Radchenko Volodymyr Oleksandrovych

Doctor of Medical Sciences, top-category physician

Deputy Director for Research at the State Institution “Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology named after N.I. Sytenko of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine,” Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor, head of the Department of Minimally Invasive and Instrumental Spine Surgery.

A leading orthopedist-traumatologist, distinguished scientist, and talented surgeon. Specializes in orthopedics and traumatology, sports orthopedics, and minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery of the spine and joints.

Recipient of the State Prize of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine.

President of ISMISS (International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery), president of OGMIKhP (Association of Citizens for Minimally Invasive and Instrumental Spine Surgery), member of SICOT (Societe Internationale de Chirurhie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie), AAMISMS (American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery) ISLASS (International Society of Laser and Percutaneous Procedures in Spinal Surgery) WScS (World Spinal Column Society) AO Spine International; EORS (European Orthopaedic Research Society).

Author of more than 300 scholarly works—including monographs, reference books, and textbooks—as well as 55 inventor’s certificates and patents. Under his supervision, 10 dissertations have been defended.

Education:

• 1979 — Graduated from Dnipropetrovsk Medical Institute;
• 1984-1986 — Clinical residency at the State Institution “Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology named after Prof. M.I. Sytenko of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.”

Professional career:

• 1979-1984 — Surgeon at Hospital No. 6 in Dnipropetrovsk, emergency traumatologist at the Emergency Medical Hospital in Dnipropetrovsk;
• 1986-1987 — Physician in the Emergency Trauma Department of the State Institution “Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology named after Prof. M.I. Sytenko of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”;
• Since 1987 — Has worked in the Institute’s Spine Pathology Department;
• 1988 — Defended his candidate’s dissertation on “Diagnosis and treatment of facet joint osteoarthritis in lumbar osteochondrosis”;
• 1996 — Defended his doctoral dissertation on “Optimization of surgical strategy and techniques for operations on degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine” and was awarded the title of senior research fellow.
• 1997 — Appointed Deputy Director for Research;
• Since 2001 to the present — Heads the Department of Instrumental and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery;
• 2005 — Awarded the title of Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine;
• 2007 — Awarded the title of professor;
• 2008 - Recipient of the State Prize of Ukraine.

The main areas of Professor Radchenko’s research include the study of degenerative diseases and traumatic injuries of the spine, scoliotic deformities, and spinal neoplasms, as well as the development of conservative and surgical treatments for these conditions. He pays particular attention to developing minimally invasive methods in spine surgery, creating various transpedicular spinal stabilization systems, and developing instruments for spinal surgery.

In 2008, Professor V.A. Radchenko was awarded the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology. The comprehensive project “Development and implementation of the latest surgical technologies for spinal diseases and injuries” focused on creating and introducing into medical practice and serial production new methods and examples of the latest highly effective surgical technologies for spinal diseases and injuries.

Based on the author’s theoretical research, the latest surgical treatment technologies have been scientifically substantiated, created, improved, and implemented in healthcare institutions in Ukraine. Most have no equivalents anywhere in the world and make it possible for patients to return to their usual lives in the shortest possible time. These developments have received international recognition from scientists in the United States, Europe, and other countries around the world.

For his scientific achievements in innovative research and development in spine surgery, V.A. Radchenko received certificates of honor from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the National Academy of Medical Sciences, and in 2015 became an honorary citizen of Kharkiv.

Where he sees patients: Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology named after Professor M.I. Sytenko of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.