Vainer (Weiner) Alexander (Aleksandr) Borukhovich (21 August 1939, Kyiv) — physician at the 2nd Riga City Hospital.

In 1963, Alexander Vainer graduated from the Riga Medical Institute with a degree in medicine. His formal qualification was as a medical doctor. He began practising in his field on 7 July 1963. On 28 October 1974, he was appointed as a surgeon in the admissions department of the 2nd Riga City Hospital; from 18 March 1975, he served as a resident physician in the hospital’s 3rd department; and from 28 September 1975, he worked as an on-call surgeon at the same institution.

He was liable for military service and held the rank of Senior Lieutenant in the Medical Service. Married, he has a daughter, Bella (b. 1 October 1966), and a son, Mikhail (b. 3 March 1969). He received official commendation for the exemplary upbringing of his daughter.

Alexander Vainer resigned from his position voluntarily on 14 September 1976.