The Institute — Valikhnovski Surgery Institute

Founding and Current Building

Valikhnovski Surgery Institute was founded in 1998 by Rostyslav Valikhnovski. It is a private multidisciplinary surgical institute with over 28 years of history. The current 850 m² building in central Kyiv (23 Protasiv Yar Street) opened in 2017, adjacent to the M. M. Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery. The facility features eco-style design, comfortable patient rooms, and 43 units of modern surgical equipment.

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Modern Operating Rooms

equipment

43 Units of Equipment

850 m²

Space in Central Kyiv

rehabilitation

Comfortable Patient Rooms

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Branch Locations

According to the official website, the Valikhnovski M.D. network has branches in:

• Kyiv (main office — 23 Protasiv Yar Street)
• Lviv
• Ternopil
• Ivano-Frankivsk
• Rivne
• Bukovel

28 Surgical Specialties

The Institute offers multidisciplinary surgical care across a broad range of specialties. According to the services page:

• Emergency Surgery (24/7)
• Military surgery — gunshot wound surgery
• 24-hour Maxillofacial Trauma Centre
• Surgical oncology, including head and neck
• Reconstructive surgery
• Facial plastic surgery · septoplasty · rhinoplasty
• Craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery
• Otolaryngologic surgery
• Pediatric surgery
• Laparoscopic hernia repair
• Laser breast surgery
• Phlebology
• Laser dermatosurgery
• Robotic hair transplantation
• …and other specialties up to a total of 28 areas

Team

The institute's team comprises two generations of the Valikhnovski family alongside specialized practitioners and international consultants:

• Rostyslav Valikhnovski — founder, director, personally maintains surgical practice.
• Taras Valikhnovski (brother) — chief physician and surgeon.
• Kateryna Valikhnovska (Rostyslav's wife) — surgeon, assistant professor at the Department of Surgery and Transplantology, O. O. Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology.
• Specialized practitioners in plastic, reconstructive, oncologic, maxillofacial surgery and intensive care.

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Rostyslav Valikhnovski

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Institute team

International Consultants

According to the clinic's official website, the institute engages international consultants for complex multidisciplinary cases:

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Rostyslav Valikhnovski

consultant

Leonid Kogan

consultant

Janindra Warusavitarne

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Josef S Watfah

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Stefan Fichtner-Feigl

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Hakan Agir

Consultant names are sourced from the public team section at valikhnovskimd.com.

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Social Mission

According to the clinic's public statement, approximately 30% of surgical procedures are performed on a charitable basis — particularly for children with congenital defects. This includes a cleft palate assistance program in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard).

Publicly Stated Statistics

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• 511,262 patients from 27 countries worldwide (cumulative over entire history)
• 13,216 successful surgical procedures
• 52 unique surgical techniques
• 28 directions of surgery
• 43 units of modern equipment
• 850 m² facility (new building since 2017)
• 28+ years of practice (since 1998)

External Recognition

• "Surgical Clinic of the Year" — "Choice of the Year" award (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, four consecutive years)
• Top 10 medical institutions in Ukraine according to Investgazeta (since 2013)
• Top 5 medical facilities in Ukraine by insurance company ratings
• "Diamond partner" MASC Congress

Public Patients and Media Presence

Among publicly known patients is President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko (since 2004, following dioxin poisoning; according to Valikhnovski — six facial reconstruction surgeries). Media programs featuring the institute: "Give Me Back My Beauty" (1+1), "I Am Ashamed of My Body" (STB), "My New Life", "Ukraine Is Speaking", "It Concerns Everyone" (Inter), Discovery Channel BODY BIZARRE.

Complex Cases — Reconstruction Types

According to clinic data, the institute publicly positions itself as a "clinic for complex cases" — patients refused by other clinics, complex reconstruction, multidisciplinary cases. Case types (without patient personal data):

• Facial reconstruction after severe trauma, burns and oncological operations;
• Maxillofacial trauma — fractures, complex defects, orthognathic surgery;
• Congenital defects — cleft lip, craniofacial anomalies requiring multidisciplinary approach;
• Burn sequelae — scar contractures, lost areas of skin and soft tissues;
• Complex rhinoplasty — functional (breathing restoration) and reconstructive;
• Post-traumatic reconstruction — after traffic accidents, industrial, domestic and combat injuries;
• Pediatric reconstruction — in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital / Shriners Boston (since 2019);
• Oncological reconstruction — after head and neck tumor removal.

A separate public international case — a patient with Madelung syndrome who received treatment at the institute within a partnership with Discovery Channel BODY BIZARRE.

Social Mission — 30% Charitable Care

According to the clinic's public statement, approximately 30% of operations are performed free of charge. This includes:

• Children with congenital defects — priority category, particularly in the Harvard / Shriners program for children with cleft lip (according to Academy data — 12 patients aged 1–3 months in 2019);
• Patients with complex trauma sequelae;
• Military personnel — reconstruction operations after combat wounds, financed through charitable funds;
• Student support — named scholarship at TNMU (from 18.11.2025) for children of fallen defenders: in addition to financial support, scholarship recipients receive free access to Valikhnovski Academy.

Trust and Reputational Markers

According to clinic and third-party data:

• Heads of state — President V. Yushchenko as publicly known case;
• Top-10 medical institutions of Ukraine (Investgazeta, since 2013);
• Top-5 by insurance company rating;
• "Surgical Clinic of the Year" in "Choice of the Year" competition four years in a row (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019);
• "Diamond partner" MASC Congress;
• International medical tourism — according to Health-ua (2016): ~7,000 medical tourists out of 123,000 patients for 1998–2016, predominantly for plastic and reconstructive procedures.

What the Institute Claims About Itself vs Audited

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