Top 5 clinics for oncology treatment in Ukraine

According to the World Health Organization, in 2020, deaths from malignant neoplasms amounted to almost 10 million people – this is one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

In the treatment of oncological diseases, technical equipment, medical qualifications and clinical experience are important. Today, Ukrainian clinics are practically not conceding to foreign medical centers in the treatment of complex malignant pathologies.

Patients from all over the CIS turn to Ukrainian specialists for help. Modern cancer treatment technologies such as CyberKnife, Gamma Knife, as well as targeted therapy and HIPEC are available at prices much lower than European ones, while the quality of the procedures is at the world level.

MedTour has selected 5 of the best hospitals in Ukraine, where they successfully treat cancer, both in adults and in young patients.

National cancer institute (Kiev)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a leading oncological medical institution that specializes in performing complex surgical interventions and treating common forms of malignant neoplasms.

The hospital works according to the modern American NCCN protocol – the world standard for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer.

The following advanced technologies are available to patients at the National Cancer Institute:

• Autologous bone marrow transplant;
• Immune, targeted and radiation therapy;
• Laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery;
• Treatment of multiple abdominal metastases (HIPEC).

In addition to special treatment, patients of the National Cancer Institute receive reconstructive and oncoplastic surgeries in order to remain after treatment with minimal physical and cosmetic defects or even without significant changes in appearance, quality of life, performance and amount of physical activity. Surgeries are available to patients in which the bladder, ureters, mammary gland, facial bones and other organs are restored, if there is a need to remove them.

Cyber clinic Spizhenko (Kapitanovka village, Kiev region)

Spizhenko Cancer clinic is the first hospital in Ukraine and Eastern Europe that offered its patients non-surgical removal of tumors using the innovative CyberKnife method.

The clinic uses the latest cancer treatments such as radiation therapy with the Elekta Synergy linear accelerator, which acts directly on the tumor without affecting healthy tissue.

Doctors effectively treat oncological diseases with hormonal and targeted therapy. Its main advantage and difference from standard chemotherapy is that it fights only cancer cells without destroying healthy ones.

The founder of the clinic, Yuriy Spizhenko, is an oncologist, doctor of medical sciences and the first minister of health of Ukraine. He was also the President of the Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Association.

Following the example of many western oncological hospitals, the Spizhenko clinic is located outside the city. The wards and corridors are like a comfortable hotel. There is a pine forest around the medical complex. This reduces the stress level of the patient during treatment.

OHMADET (Kiev)

Children’s hospital OHMADET (Institute for the protection of maternity and childhood) is a leading medical center in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. For more than 25 years, children with oncological diseases of varying degrees of complexity have been treated here.

Since 2020, advanced cancer treatments are officially available at OHMADET, including:

• Bone marrow transplantation (BMT), including from unrelated donors;
• Targeted drugs;
• Infusion of donor lymphocytes – the introduction of specially modified cells that are capable of destroying malignant cells;
• Extracorporeal photopheresis is a procedure designed to prevent the rejection of biological material after bone marrow transplantation.

Experienced hospital doctors successfully apply personalized (targeted) therapy that acts directly on the tumor, minimizing the side effects of treatment as much as possible.

Doctors in OHMADET treat all types of sarcomas, leukemia (11-year survival rate is 85%), neuro-oncology, etc. Doctors are constantly trained by the best specialists in the USA, Israel and Europe.

Oxford Medical

The multidisciplinary Oxford Medical clinic has 37 branches throughout Ukraine (in Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Kherson, Zaporozhye and other cities), where the best doctors treat diseases in 30 directions. The hospital is known for its oncosurgical department, which annually successfully treats thousands of Ukrainian and foreign patients for cancer.

Oxford Medical clinic employs oncologists with over 20 years of clinical experience. Doctors perform oncological operations using modern equipment from Japanese, German and Swiss manufacturers of medical devices.

Cancer treatment at Oxford Medical includes minimally invasive and organ-preserving surgeries, radio wave and laser surgery. With these methods, experienced doctors can completely remove the tumor with minimal chance of complications. In this case, the patient recovers faster, and a second operation is not required.

Manufactura Medical Center (Kiev region)

The Manufactura specializes in the treatment of oncological diseases of:

• Gastrointestinal tract;
• Proctology;
• Urology;
• Gynecology;
• Breast.

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TOP of the best oncologists in Ukraine in 2023

The success of cancer treatment largely depends on the experience and professionalism of doctors. There are a number of highly qualified oncologists in Ukraine, whose professional skills and active participation in research activities have made them true leaders in the field of cancer treatment. The medical authors of the MedTour platform have compiled for you a rating of the best oncologists in Ukraine. When compiling this list, MedTour specialists took into account such factors as the level of the doctor’s qualifications, achievements in the field of medicine, the use of innovative methods of treatment and patient reviews.

Anatoly Shudrak (oncosurgeon)

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of Ukraine, Deputy Chief Physician for Surgery at the Department of Coloproctology at the National Cancer Institute of Ukraine. The main area of specialization is the treatment of colorectal cancer. Anatoly Shudrak performs unique laparoscopic operations for the treatment of advanced rectal cancer, and also performs a low anterior rectal resection without removing the stoma.

In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Shudrak is actively involved in scientific activities. He is the author of the patent “Method of surgical treatment of tumors of the rectum”, as well as a series of scientific papers “Minimally invasive surgical interventions for diseases of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas.”

Natalia Khranovska (oncologist, geneticist, immunologist)

Natalia Khranovska, PhD in Biology, Senior Researcher at the National Cancer Institute. The main areas of clinical practice and scientific activity of Dr. Khranovska are the immunology of malignant tumors, immunotherapy of oncological diseases, the molecular basis of cancer, molecular genetic and cytogenetic diagnostics in oncology.

Dr. Khranovska is one of the first specialists in Ukraine who began the development and evaluation of the effectiveness of antitumor vaccines. Currently, she is actively involved in the use of dendritic cell vaccines in clinical practice. Dr. Khranovska is the author of more than 400 scientific publications, the author of 29 patents for inventions and utility models in the field of medicine, a member of the Scientific Council of the National Cancer Institute of Ukraine.

Andrey Lukashenko (oncologist, abdominal surgeon)

Doctor of the highest qualification category, doctor of medical sciences. He specializes in the treatment of malignant tumors of the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space. In clinical practice, Andrey Lukashenko uses both the standard open technique and the innovative minimally invasive approach. Extensive experience in the field of laparoscopic surgery allows the doctor to perform complex operations, such as distal subtotal resection of the stomach and hemihepatectomy (removal of a lobe of the liver) through small incisions in the abdominal cavity. Such operations are associated with a lower risk of bleeding and infection and do not require long-term rehabilitation of the patient.

In addition to clinical practice, Andrey Lukashenko is actively involved in scientific activities. He is the author of more than 130 publications in prestigious medical journals, as well as the owner of a number of Ukrainian and international awards in the field of medicine.

Natalia Lisovskaya (oncologist, chemotherapist)

Natalya Lisovskaya is a candidate of medical sciences, a specialist of the highest qualification category. She practices at the Spizhenko clinic. Doctor Lisovskaya specializes in the use of such methods of anticancer treatment as chemotherapy (standard and endolymphatic), targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. She provides expert review of tumor molecular profiling in order to develop a personalized treatment protocol.

Dr. Lisovskaya is constantly improving her skills by taking advanced training courses at leading oncological centers in Ukraine and foreign countries. She is a member of Ukrainian and international specialized associations, as well as the author of more than 50 papers published in prestigious medical journals.

Bohdan Borysiuk (oncologist, thoracic surgeon)

Honored Doctor of Ukraine, doctor of the highest qualification category, head of the Department of Lung and Mediastinal Tumors at the National Cancer Institute of Ukraine. The main areas of specialization of Bohdan Borisiuk are surgery for lung and mediastinal tumors, as well as complex therapy for patients with giant chest tumors. In addition, the doctor performs operations to remove tumors of the chest wall with plastic surgery and reconstruction.

Dr. Borisiuk constantly improves his skills by attending advanced training courses in Ukraine and other countries, is actively engaged in scientific activities, participates in conferences, seminars, symposiums, congresses of oncologists.

Alexey Kononenko (oncologist, urologist, plastic and reconstructive surgeon)

Alexey Kononenko is a doctor of the highest qualification category, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Oncology of the National Cancer Institute of Ukraine. He specializes in the treatment of malignant tumors of the genitourinary system. Alexey Kononenko performs unique reconstructive surgeries to recreate the bladder and ureters after cancer removal. He is fluent in laparoscopic, endoscopic and transurethral technologies.

Dr. Kononenko is actively engaged in scientific activities. The main area of his scientific interests is damage to the ureters in cancer patients and surgical ways to solve this problem while maintaining a high level of quality of life for patients.

Igor Motuzuk (mammologist-oncologist, plastic and reconstructive surgeon)

Doctor of the highest qualification category, candidate of medical sciences, assistant at the oncology department of the National University named after Bogomolets, employee of the National Cancer Institute of Ukraine. The main direction of practical and scientific activity of Igor Motuzuk is reconstructive surgery after breast cancer treatment. He performs complex reconstructive operations to restore the areolar complex, restore the mammary glands using the latissimus dorsi muscle, TRAM flap, and microsurgery.

Igor Motuzuk is an author who owns 115 scientific papers and 50 invention patents. He also developed his own unique techniques for breast reconstruction after tumor removal.

Natalia Tsip (oncogynecologist)

Natalia Tsyp is a gynecological oncologist and a leading researcher at the National Cancer Institute of Ukraine. She has extensive practical experience in the treatment of malignant tumors of the female reproductive system. She has achieved particular success in the diagnosis and treatment of gestational trophoblastic disease, gynecological cancer during pregnancy, and immunotherapy for oncological diseases.

Natalia Tsyp also performs gynecological cancer surgeries to preserve fertility for women who want to have children in the future. She is the author of more than 140 publications in prestigious medical journals, a member of numerous Ukrainian and international specialized organizations, an active participant in medical congresses, symposiums and conferences in Ukraine and other countries of the world.

Yuri Ostapenko (ongogynecologist, mammologist, oncosurgeon)

Doctor of the highest qualification category, candidate of medical sciences. He currently holds the position of Head of the Department of Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Surgery, Interventional Radiology. The doctor is fluent in both standard and modern minimally invasive surgical technologies. He hastily carries out operations to treat cancer of the thyroid gland, esophagus, stomach, mammary glands, small intestine, rectum, kidneys, liver, cervix and body of the uterus, ovaries.

Yuri Ostapenko constantly improves his skills by attending advanced training courses in Ukraine and European countries. He is a member of many specialized Ukrainian and international medical organizations.

Tatyana Kadnikova (oncohematologist)

Professor, head of the oncohematology department at the National Cancer Institute. Tatyana Kadnikova has extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of various types of lymphomas, multiple myeloma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The doctor specializes in radionuclide diagnostics and treatment of oncohematological diseases using radiopharmaceuticals.

Dr. Kadnikova is the author of scientific publications in Ukrainian and international medical publications, as well as an active participant in specialized conferences, congresses, symposiums and seminars.

Yurii Kondratsky (oncosurgeon)

Doctor of the highest qualification category, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Esophagus and Stomach Tumors Department at the National Cancer Institute. The doctor specializes in the treatment of cancer of the esophagus, stomach, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, neuroendocrine tumors and other malignant and benign neoplasms of the esophagus and stomach.

Yurii Kondratsky performs complex operations to remove spreading tumors. Thanks to his high qualifications and rich clinical experience, he manages to resect even those neoplasms that other specialists considered inoperable. In addition, the doctor developed his own techniques for reconstructive operations on the esophagus.

Oleg Kravets (oncosurgeon)

PhD, admits patients in the Head and Neck Tumors Department of the National Cancer Institute. Oleg Kravets performs unique operations on patients who have undergone surgical treatment for cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx. He applies innovative surgical technologies such as reconstruction of the oral cavity and pharynx using visceral grafts. Such operations are performed exclusively by highly qualified and experienced surgeons in the world’s leading medical centers. This method of treatment eliminates the need for a tracheostomy and maintains a high quality of life for patients.

Dr. Kravets introduced a unique surgical technique into clinical practice. Its essence lies in the elimination of defects in the oropharynx, root of the tongue, palate, cheeks in patients after surgical treatment of cancer. Reconstruction is performed using a fragment of the colon. Such surgical interventions are performed by only one doctor in Ukraine. Moreover, they are not carried out in all prestigious oncological centers in the world.

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