Projects & International Collaborations

Since 2004, Valikhnovski was involved in the team of Ukrainian physicians who treated President Yushchenko after dioxin poisoning. In 2005–2010 — personal physician to the President.

Public sources provide two versions regarding the scope of interventions:

• The clinic's official website states that Valikhnovski with an international team performed approximately 30 plastic surgeries on the President.
• In a BUG interview (2016), Valikhnovski stated that he personally performed six facial reconstruction operations.

Scientific context: The Lancet published on 3 October 2009 an article by Sorg O., Zennegg M., Schmid P., Fedosyuk R., Valikhnovskyi R., Gaide O., Kniazevych V., Saurat J-H. "2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) poisoning in Victor Yushchenko: identification and measurement of TCDD metabolites".

Article in The Lancet (DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60912-0) →

According to Health-ua, Valikhnovski disclosed statistics for 1998–2016: approximately 7,000 medical tourists out of 123,000 patients (5.8%), primarily for plastic and reconstructive procedures. This positioned the clinic as a key player in Ukrainian medical tourism well before the full-scale war.

Article on Health-ua →

A partner network of clinics operating to European standards. Mission — "Recover Everyone": rehabilitation of Ukrainians and people affected by war, patients with congenital or acquired defects.

• Clinic format 200 m², investment from $70,000 (commercial claim from website, not audited)
• Personnel pipeline — Valikhnovski Academy (120+ trained surgeons)
• Digital platform — SIMPLYNOMX

Surgery Partners →

With the participation of Rostyslav Valikhnovski, the digital medical project SIMPLYNOMX was developed — an electronic medical record with elements of three-dimensional patient personalization. The platform provides digital support throughout the treatment and consultation process.

• 3D personalization of the patient — anatomical model instead of text description
• Electronic medical record with digital follow-up elements
• Integration into the Surgery Partners and Valikhnovski Academy ecosystem

simplynomx.com → App Store Google Play

VALIKHNOVSKI ACADEMY — a medical education project founded by Rostyslav Valikhnovski. A platform for professional development of physicians, residents, and medical students. Areas of training — surgery, plastic and reconstructive medicine. Format — online and offline.

«An Online and Offline Academy in the field of surgery, which allows one to acquire a level of professional proficiency that meets global standards in a short period of time.»

• ~1,000 participants since the full-scale invasion
• 200 surgical webinars in English
• Broadcast on 5 international platforms for citizens of 40 countries
• English-language version: SurginomX

valikhnovski-academy.com → Full description at /academy

During Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine since 2022, Rostyslav Valikhnovski has been involved in providing medical assistance to victims of military operations. In particular, he collaborates with the Territorial Medical Association of Kovel (Volyn Oblast).

Activity during this period has been covered in regional Ukrainian and international press:

• Gazeta Volyn — «Renowned surgeon Valikhnovski will continue to cooperate with Kovel MTMO»
• Konkurent — «Doctor Valikhnovski came to Volyn to operate on soldiers»
• ELLE (France) — report «Ces chirurgiens qui tentent de reparer les survivants»
• Tribune de Genève — «Le verre des vitres m'a creve le visage» (patient testimony)

The work continues the «Recover Everyone» line — from reconstructive surgery as commercial practice to reconstruction for war victims as a public mission.

Agreement with Ternopil National Medical University on the Dr. Valikhnovski eponymous scholarship — for students whose parents died for Ukraine. Scholarship recipients receive free access to Valikhnovski Academy, assistantship at the institute, and preparation for international examinations.

TNMU announcement →