Doctor Kuralay Atageldiyeva

Dr. Kuralay Atageldiyeva, MD, PhD is an endocrinologist, physician-scientist, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Kazakhstan. Her research focuses on the cardiovascular and renal complications of diabetes, with a particular interest in the genetic and metabolic factors that contribute to cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes. She leads nationally funded research projects investigating genetic susceptibility to diabetes-related coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease. Her work integrates clinical phenotyping, genomics, lipidomics, and population health data to advance precision cardiometabolic medicine and improve risk prediction and prevention strategies. Dr. Atageldiyeva combines translational research with clinical practice and collaborates with international partners across Europe, Australia, and Asia to improve outcomes for individuals living with diabetes. Fluent in Kazakh, Russian and English, basic Japanese