Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (FPE)

National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya

About the Department

The Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education (FPE) was established for the advanced educational and scientific improvement of doctors and students. We combine the long-standing traditions of the Vinnytsia neurological school with the latest achievements in global medicine.

Our Mission is to ensure a high level of training for neurology interns, neurosurgeons, senior students, and to provide continuing education for doctors of various specialties.

Clinical Bases

The department operates within the region's leading medical institutions, providing access to a wide range of clinical cases and modern equipment:

• Vinnytsia Regional Clinical Psychoneurological Hospital named after Acad. O.I. Yushchenko (Neurology departments, Neurosurgery, Rehabilitation).
• Vinnytsia Regional Children's Clinical Hospital.

Leadership and Team

Gennadiy S. Moskovko MD, PhD, Associate Professor

Has headed the department since 2016. He is a graduate of VNMU (2002). In 2008, he defended his PhD thesis on "Age and Nosological Features of Neurological Gait Disorders."

• Member of interdisciplinary working groups of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
• Active participant in international clinical trials.
• Provides consulting services in intensive care units and resuscitation departments of the region's leading hospitals.

The department employs a highly qualified team of specialists (8 full-time lecturers and 3 external adjunct lecturers):

• Starynets N.H. — MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of Educational Department.
• Maistruk D.S. — Assistant Professor, Head of Clinical Work.
• Zheliba L.M. — MD, PhD, Associate Professor.
• Svistilnik R.V. — MD, PhD, Associate Professor.
• Olkhov V.M. — MD, PhD, Associate Professor (Neurosurgeon at Psychoneurological Hospital).
• Voloshchuk S.Y. — MD, PhD, Associate Professor (Doctor at Regional Children's Hospital).
• Lemeshov O.S. — Assistant Professor.
• Fiks D.O. — MD, PhD, Assistant Professor.
• Spivak Y.V. — Assistant Professor.
• Shvedskyi V.V. — MD, PhD, Assistant Professor (Doctor at Regional Children's Hospital).

Support Staff: Lashchenko I.H. (Senior Laboratory Technician, Department Trade Union Organizer).

Scientific and Clinical Activity

Department staff actively implement modern diagnostic and treatment methods, participating in international research projects (over 70 studies conducted in the last 20 years).

Key Areas of Work:

• Vascular Pathology: Treatment and prevention of acute cerebrovascular accidents (strokes), rehabilitation after vascular events.
• Neurodegenerative Diseases: Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis.
• Epileptology: Modern approaches to the diagnosis and control of epilepsy.
• Neurosurgery: A full spectrum of interventions for brain and spinal cord pathology, treatment of traumatic nerve injuries, compression neuropathies, and spinal problems.
• Pain Management: Research and therapy of chronic pain syndromes.

Diagnostic Capabilities

The department utilizes powerful laboratory and instrumental facilities:

• Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
• Electroencephalography (EEG) and Electromyography (EMG).
• Computerized gait analysis (GAITRite system).
• Ultrasound diagnostics (Echo-EG, Dopplerography).

Historical Outline

The history of the department dates back to 1935, when the Department of Nervous Diseases was created at the Acad. O.I. Yushchenko Hospital. Its first head was Professor V.L. Beder, a representative of the Kyiv school of neurologists.

Formation of the Vinnytsia Neurological School

In the post-war years, the department was headed by a student of Academician A.M. Grinshtein — Professor P.M. Alperovich. Together with the head of the department M.V. Faingold, they laid the foundation of the Vinnytsia Neurological School, developing practical neurology and outreach consulting services.

Over the years, outstanding specialists have worked at the department: O.P. Barabash, A.I. Zabara, R.Y. Mamychev, V.D. Bilyk, Y.V. Pishel (later Director of the Kharkiv Research Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry), A.I. Demchuk, T.I. Petrova, Y.I. Pshuk, and others.

Development of Specialization

• 1960s: Expansion of the clinical base, opening of the neurosurgical department (1959) and the pediatric neurology department.
• 1962-1963: Creation of the Neurosurgery Associate Professor course (Assoc. Prof. Y.I. Kopyakivsky, later — V.I. Burlya).
• 1979: Creation of the Neurology and Reflexotherapy course (Assoc. Prof. A.G. Korniychuk).
• 1986-1990: Operation of the Department of Neurology with Reflexotherapy (Faculty of Advanced Medical Training).

Modern Stage

By the order dated January 14, 2016, a reorganization took place, resulting in the creation of a separate Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education. This decision allowed for a focused effort on postgraduate education and the training of specialized professionals.

Today, the department continues the traditions of its predecessors, ensuring a high level of science and practice within the walls of the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University.