The Children’s Department of the Heart Institute has established a unique achievement – 45 Ross procedures in 2024. This is the largest number of such operations in the history of Ukrainian cardiac surgery!
With the assistance of the Minister of Health of Lower Saxony Dr. Andreas Philippi, a press conference was held with Prof. Borys Todurov, the directors of the MNN clinic, and the Minister, where the main issues of assistance to Ukraine, promotion of training exchange between doctors of the clinics in the field of transplantation and future scientific cooperation were discussed.
For the first time, Ukraine took part in the DTG 2024 German congress of transplant specialists in Freiburg. The country was represented by the Heart Institute’s team: Prof. Borys Todurov, Sofia Chaikovska, Ihor Kuzmych, Mykola Melnyk. The invitation of the Director of the Heart Institute, Prof. Borys Todurov to give a speech at the opening of the congress was especially honorable.
Medical progress and technology are developing at lightning speed, so our doctors try to keep up with the speed of the modern world, despite the difficult times for our country, to improve the quality of medical services and the level of professional care.
A special event took place – the “The Heart Beats” conference, where those who develop transplantology in Ukraine and those who received a second chance at life thanks to donation met.
Prof. Borys Todurov presented the unique experience of Ukraine in the treatment of combat wounds of the heart and carrying out transplants in the conditions of war. Both reports received a standing ovation from the international community.
In addition to the lecture, there was a warm meeting with the Ukrainian community of Philadelphia. Thank you to the Jefferson Heart Institute team for the warm welcome. Special thanks to the director Prof. Rene Alvarez and medical director Prof. Thomas Howard Eizen.
For the first time, a report on the work of our transplant team during the war was presented for active participation at the European Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. We thank the organizers for the opportunity to present Ukraine at such an important congress.
A little more than a month has passed since the heart transplant and we see a beautiful woman, wife, and mother of three children, smiling, walking, and enjoying life. We rejoice together with her and wish her a long and happy life!
Based on the positive reviews of the reviewers and taking into account the results of the scientific discussion, the works of postgraduate students of the department are recommended for awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.