INTERACTIVE CHRONICLE OF EVENTS · 1973–2026

Timeline

Rostyslav L. Valikhnovski · Chronology

The complete path from birth in Ivano-Frankivsk to the founding of the international institute, state service, global partnerships and the educational Academy.

1973-02-24 Biography

Birth in Ivano-Frankivsk

Born into a family of doctors. His father was the chief surgeon of Turiisk, and his mother was the chief therapist of the district in the Volyn region.

1990 Biography

Graduated from school №1 in Turiisk with honors

School years in Volyn. A gold medal and a formed calling to medicine.

1990–1995 Career / Education

Ternopil Medical Institute

Faculty of Medicine (now TNMU named after I. Ya. Horbachevsky). Graduated with honors (red diploma).

1997–1998 Medicine

Internship in General Surgery

National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology named after O. O. Shalimov (Kyiv).

1998 Career

Founding of Valikhnovski Surgery Institute

Founded a private multidisciplinary surgical institute in Kyiv.

2004 Medicine

Team of doctors saving President Yushchenko

Joined the team of Ukrainian doctors after V. Yushchenko's dioxin poisoning.

2005 State Service

Personal Physician to President Yushchenko

Appointed as the personal physician of the President of Ukraine (service lasted until 2010).

2005–2006 Medicine

Advanced Training in Kharkiv

Institute of General and Urgent Surgery of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.

2006 Awards / Science

Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine (PhD) & Honored Doctor

Defense of dissertation in the specialty "Surgery". Awarded the title "Honored Doctor of Ukraine" (Decree №1004/2006).

2008–2010 State Service

Deputy Head of the State Affairs Department

State Affairs Department of the President of Ukraine (Decree №11/2008).

2009 Science

Publication in The Lancet journal

Co-author of an international study on the identification of TCDD dioxin metabolites in the body of President Yushchenko.

2010–2012 State Service

Advisor to the Minister of Emergencies · Head of the "112" System

Implementation of the national emergency medical assistance system "112" during Euro 2012.

2012 Career

Medical Holding Valikhnovski M.D.

Expansion of the network of branches and partnerships of the institute in the regions of Ukraine.

2013 Recognition

Top-10 medical institutions of Ukraine

Valikhnovski Surgery Institute entered the top-10 rating by Investgazeta.

2015 Awards

«Person of the Year 2015»

Laureate of the award for implementing innovative technologies in medicine.

2016–2019 Awards

«Surgical Clinic of the Year» (four years in a row)

Winner of the international competition "Choice of the Year" for Valikhnovski Surgery Institute.

2017 Medicine

New modern building of the institute in Kyiv

Opening of a modern surgical complex in the center of Kyiv on Protasiv Yar street, 23 (43 pieces of equipment).

2017 Career

Kyiv Global Surgery Congress '17

Organizing the largest surgical congress in Ukraine with the participation of surgeons from 12 countries.

2019 Medicine / Social Mission

Partnership with Harvard / Shriners Boston

Joint charitable operations for Ukrainian children with cleft palate ("cleft lip").

2022+ Education / SurginomX

Founding of Valikhnovski Academy

An educational platform for surgeons: daily Live Surgery, 200 webinars for 40 countries of the world.