Global Surgery Congress held in Kiev

For the first time, the Global Surgery Congress, organized by the Valikhnovski Surgery Institute and A7 Conferences, took place in Kiev on November 22-23. The main idea of the event was to create the large international discussion platform in Ukraine that united Ukrainian surgeons from all over the world in the realm of emergency and traumatic surgery.

The Congress brought together creme de la creme to share experience.
Its format included a presentation of European protocols and surgical care standards, demonstration of the experience of Ukrainian surgeons with wounded participants in hostilities. High-level speakers, particularly professors and PhD from 12 countries, participated in the event.

Rostislav Valikhnovski, Honored Doctor of Ukraine and founder of the Valikhnovski Surgery Institute, said: “During the congress, I was impressed by the level of reports made by professors, as well as the guests from countries with the most advanced health care system. In fact, 12 representatives of elite clinics from Britain, Germany, Israel and South Korea attended the event. For example, David Kakiashvilli brought his own know-how from Israel, namely the Da Vinci Surgical System."

According to him, a very interesting report was made by Leonid Kogan, who shared the standards and protocols of reconstructive military surgery. In particular, he spoke about the treatment of Syrian servicemen - about the
mechanisms of transplantation of the widest back muscles to the affected upper limbs. Participants in the forum took a keen interest in the report on organ transplantation, which was made by a South Korean professor. It  is worth noting that South Korea is the one of the world's top ten countries in terms of the development of surgery, particularly transplantology. Unfortunately, this direction is still in its infancy in Ukraine. That is why there are still problems related to legislation in this area.

Leonid Kogan, head of the Plastic Surgery and Burns Department of the Israel-based Galilee Medical Center, thanked for the opportunity to attend such a major event in the field of surgery in Ukraine. “During the Kiev World Surgical Congress, I became convinced that Ukrainian surgeons have great professional skills. I am pleased to invite Ukrainian doctors to Israel so that they could gain experience and share knowledge,” he said.

Among speakers of the Forum were also Yang Goo Lee, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea
to Ukraine; Eliav Belotserkovsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine; and many others.