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May 21, 2019

Head of the Department of Surgical Diseases was awarded with the title “Emeritus Professor of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University"

Head of the Department of Surgical Diseases was awarded with the title “Emeritus Professor of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University"

On April 22, 2019 Head of the Department of Surgical Diseases of the School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Full Professor Y. D. Khvorostov was awarded with the title “Emeritus Professor of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University” having become the first School of Medicine staff member who got this title since the School’s revival as a part of Karazin University.

Yevhen Dmytrovych Khvorostov is Doctor of Medicine, Full Professor. In 1989, he defended doctoral thesis "The use of low temperatures with selective proximal vagotomy in patients with duodenal ulcer". Since 1994 until today, D. Khvorostov works as Head of the Department of Surgical Diseases of the School of Medicine of V.N. Kharkiv National University. In 1999, he was awarded with the academic title of Full Professor in the Department of Surgical Diseases. Under the guidance and editorship of Full Professor Y. D. Khvorostov, a large number of textbooks for students and teachers are published. In 2005, Professor Y. D. Khvorostov was awarded with the title of Honored Doctor of Ukraine, and the Order of Friendship of Peoples.

Y. D. Khvorostov is a member of the Specialized Academic Council at the Kharkiv National Medical University; Academic Council at V. N Karazin Kharkiv National University; State Attestation Commission of the School of Medicine of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

Y. D. Khvorostov is author and co-author of more than three hundred scientific and educational works, three monographs: “Low temperatures and lasers for diseases of the stomach and duodenum”, “Immunotherapy in surgical practice”, “Low temperatures in treatment of chronic diffuse liver diseases”, 12 copyright certificates and patents of Ukraine. Under the guidance of Y. D. Khvorostov, 10 candidate and 2 doctoral dissertations were prepared.

Y. D. Khvorostov is a member of the editorial board of such medical magazines like “Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University the series “Medicine”, “Transport Medicine of Ukraine”, “Kharkiv Surgical School”, as well as a member of the European Association of Endosurgeons and the Ukrainian Association of Surgeons.

Under the leadership of Y. D. Khvorostov, the staff of the Department of Surgical Diseases of the School of Medicine of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University develop and introduce into clinical practice new methods of diagnosis and treatment using modern minimally invasive technologies. Under his guidance first surgery using laparoscopic and endoscopic technologies were performed.