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Institute of Surgery — Valikhnovski Surgery Institute
Foundation 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 facility in central Kyiv (23 Protasiv Yar Street) opened in 2017, adjacent to the M. M. Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery. The institute's design follows an eco-style, with comfortable wards and 43 units of modern surgical equipment.
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43 Units of Apparatus
central Kyiv
Central Kyiv Location
rehabilitation
Comfortable Wards
Branch Locations
According to the official website, the Valikhnovski M.D. network has branches in:
- Kyiv (headquarters — 23 Protasiv Yar)
- Lviv
- Ternopil
- Ivano-Frankivsk
- Rivne
- Bukovel
28 Surgical Specialties
The institute offers multidisciplinary surgical care across a broad spectrum of specialties. According to the services page:
- Emergency surgery (24/7)
- Military surgery — gunshot wound surgery
- 24-hour maxillofacial trauma center
- Oncosurgery, including head and neck
- Reconstructive surgery
- Facial plastic surgery · septoplasty · rhinoplasty
- Craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery
- Otolaryngological surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Laparoscopic hernia repair
- Laser breast surgery
- Phlebology
- Laser dermatosurgery
- Robotic hair transplantation
- …and other specialties totaling 28 disciplines
Team
The institute's team is a two-generation Valikhnovski family together with specialized practitioners:
- Rostyslav Valikhnovski — founder, director, personally maintains surgical practice.
- Taras Valikhnovski (brother) — chief physician and surgeon.
- Kateryna Valikhnovski (Rostyslav's wife) — surgeon, assistant professor of surgery and transplantology at the O. O. Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology.
- Specialized practitioners in plastic, reconstructive, oncological, maxillofacial surgery, and intensive care.
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Rostyslav Valikhnovski
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Institute Team
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Social Mission
According to the clinic's public statement, approximately 30% of surgical interventions are performed pro bono — particularly for children with congenital malformations. This includes a cleft palate program in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard).
Publicly Stated Statistics
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- 511,262 patients from 27 countries worldwide (cumulative total)
- 15,216 surgical interventions
- 52 unique surgical techniques
- 28 surgical specialties
- 43 units of modern equipment
- 28+ years of practice (since 1998)
External Recognition
- Ukrainian Business Award — "TOP-15 Plastic Surgery Clinics in Kyiv" (2023): 1st place among 15 clinics — based on cumulative criteria: number of specialists, service range, media reputation, years in operation, awards, and patient reviews. uba.top/plastic
- "Choice of the Country" — "Plastic Surgery Clinic of the Year" (2025) — recognition from the "Choice of the Country" Analytical Center. award.com.ua
- Ukrainian Business Award — "TOP-10 Plastic Surgery Clinics in Kyiv" (2026). uba.top
- "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 Institutions in Ukraine by insurance company ratings
- "Diamond partner" MASC Congress
Public Patients & Media Presence
Among publicly known patients — President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko (since 2004, following dioxin poisoning; according to Valikhnovski — six facial reconstruction operations). 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 — Types of Reconstruction
According to clinic data, the institute publicly positions itself as a "clinic for complex cases" — patients rejected by other clinics, complex reconstruction, multidisciplinary cases. Types of cases (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 a multidisciplinary approach;
- Burn sequelae — scar contractures, lost areas of skin and soft tissue;
- Complex rhinoplasty — functional (restoring breathing) 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 removal of head and neck tumors.
A separate public international case — a patient with Madelung syndrome who received treatment at the institute within the Discovery Channel BODY BIZARRE partnership.
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 consequences of complex trauma;
- Military personnel — reconstruction operations after combat injuries, financed through charitable foundations;
- Student support — named scholarship at TNMU (from 18 November 2025) for children of fallen defenders: in addition to financial support, scholarship recipients receive free access to Valikhnovski Academy.
Trust & Reputation Markers
According to clinic and third-party data:
- Top state officials — President V. Yushchenko as a publicly known case;
- Top-10 Medical Institutions in Ukraine (Investgazeta, since 2013);
- Top-5 by insurance company ratings;
- "Surgical Clinic of the Year" in "Choice of the Year" competition for four consecutive years (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 during 1998–2016, predominantly for plastic and reconstructive procedures.
What the Institute Claims About Itself vs Audited
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