Kopchak Andrii Volodymyrovych

Work experience: 25 years

Category: Higher

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University, Faculty of Dentistry;
• dentist-surgeon, maxillofacial surgeon

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• member of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EACMFS);
• member of the AO Foundation for maxillofacial osteosynthesis;
• member of the German Association of Oral Implantology (DGOI);
• Vice President of the Ukrainian Association of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgeons;
• internships and ongoing education in leading medical institutions in the USA, France, Finland, Poland, Germany, and other countries.

Scientific activity:

• doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor of Ukraine;
• priority areas of scientific activity include facial reconstructive surgery, application of computer technologies in maxillofacial surgery, treatment of severe combined maxillofacial trauma, including military trauma, regenerative medicine;
• in 2014, defended a doctoral dissertation on the topic “Biomechanical rationale for osteosynthesis methods in mandibular fractures”;
• author of over 400 scientific papers, more than 20 utility model patents of Ukraine, 4 textbooks and manuals, and 1 monograph;
• member of the working group on implementing national protocols and standards for treating maxillofacial pathology.

Teaching and / or lecturing:

• head and professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies, Institute of Postgraduate Education, O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University;
• under his supervision, 3 doctoral and 15 PhD dissertations were defended.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• traumatic injuries of facial skull bones, benign tumors and tumor-like formations of the face, reconstructive-restorative and orthognathic surgery, congenital defects and deformities, dental implantation and pre-implantation preparation.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• "Modern maxillofacial surgery applies a multidisciplinary approach to solving many clinical challenges. Maxillofacial surgeons should cooperate with related specialists and be knowledgeable in otolaryngology, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, traumatology, plastic surgery, immunology — all of which are extremely interesting and multifaceted medical specialties."