Biography
Descent from a dynasty of medics in Volyn, formation in the surgical school, family traditions, and a multidimensional professional calling.
Rostyslav Lyubomyrovych Valikhnovski was born on February 24, 1973, in Ivano-Frankivsk. He is a representative of a prominent dynasty of medics from Volyn. In the family, medical service was nurtured as a hereditary life mission across generations.
Liubomyr Dmytrovych Valikhnovski
Chief surgeon of Turisk, Volyn region, Honored Doctor of Ukraine. Over half a century of daily surgical practice and saved lives in Volyn.
Mariia Antonivna Valikhnovska
Chief therapist of the Turisk district, Volyn region. Many years of experience in clinical therapy and the organization of regional medical care.
Kateryna Hennadiivna Valikhnovska
Surgeon, assistant at the Department of Surgery and Transplantology of the O.O. Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology. The couple has a daughter, Mariia.
Taras Valikhnovski
Chief physician and surgeon at Valikhnovski Surgery Institute, providing operational management and multidisciplinary continuity of the clinic.
School №1 in Turisk (Volyn)
In 1990, he graduated from school №1 in the town of Turisk, Volyn region, with a gold medal (with honors). Already from a young age, he had a clear calling to medicine, continuing the family tradition.
Hometown and Geography of Life
The hometown, as Rostyslav Valikhnovski repeatedly emphasizes in media interviews, is Ivano-Frankivsk; his school and youthful years were spent in Turisk, Volyn.
Combining practical surgery of the highest level with academic research and postgraduate training of scientific personnel.
PhD Degree in Medicine (2006)
Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine, specializing in "Surgery".
Honored Doctor of Ukraine
An honorary state title for outstanding services to healthcare.
Academic Title of Associate Professor & Doctoral Studies
Academic title of Associate Professor. Since 2024–2025, he has been studying in the doctoral program of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine.
Rostyslav Valikhnovski's biography is not just a sequence of dates and positions. It is the profile of a person in whom four strong lines intersect:
Medical Dynasty of Volyn
A father and mother who worked in district medicine for 50+ years, uncles, a brother, a wife. The transfer of the profession within the family as a heredity, not just a career choice.
Western Ukrainian Origin
Ivano-Frankivsk as the city of birth, Turisk in Volyn as the school years. Regional context: "For me, Frankivsk is the dearest and most precious city in the world."
Education in Ternopil and the Capital
Ternopil Medical Institute (with honors), the O.O. Shalimov Institute in Kyiv, internships in Canada (Ottawa, Toronto). A bridge between the Ukrainian and global schools.
Multidimensional System of Action
Acts not only as a separate practicing surgeon but in a complex system of roles: practicing surgeon, head of the institute, government positions (2008–2012), education at the Academy, named scholarship at TNMU.
Wikipedia (uk)
Biographical outline, family, education, public service, and professional path.
Open source → Official BodyVolyn Regional Council
Publication about the dynasty of surgeon doctors Valikhnovskis and their contribution to medicine in Volyn.
Open source → Media InterviewTV and Radio Company "Vezha"
Detailed interview about the connection with Ivano-Frankivsk, childhood, and the philosophy of the profession.
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