Yurii Ostapenko

About doctor Yurii Ostapenko

Yurii Ostapenko is a doctor of the highest category and candidate of medical sciences. He is the Head of the Department of Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Surgery, interventional radiology, oncosurgeon/oncogynecologist at the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Ostapenko is a multidisciplinary specialist. He conducts diagnostics and surgical treatment of oncological diseases of the mammary and thyroid glands and abdominal organs. He performs laparoscopic operations, thoracoscopy, hysteroscopy, and mediastinoscopy.

Doctor’s specialty

The doctor treats malignant tumors of the following organs:

• Thyroid gland;
• Esophagus;
• Stomach;
• Breast;
• Small intestine;
• Rectum;
• Kidneys;
• Liver;
• Cervix;
• Ovaries.

The doctor performs surgical interventions on the:

• Head-neck area;
• Thyroid gland (of any degree of difficulty);
• Mammary gland;
• Abdominal organs;
• Organs of the female reproductive system.

Professional development

Dr. Ostapenko has completed many specialized courses in surgery and cancer treatment. Participated in national and international scientific conferences.

The main ones are:

• 2002 – Advanced training course in the specialty of oncology, Donetsk State Medical University named after M. Gorky, Ukraine;
• 2003 – IX Scientific-practical conference “Some aspects of plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery”, Kharkov cosmetology hospital, Ukraine;
• 2007 – II Congress of the Russian society of oncourologists, Moscow, RF;
• 2007 – Basic course in laparoscopic surgery, Novy Sad university, faculty of medicine, Novy Sad, Serbia;
• 2008 – Scientific-practical conference “Actual issues of diagnosis and treatment of patients with malignant tumors of the head and neck”, Sudak, Crimea, Ukraine;
• 2009 – IX International congress “Reconstructive, plastic and aesthetic breast surgery”, Kazan, RF;
• 2010 – International conference “Russian school of colorectal surgery”, Moscow, RF;
• 2011 – Refresher course at TI “Fundamentals of interventional ultrasound”, Donetsk State medical university named after M. Gorky;
• 2012 – Master class “Laparoscopic kidney surgery”, clinic “GARVIS”, Dnipro, Ukraine;
• 2012 – International master class “Laparoscopic anatomy of the small pelvis through the eyes of a oncogynecologist”, LISOD, Kyiv;
• 2012 – 37th ESMO congress, Vienna, Austria;
• 2013 – 10th International stomach cancer congress “Individual and multidisciplinary treatment of stomach cancer, Verona, Italy;
• 2013 – Practical course in endoscopic gynecology, International center for endoscopic surgery, Clermont-Ferrand, France;
• 2013 – Master class “Hysteroscopy: theory and practice”, Ministry of Health of Ukraine National medical academy of postgraduate education named after P.L. Shupika, Kiyv;
• 2014 – Scientific-practical conference “Topical issues of prostate cancer treatment”, Gravis clinic, Dnipro;
• 2014 – Refresher course in the specialty of oncogynecology with the title of specialist doctor, Donetsk state medical university named after M. Gorky;
• 2015 – 10th Scientific-practical conference “Clinical oncoradiology”, FRCVM “Russian cancer research center. NN. Blokhin”, Moscow;
• 2015 – Scientific-practical conference “Endometriosis. Diagnostic myths and surgical realities. Reproductive health of the nation”, Kiyv.