The beginning
Rostyslav Valikhnovskyi founds the Surgery Institute.
INSTITUTE · TEAM · COMMUNITYTHE STRENGTH
VALIKHNOVSKI SURGERY INSTITUTE / KYIVTHE STRENGTH
OF MORE THAN ONE
PERSON.
Complex surgical challenges require different expertise, a shared plan and a team that sees the person as a whole.
Explore the Institute01THE INSTITUTE’S IDEAOne case.
One case.
Several perspectives.
Since its foundation in 1998, the Institute has united different surgical disciplines to work with complex clinical situations.
When a problem affects appearance, tissues, movement or breathing at the same time, the solution cannot be reduced to the name of a single operation. The team assesses the challenge, sets priorities and builds an individual treatment pathway. A final plan is possible only after consultation and examination.
FOUNDERRostyslav Valikhnovskyi
1998year founded
28surgical disciplines on the official site
850 м²clinic space in central Kyiv
52surgical techniques according to the Institute
02TEAMSpecialists who
Specialists who
think together.
The Institute describes its team as specialists from different surgical disciplines with international experience. The composition of the surgical team and involvement of related specialists depend on the individual case.
DIFFERENT
EXPERTS.
ONE PLAN.
EXPERTS.
ONE PLAN.
Reconstruction is a collaboration from the first assessment through postoperative recovery.
01Reconstructive and plastic surgery
Restoring form, tissues and function after trauma, congenital anomalies and treatment.
02Emergency and general surgery
Comprehensive surgical management of acute conditions and general surgical challenges.
03Maxillofacial and ENT surgery
Work involving the face, head, neck, breathing and related structures.
04Oncologic surgery
Treatment of head, neck and breast tumours with attention to subsequent reconstruction.
05Vascular surgery and traumatology
Disciplines that complement a comprehensive plan for a patient with several clinical challenges.
06Anaesthesiology and recovery
Support throughout surgery and the postoperative period as part of the team’s work.
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTSA broader professional
A broader professional
conversation.
Consultants are presented separately on the Institute’s official website. Their possible involvement in a specific case should be confirmed when contacting the clinic.
01Hakan AgirPlastic surgery
02Stefan Fichtner-FeiglGeneral and visceral surgery
03Josef S WatfahGeneral surgery
04Janindra WarusavitarneColorectal surgery
05Leonid KoganPlastic surgery
CLINIC / OFFICIAL PHOTO03A SPACE FOR COMPLEX DECISIONSFrom an idea
From an idea
to precision.
The Institute is located at 23 Protasiv Yar in Kyiv. The clinic’s previous website lists an area of 850 m², 43 units of equipment and work across 28 surgical disciplines.
Clinical practice is combined with research: developing treatment approaches, introducing less invasive techniques and improving anaesthetic support.
CLINIC HISTORY AND DATA SOURCE04MILESTONESA story that
A story that
continues.
Human stories
The Institute becomes a medical partner of television projects about health and recovery.
A global conversation
The first Kyiv Global Surgery Congress: specialists from 12 countries and more than 1,000 participants.
Recognition of the clinic
The Institute receives industry awards and recognition in rankings of Kyiv clinics.
05INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUEKNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE
HAS NO
BORDERS.
In 2017, the Institute launched the Kyiv Global Surgery Congress. The first congress brought together more than 1,000 participants and surgeons from 12 countries to share experience in emergency, general and military surgery.
06ECOSYSTEMThe clinic is
The clinic is
only the beginning.
The congress, education and partnership initiatives extend the professional conversation beyond the operating room. Below are the projects linked from the Institute’s official website.
01
KYIV GLOBAL SURGERY CONGRESS
02A platform for sharing experience in emergency, general and military surgery. The first congress was held in 2017.
VALIKHNOVSKI ACADEMY
03The Institute’s educational initiative: sharing professional experience and developing the surgical community.
SURGINOMX
04A professional education project presented among the Institute’s initiatives.
SIMPLYNOMX
05An independent project in the Institute’s portfolio of initiatives.
VALIKHNOVSKI SURGERY PARTNERS
A partnership platform developing surgical solutions under the Valikhnovski brand.
Experience that
gets noticed.
The Institute reports receiving the Surgical Clinic of the Year award from 2016 to 2019, first place in the 2023 Ukrainian Business Award ranking of 15 plastic surgery clinics in Kyiv, a 2025 distinction and inclusion in Kyiv’s top ten in 2026.
Since 2012, the clinic has also been a medical partner of the television projects Return My Beauty, I Am Ashamed of My Body, My New Life and Concerns Everyone.
VIEW THE HISTORY AND AWARDSYour story
begins with a conversation.
Tell the team about your situation. They will advise which consultation to begin with.