The founder of the Ryazan scientific and practical school of otorhinolaryngology, Talyshinsky Abas Mehdi-ogly was a prominent Russian otorhinolaryngologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor, holder of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” II degree, participant of the Great Patriotic War, head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Ryazan Medical Institute named after Academician I.P. Pavlov in 1964-1989. During this period, the full scope of ENT surgeries and oncologic care was introduced in Ryazan otorhinolaryngology. Professor Talyshinsky was the first in Russia to use the technique of general anesthesia in outpatient otorhinolaryngologic surgeries. He is also a pioneer in the development of methods for surgical treatment of snoring.