Derevianko Liudmyla Andriivna

Category: Higher

Education:

• Lviv Medical Institute, internship in dermatovenerology at the Lviv Regional Skin and Venereology Dispensary

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV);
• Member of international dermatological societies, including pediatric dermatology;
• Member of the working group at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on rare diseases;
• Consulting activity at Okhmatdyt;
• President of the NGO “Dermatologists – for Children” (Ukraine, Sweden).

Scientific activity:

• PhD thesis: alopecia in children;
• Research on prevention and treatment of congenital syphilis;
• Author of more than 100 scientific publications and international presentations;
• Clinical research on atopic dermatitis, epidermolysis bullosa, alopecia, and rare dermatoses.

Teaching and / or lecturing:

• Associate Professor at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Phthisiology and Dermatovenerology, Kyiv Medical University.

Areas of professional development:

• continuous participation in international dermatology congresses;
• expert work in the field of rare and complex dermatoses;
• international fellowships in dermatology and venereology: University of Edmonton, Canada; Tel Aviv University, Israel; Salzburg Dermatology Seminars, Austria; University of Gothenburg, Sweden (organization of dermatological care); Northwestern University, Chicago, USA (Fulbright Program, development of expert centers for rare dermatoses).

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• diagnosis and treatment of common and rare skin diseases and skin tumors in children and adults;
• multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of complex clinical cases.
• “Treatment strategy — providing patient care in accordance with international standards of evidence-based medicine, multidisciplinary approach in complex diagnostic cases. Professional credo: ‘Patient education is an essential component of chronic disease management.’”

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• diagnosis and treatment of common and rare skin diseases.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• “I enjoy running, and I like historical movies and books.”

Doctor's advice:

• “Consult a dermatologist at the first skin changes, do not self-medicate — regularly monitor chronic conditions and skin lesions.”