than 5 million copies, translated into 8 languages. Andrei Kurpatov's books are fascinating, understandable, ironic and useful to people.
"The palaces of the mind"
The book begins with a provocative thought: “We are idiots in life, or, as they also say, “in life,” which is convincingly proven by examples from life.” Kurpatov goes through gadget fans, talking about a decrease in the level of intelligence. The argument is not unfounded. As a result, the reader is led to the conclusion that we are slaves of our brains, and we cannot do anything about it.
The book provides information about the principles of operation of the human brain and consciousness. The author talks about the laws of building a happy life.
"With neurosis through life"
The book helps to understand why a person feels unhappy when surrounded by the benefits of civilization. A clear concept of neurosis is given, neurotic lifestyles, addictions and neurosis of the body are described. The author uses detailed explanations and a scientific approach.
"Remedy for vegetative-vascular dystonia"
The book is recommended for people suffering from vegetative-vascular dystonia. It explains the diagnosis of VSD. It is explained what the cause of the disease is and how to deal with it .
Moreover, just reading the book is like a treatment. With every page, a person realizes how his own psyche manipulates him.
Doctor's personal life
Andrei Kurpatov was married to film playwright Liliya Kim. We were together for 11 years. Over the years of marriage, they had a daughter, Sophia. The psychotherapist called his wife a “genius” and intended to live with her all his life. However, the marriage began to crack at the seams - the couple divorced in 2011.
Sophia stayed with her mother. Since 2015 they have lived in California. The girl has a wonderful relationship with her father.
Today Kurpatov does not comment on his personal life. However, there were reports that he supposedly had a second wife, whom no one had seen. Therefore, these are just another rumor. The information that Lilia and Andrey are back together is also contradictory. In fact, she married a second time to a certain Moldavian Sergei.
Awards and honors he received
For his work, the famous psychiatrist received awards:
- “Golden Psyche” is a prize for winning the All-Russian competition of projects in the field of psychology in 2002.
- Certificate of Honor from the President of the Russian Federation for producing Eurovision 2009.
