Khismetova Tetiana Oleksandrivna

Category: Higher

Education:

• 1986–1992: Poltava State Medical and Dental Institute, Faculty of General Medicine;
• 1992–1995: Dnipro Medical Academy, internship in Neurology at the Mechnikov Dnipro Regional Clinical Hospital

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

• member of the Association of Neurologists of Ukraine;
• member of the Kyiv City Neurological Society;
• member of the Ukrainian Association for the Study of Pain;
• member of the International Headache Society (HIS);
• member of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN);
• member of the Ukrainian Anti-Epileptic League;
• regular participation in neurological and interdisciplinary scientific-practical conferences, symposia, trainings, seminars, and workshops;
• annual advanced training courses at the Bogomolets National Medical University and the Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate education, including the course “Current Issues in Neurology”;
• active participation in workshops at the Department of Neurology and Reflex Therapy on sleep disorders, paravertebral blocks, and tunnel syndrome management;
• 17th European Headache Congress (EHC, Barcelona).

Areas of professional development:

• over 25 years of practical experience as a neurologist in a city hospital: neurological department, outpatient clinic, rehabilitation unit; consulting patients with acute neurological conditions, injuries, and comas in intensive care and emergency departments;
• aaily clinical practice based on evidence-based medicine according to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine protocols and international guidelines (UpToDate, Medscape);
• regular participation in professional conferences, seminars, and specialized training programs.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nervous system diseases: cerebrovascular disorders (chronic cerebral ischemia, atherosclerosis, post-stroke conditions); peripheral nervous system diseases (neuritis, neuralgia, neuropathies, including trigeminal and facial nerves);
• management of patients with neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson’s disease, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease) and demyelinating disorders (multiple sclerosis, encephalomyelitis);
• treatment of myasthenia and other neuromuscular disorders, epilepsy, syncope, paroxysmal states, consequences of traumatic brain and spinal injuries, and neuroinfections;
• interpretation of MRI, CT, EEG, ENMG, X-ray and other diagnostic results.
• common patient complaints include: back and spinal pain (nonspecific pain, radiculopathy, myositis), headache and facial pain (migraine, tension-type headache, trigeminal cephalalgia), vertigo, autonomic nervous system disorders, psychoemotional disturbances (anxiety, depression, panic attacks, sleep disorders), memory impairment, cognitive difficulties, reduced concentration, tremor, muscle twitching, and tics.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• psychiatry;
• otoneurology;
• neuro-ophthalmology;
• endocrinology;
• therapy.
• “I adhere to a holistic approach to health — it is important to treat not only the symptom, but the whole person.”

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• “I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, discovering new places, and being close to nature. I am passionate about learning foreign languages (improving my English and Spanish) and playing the piano. I prefer detective stories and good comedies, and I love books that make you think and feel.”

Doctor's advice:

• “Take care of your health consciously. Don’t rely on self-treatment — discuss your symptoms with a doctor you trust. Successful treatment is always a collaborative process between doctor and patient, based on understanding, openness, and mutual respect. Undergo preventive check-ups, maintain physical activity, care for your emotional balance, and rest properly. Remember: prevention is the best way to preserve health, and your doctor is your reliable partner on this path.”