Kotiuk Viktor Volodymyrovych

Work experience: 19 years

Category: Higher

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University

Scientific activity:

• Candidate of Medical Science (research degree);
• researcher of Sports and Ballet Injuries Department at Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of NAMS of Ukraine;
• in progress of writing of PhD thesis on “Neurodystrophic syndrome”;
• author of more than a hundred scientific papers, three monographs and five patents.

Areas of professional development:

• annual participation in various conferences in Ukraine and abroad;
• courses on “Burns, their consequences and rehabilitation of patients”, Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education;
• course on “Innovative technologies in arthroscopic treatment of injuries of shoulder and knee joints”, Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of NAMS of Ukraine;
• scientific and practical seminar on “Modern methods of osteosynthesis for long bones fractures”, “Ortomedikal” and “StrykerOsteonicsS.A.”;
• training on “Osteosynthesis of hip and shin bone with interlocking nails. Surgical treatment of spinal deformities. Hip and knee joints replacement”, “Treu-InstrumenteGmbH” and “ILKOM-BMCI”;
• training on “Protecting of patients – participants of clinical studies”;
• “Ukrainian-Austrian courses in microsurgery”, Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics;
• course “Surgery of forefoot” in Odessa;
• scientific and practical seminar “Unicondylar knee joint replacement” in Lucerne (Switzerland);
• course on “Arthroscopy of ankle joint” in York (England);
• course on “Arthroscopy of shoulder joint” in Riga (Latvia);
• in 2005, he received the grant of the President of Ukraine for gifted youth;
• member of Ukrainian Association of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy;
• constant participant of scientific conferences;
• has an extensive international experience, provides advice for foreign patients.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• diagnosis of musculoskeletal system pathologies;
• surgical treatment of patients with orthopedic trauma (including sports injuries) and pathologies: microsurgery of musculoskeletal system; arthroscopy of joints (shoulder, knee); traditional surgery in orthopedics and traumatology;
• conservative treatment of patients with orthopedic trauma (including sports injuries) and pathologies: institution of medical therapy; retaining bandaging; use of orthoses in treatment; Kinesio Taping; execution of intra-articular injections;
• advising athletes on training optimization.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• microsurgery;
• treatment of chronic pain syndromes.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• ‘In my free time I do sports, spend time with family, study books on my specialty. During vacation I manage to read some fiction.’

Doctor's advice:

• ‘If you are an athlete, exercise yourself with such load you are physically prepared for.’ ‘Exercise your legs and knees throughout the year: crouch, run, go to pool. It is very important to maintain muscle and joint tone. You cannot be relaxed for a year, and then go skiing for two weeks and give a strong load on legs.’