Hanna Petrivna Ogorodnik

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University, specialty “Medicine”;
• Kyiv Medical University – internship in the specialty “Neurology.”

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

• regular improvement of knowledge and acquisition of practical experience through participation in congresses, conferences, and specialized training programs, in particular on the study of acute cerebrovascular disorders and their consequences, primary and secondary prevention, neurodegenerative diseases, paroxysmal conditions in neurology, ultrasound navigation in the treatment of spasticity, and pain medicine.

Scientific activity:

• work in the stroke unit and in the emergency neurology department, work with emergency neurological conditions in the emergency department.

Areas of professional development:

• work in the stroke unit and in the emergency neurology department, work with emergency neurological conditions in the emergency department.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• cerebral circulation disorders and support in the subacute and long-term period;
• consequences of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries;
• vertebrogenic radiculoneuritis, radiculopathy;
• polyneuropathy;
• diagnosis and treatment of headaches, migraines, and facial pain;
• vestibulopathy;
• Parkinson's disease;
• paroxysmal conditions, epilepsy, and epileptic syndromes;
• treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and facial nerve neuritis;
• repositioning maneuvers for benign positional vertigo;
• paravertebral blockades;
• placement of nasogastric tubes and urinary catheters.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• Ultrasound imaging of peripheral nerves and muscles of the upper and lower extremities;
• medical interventions under ultrasound guidance;
• ultrasound diagnosis of traumatic, compressive, and inflammatory injuries of peripheral nerves.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• My favorite movies are historical, documentary, motivational, and meaningful. One of my favorites is Forrest Gump.
• My favorite books are The Garden of Gethsemane by Bagryany and Babyn Yar by Kuznetsov.
• Hobbies: sports and all kinds of physical activity, strength training.
• I spend my free time with my family outside the city, walking my dog, and enjoying being close to nature.

Doctor's advice:

• Love yourself, your soul, your body, and show this love first and foremost by taking care of your health. Because health is the most basic of needs.