Yushchenko Olena Oleksandrivna

Education:

• National Medical University named after O.O. Bohomolets, Medical Faculty No.3, specialty “Pediatrics”;
• 2019 — Postgraduate Institute of NMU named after O.O. Bohomolets, internship in “Pediatric Surgery,” base NDSL “OKHMATDYT”;
• 2022 — P.L. Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine, specialization in pediatric traumatology;
• 2024 — P.L. Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine, specialization in ultrasound diagnostics;
• 2025 — specialized training in “Sports Traumatology”

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

• annual participation in scientific conferences, congresses, workshops, and master-classes in pediatric orthopedics and traumatology.

Scientific activity:

• co-author of scientific publications on pediatric orthopedics (including publications ORCID: 0000-0002-0676-7152);
• participant of the XIV International Scientific Medical Conference “First Step into Science” and the scientific-practical conference “Current Issues of Modern Orthopedics and Traumatology,” 2017.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• diagnosis and treatment in children: hip dysplasia (including ultrasound screening), clubfoot, posture disorders and scoliosis, foot deformities, flatfoot, congenital muscular torticollis, musculoskeletal injuries, Baker’s cyst, ganglions, osteochondropathies, synovitis, tendinopathies;
• application and removal of plaster and polymer casts;
• treatment of soft tissue traumatic injuries;
• removal of foreign bodies and ticks;
• removal of Kirschner wires;
• surgical treatment of ingrown nails;
• management of clean and purulent wounds;
• incision and drainage of furuncles and carbuncles;
• removal of lesions on the trunk and limbs (lipomas, atheromas);
• preventive check-ups for children.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation of patients with injuries and congenital musculoskeletal anomalies;
• ultrasound diagnostics in pediatric orthopedics;
• physical rehabilitation and post-injury recovery.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• “Embroidery and painting, traveling. In literature, I prefer works by Philip K. Dick, Stephen King, Ken McClure, Aldous Huxley, and Douglas Adams.”

Doctor's advice:

• “Regular preventive examinations by a pediatric orthopedic-traumatologist allow for timely detection of musculoskeletal development issues. Early diagnosis and adherence to recommendations ensure effective treatment, proper posture formation, and healthy motor development of the child.”