Korzhan Viktoriia Arkadiivna

Work experience: 25 years

Category: Higher

Education:

• Donetsk State Medical University named after M. Gorky;
• Luhansk State Medical University, specialty "Neurology"

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

• member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, Ukrainian Association for the Study of Pain and Osteoporosis;
• regularly takes part in thematic improvement cycles, simulation trainings and master classes in the field of neurology, in particular in reflexology, modern innovations in neurology, thrombolytic therapy and botulinum therapy for spasticity and treatment of pain syndromes using ultrasound therapy.

Scientific activity:

• participated in conducting clinical trials, the results of which were presented at relevant conferences and congresses, and also reviewed students' research papers;
• in 2011, she received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in medicine;
• author of 98 scientific publications, 2 monographs, 28 manuals and other scientific materials aimed at improving the skills of students, interns and doctors-in-training;
• has 3 information letters, 32 acts of implementation, 8 rationalization proposals and 6 patents for inventions;
• has received multiple grants from the International Association for the Study of Pain to participate in professional events to present research results;
• actively shares her knowledge in medical publications, introduces new methods of diagnosis and treatment based on the latest scientific achievements in the field of neurology.

Teaching and / or lecturing:

• taught postgraduate students at the Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery, conducted practical classes and lectured to students of various faculties, interns of various specialties and medical students;
• organized conferences for neurology interns and performed clinical reviews of diagnostically difficult patients;
• taught English-speaking students during her work at the Department of Nervous Diseases in neurosurgery;
• since 1998, she has been a lecturer in the Master's program in neurology.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• treatment of pain syndromes in neurology;
• diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases;
• reception of English-speaking patients.
• The most common complaints: headache and migraine, myofascial pain syndromes, cranial neuralgia and neuropathy, autonomic dysfunction and its complications (panic attacks, dizziness, syncopal states, cardialgia).
• The most common diseases are stroke and cerebral vascular crises, chronic cerebrovascular disorders, Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders (essential tremor, dystonia, tics, paraspasm, hemispasm), multiple sclerosis and epilepsy, myelopathies and radiculopathies, dysmetabolic and diabetic polyneuropathies, consequences of brain and spinal cord injuries, myasthenia gravis.
• "We are currently experiencing a technological revolution in molecular biology and modern biotechnology, molecular genetics, biological chemistry, computer and information technologies. New disciplines are emerging at the intersection of various basic sciences (genodiagnostics and gene therapy, artificial intelligence, neuroimaging, neuroimmunology, neurotransplantation, pharmacogenetics, etc.
• "A doctor must be competent and his diagnoses must be reasonable. It is important that from the first minute of meeting the doctor inspires a sense of trust and safety in the patient, he should be attentive, open, and professional. In addition to nervous diseases, extensive knowledge of somatic pathology and psychiatry is required."

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• rehabilitation;
• psychiatry;
• diagnostics.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• "My hobbies are yoga, beading, historical films."

Doctor's advice:

• "Start with the diagnosis and treatment of the underlying disease, and then focus on the prevention of neurological diseases and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It is important to maintain an active exercise regimen, a balanced diet, and regular medical examinations."

Advantages of MM 'Dobrobut':

• "The clinic attracts me with the opportunity to improve my skills, professionalism, self-improvement, as well as comfortable working conditions."