

Personal brand of an osteopathic doctor as a promotion strategy in the market of medical services
https://doi.org/10.32885/2220-0975-2025-2-97-106
Abstract
The article is devoted to the signifi cance and peculiarities of forming a personal brand of an osteopathic doctor. The authors studied extensive material on this topic, made a terminological distinction of concepts close to the word «brand», formed the main recommendations for taking into account modern trends in the process of forming a personal brand, revealed the presence of an acute shortage of scientifi c and business publications on this topic.
About the Authors
E. S. TregubovaRussian Federation
Elena S. Tregubova, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Professor of the Department of Osteopathy with a Course of Functional and Integrative Medicine; Professor
of the Scientifi c, Practical and Educational Center «Osteopathy» of the Medical Institute
Researcher ID I-3884-2015 Scopus Author ID: 7801407959
bld. 41 ul. Kirochnaya, Saint-Petersburg, Russia 191015
bld. 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., Saint-Petersburg, Russia 199034
O. V. Kuchina
Russian Federation
Olga V. Kuchina, Ph. D. (Econ.), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Management
bld. 57/43 Sredniy pr. V. O., Saint-Petersburg, Russia 199178
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For citations:
Tregubova E.S., Kuchina O.V. Personal brand of an osteopathic doctor as a promotion strategy in the market of medical services. Russian Osteopathic Journal. 2025;(2):97-106. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32885/2220-0975-2025-2-97-106