Faculty therapy chair of Azerbaijan Medical Institute (AMI) was engaged in teaching of tuberculosis until 1933. Then only 12 practical hours and 4 hours for lecture were determined in the chair in order to introduce tuberculosis disease to student. Tuberculosis course was organized attached to faculty therapy chair of Azerbaijan Medical Institute in 1933 and is led by senior lecture Y.M.Kaziyev. After death of senior lecture Y.M. Kaziyev, head of phthisiology course of AMI, the course was led by A.M. Pirverdiyev, Doctor of medicine from 1948 till 1969. The course became Tuberculosis chair of Medical Institute in 1969. Senior lecture B.B. Ahmadov was elected director of the chair. During that period the need to increase knowledge of doctors arose. Tuberculosis department was opened under hospital №1 named after Semashko related with and the department became base of chair. Since then tuberculosis began to be laugt at IV year of medical prophylactic, pediatrics faculty, V year of sanitary and stomatology faculty and VI year of medical prophylactic faculty. Base of chair was tuberculosis dispansery №4 and Scientific Research Tuberculosis Institute since 1973.
Professor F.M. Ismayilov, Doctor of Medicine was elected head of the Tuberculosis chair of AMI by competition in 1976. Phthisiopulmonology chair was headed by professor A.B. Insanov, Doctor of Medicine in 1992-1993. The chair was led by F.M. Abdullayev, Doctor of Medicine from 1993 till 2001. The chair was directed by academician A.B. Insanov in 2001-2005. The chair has been directing by N. Abbasov, Candidate of Medicine since 2005. The following manuals, trading aids we worked out by the workers of the chair during the last 5 years: «The Methodical means on tuberculosis for students»-2001г, A. Insanov, F. Ismayilov, N. Abbasov, "Tuberculosis" methodical aids for students-2002, A. Insanov, F. Ismayilov, N. Abbasov, "History of Azerbaijan Medicine"- 2002, A. Insanov; «Investigation of reduction function of myocardium of patients with (lungish) heart» -2003 г, F. Ismayilov, N. Abbasov; «The history of the Health of Azerbaijan» -2003 г, A.Insanov «Tuberculosis» manual-2004, A. Insanov; «The clinical recommendations and pharmacdogical surveys»-2004 г. A. Insanov, "Tuberculosis" manual, F. Ismayilov, N. Abbasov. Scientific problems of the chair are organization of prophylaxis of tuberculosis among population of Baku city and differential diagnosis of expanded lung diseases.