An overview of the basic data on the curriculum vitae and creative activity of an outstanding Russian pediatrician, Academician M.Ya. Studenikin is presented. On his initiative, for the first time in the country, specialized departments were established at the Institute of Pediatrics of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences and there were formed scientific Schools, united by the main goal — to create effective systems of medical rehabilitation for children with various forms of pathology and develop of new prevention methods to ensure the fall in of morbidity and disability in children. In the 1960s, M.Ya. Studenikin contributed to the reform of clinical Pediatrics and the creation of promising scientific directions, thanks to which the Institute of Pediatrics became a multidisciplinary clinical institution. The range of academic interests of Academician M.Ya. Studenikin is very wide. He is the author of more than 300 scientific papers, including 14 monographs and more than 44 chapters in collective manuals. Personal contribution of academician M.Ya. Studenikin’s to pediatric science and practice is determined not only by his monographs, but also foundation of the inventive scientific school: 69 doctoral and 82 PhD theses  were defended under his supervision. In 1996, the Institute of Pediatrics of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences was named as the leading scientific school of the country by the Grant Council under the President of the Russian Federation, and Academician M.Ya. Studenikin was recognized as the Supervisor of the pediatric scientific school. Time only confirms the contribution to the future made by M.Ya. Studenikin to continue his creative work in various spheres of life of a large scientific team.