Zabara Oleksiivna Oleksandra

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University. Incomplete studies in General Medicine
• Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University. Degree in General Medicine
• Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine. Neurology internship
• Almazov National Medical Research Centre. Neurology internship

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

• Member of the European Academy of Neurology
• Member of the European Stroke Organisation
• Member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
• Member of the Ukrainian Stroke Medicine Society
• Young Stroke Specialists School, Ukrainian Stroke Medicine Society, Bila Tserkva — 2024
• 10th European Stroke Organisation Conference, Basel, Switzerland — 2024
• All-Ukrainian Masterclass “Movement Disorders Today” — 2024
• Course “Clinical Otoneurology: A Modern Step-by-Step Approach”, Medvoice — 2025
• Course “Multiple Sclerosis: Early Detection and Diagnostic Criteria 2025”, Medvoice — 2025
• Course “Fundamentals of ENMG in Neurological Practice”, Medvoice — 2026
• Course “Paroxysmal Conditions: Differential Diagnosis of Epileptic and Non-Epileptic Seizures”, Medvoice — 2026
• Course “Gait Disorders: Neurological Diagnostic Algorithms”, Medvoice — 2026
• Course “Biological Therapy in Neurology: Clinical Algorithms for Prescription and Monitoring”, Medvoice — 2026
• Masterclass “Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Pain Syndromes”, FARMAS — 2026

Areas of professional development:

• Clinical placement at the Neurosurgery Department of Belén Hospital, Trujillo, Peru — 2017
• Clinical placement at the Stroke Unit of I. I. Mechnikov Dnipro Hospital — 2023
• Volunteer work with FRIDA Ukraine medical missions in frontline areas — since 2024

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• Primary and secondary stroke prevention
• Headaches, including migraines, and facial pain
• Back pain, limb weakness and numbness, polyneuropathies and carpal tunnel syndrome
• Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
• Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
• Bell’s palsy
• Sleep disorders
• Dizziness and repositioning manoeuvres for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• Rheumatology
• Psychiatry
• Medical genetics

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• I play tennis and guitar, and create music using Ableton
• My favourite authors are Julian Barnes and Donna Tartt
• My favourite TV series are The Pitt and Fleabag

Doctor's advice:

• Our health largely depends on our daily habits. Self-care, a balanced lifestyle and paying attention to our well-being are important parts of disease prevention.