Staff : 5 professors, 10 associate professors, 8 assistants, 1 clinical interns, 2 masters, 1 senior technician, 4 lab assistants.

Head of the Department - Prof. I.N. Deykalo

      The Department of Surgery was founded in August 1957. From 1957 to 1965, the Chief of the Department was Prof. JT Komorovskyy from 1965 to 1972 - Prof. O. cradle from 1972 to 1984 - Prof. AA Gerasimenko, from 1984 to 1989 - Prof. EV Kuleshov, from 1990 to 1997 - Prof. VA Shidlovskyy. In 1998 the department was led by Prof. MO Lyapis. Since August 2005 the department is once again led by Prof. VA Shidlovskyy.

Staff Course Combustiology: 1 professor, 2 assistant.

Head of Course - Laureate of the State Prize in Science Technology I of Ukraine, MD, Professor Vladimir Bihunyak

Course Staff: 1 professor, 2 associate professors, 3 assistants, 1 laboratory.

Head of Course - MD, Professor Michael S. Hnatiuk

      The course includes operative surgery and topographical anatomy for the Medical Faculty in the II and III courses, (III course for Dental faculty),and intern and surgical intern specialties.

      Hnatiuk M.S. - Pathological modeling processes, morphometrical research on compensatory adaptation phenomena in bodies with lesions.
      Harhula V.D - Pacemaker function of the stomach, duodenum and its importance in surgery on organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
      Kovalchuk M.F., YA Danilevich Y.O. - Comprehensive morphological investigation of the heart and vessels pathology and surgery on organs of thoracic and abdominal cavities.
      Shev'yak P.I. - Structural and functional study of thyroid pathology.

      Protected:

• Doctoral thesis - Assoc. Gerasimyuk I.YE. Assoc. Shulhay AG;
• Candidate thesis - Byelikova N.A., Shamray N.V., Rybitska L.N., Gnatko K.V.
• Course team performs routine budget-scientific research work 'Morphofunctional basis of adaptation process in the cardiovascular system, when arterial hypertension in large and small circles of blood circulation at different corrective impacts', № of registration- 0104 U 004522 (2005-2007)

      The Department of Operative Surgery with Topographical Anatomy was established in 1957-1958. It was originally located on the first floor of the physiology building. In the department were: Head Chairman (docent V.K. Tsvirko), assistant (M.T. Gerasimits), two laboratory technicians and a senior articulator. Department premises comprised two educational rooms, the experimental operating room, head of the office room and assistants room. Teaching at the department began in February 1958. To ensure his assistants, M.T. Herasymtsem created methodical instructions for teachers, museum preparations, and made 100 tables and all necessary surgical instruments.
      In September 1958 the Department moved to the morphological block, which was equipped with 3 educational rooms, laboratory, and office of the chief and assistants. In the same year as assistant was employed I.I. Bobryk, who worked at the department till 1960, later moved to the city of Kyiv (now head of the department of human anatomy, professor, corresponding member of the APS). In 1960 the position was adopted by D.B. Bekov, who worked until 1966 and after his PhD thesis, he became head of the department of operative surgery at Lugansk Medical Institute.
      In 1969 the laboratory in the department was converted into the operating experimental equipment room with modern equipment. The team is constantly working on improving the material basis of the department, illustrating the educational process, implementation of the learning process of experimental surgeries on animals for the acquisition of practical skills of students as well as for scientific research.
      In 1961, the department was headed by Associate Professor G.A. Rusanov (in 1964 he became Professor), who has been the head of the Department of Operative Surgery at the Military Medical Academy in Leningrad. Prof. Rusanov had great teaching experience, organizational skills, had a lot of culture, and amazing human traits. G.A. Rusanov suceeded to unite the team, focus its efforts on improving the learning process and research work. The department was equipped with two experimental operating rooms, photographical and histological laboratories, as well as an 'Animal Clinic' for 27 seats. Under his leadership, four were defended dissertation for the degree of candidate of medical sciences.
      The textbooks were replenished with new tables, film, instruments and surgical equipment on all workstations. The department aslo established a regular supply of cadavers. All this made it possible to conduct practical exercises on practical and methodical scientific levels. This made it possible to acquire a solid knowledge of anatomy and topographical with practical skills for common surgical interventions. Each group worked separate surgical teams working in two places. There was not one student who did not like to participate in the independent practical work, as their practical responsibilities changed every day. For the acquisition of practical skills to work with the living tissues in the learning process was introduced 10 experimental operations that were carried out under aseptis and antiseptics, anesthesia was given appropriately from the preoperative period and animals were treated in the postoperative period. All this contributed to raising the students' responsibility for their actions, formation of clinical thinking, self-mastering of subject matter, and provided a clear understanding of anatomy and physiology .
      Our experience was endorsed by the methodical seminar in Moscow in 1965, where Assoc. M.T. Gerasimits spoke, as well as a conference devoted to the 100-year anniversary of the establishment of departments of operative surgery and topographical anatomy (Leningrad, 1966), reports from the professor G.O. Rusanova. In the decision of these conferences our experience was recommended for implementation in practice of all universities of the country. Methods of teaching were clearly governed by the new methodical development for teachers and students. They were discussed at meetings of teachers in the department making the respective changes. Provide scientific and methodological unity of the educational process with contributed lectures and regular practical exercise with the following detailed discussion on their methodological department meetings.
      Experimental Surgery operational offices of the department was not only for basic scientific research department employees (postgraduates P.I. Nazarenko, O.I. Berezovsky, R.J. Weiden, assistant I. K. Loikaw, V.V. Myhayliv ordinator), but for employees of other departments as well (L. Saltukova, V. Nechyporuk, A.A. Gerasimenko, P.P. Ermakov, S.M. Shamrayevskyy, M.P. Otenko and more).Within one year over 1000 experimental operations were carried out .
      Pathohistological laboratory (ran by Senior Technition Vladimir Hlushyk) provided pursuant pathomorphological research with application of modern techniques for histological and histochemical methodics.
      From 1968 to 1970, the department was headed by Prof. J. Novikov, who then moved to the city of Smolensk, and from 1970 to 1984 - Assoc. M.T. Gerasimits. In 1974 the Department moved to new premises on the territory of the vivarium, which was equipped with an experimental ward. The vivarium had 4 rooms for equipment and for working with cadavers. The corridors in the Department got new school stands, which exhibited all the methodological documentation for the students and teachers. There was separately built a repository for storing cadavers that helped improve the sanitary conditions of workers, teachers, and students. The vivarium was equipped to hold 34 experimental dogs. The vivarium now uses pigs for educational and experimental surgery.
      Department staff was and is constantly working to improve the material basis, and constantly paying attention to the optimization of the educational process:
1) fully functional operational tables and rooms;
2) acquiring the necessary surgical instruments, modern narcosis sets, laparoscopy, ECG, pH meter, cryostat, microtomy etc.;
3) Visual manuals were replaced with new color themed movies (45), which allowed a full video lecture course for students of the doctors and;
4) made 6 new surgical stands for showing of instruments in the corridor;
5) in 1975-80 the employees of the department created a textbook of operative surgery which included colored pictures of stages of surgical interventions, mappings on stands, short explanatory text. With special attention given to the strict observance of all rules of engineering interventions to prevent complications in postoperative period. These materials do not duplicate the recommended textbooks, but significantly complement them. Manuals are completely original, accessible to students and plays a significant role in the educational process.
      In 1979 the department trained doctors; obstetricians, cardiosurgeons, as well as gynecological postgraduate training. For all lectures and practical classes the FPO compiled Teacher Development, which features different study cycles for optimization of educational process to improve its effectiveness. Also in 1979, the teachers made a methodical textbook as a self study tool for students to practical classes. In 1984-1985 the methodical instructions were redone and issued in three parts. The Department believes that the proper material-technical and methods of teaching - is the most succesful factor for optimization of its organization.
      In 1984 the head of department became Prof. R.Y. Vayda. Department staff continues to search for optimization of educational process, despite material aqcuisition difficulties that are related to the general state of economic problems. In 1993 there were issued new methodical instructions for practical classes, this provided a new study plan. It was first issued in Ukrainian.
      Prof. R.Y. Vajda prepared 14 lectures (one in interdisciplinary Assoc. I. E. Gerasimyuk), 2 lectures prepared Sci. MS Gnatyuk (one - in interdisciplinary Assoc. VD Harhuloyu). They are available in sufficient quantity in the library for use in the process of doctors and to help students prepare to practical classes and exams. First time i was held copyright certificates patents for 2 doctorate and 3 master thesis. For academic achievement Sci. R.Y. Vajda was invited to be a member of the New York Academy of Medicine (1994).
      In 2001 the department moved into new premises into the morphological corpus where there were 4 rooms equipped for the work of cadaverous materials. There is also rooms for the chairman, associate professors, assistants, lab technicain and methodical office. Corridors of the Department of Surgical Training are filled with stands containing instruments and methodological documentation for the students and teachers. Department of Experimental Basis and cadaver storage is still on the territory of the vivarium .
      In 2001, the department of operative surgery was led by topographical anatomy professor M.S. Hnatiuk, author of 583 scientific publications, 4 books, 52 authors' certificates for inventions and patents, 2 CD's: Splanchology and topographical surgical anatomy that students used to study human anatomy and topographical anatomy. In 2002 and in 2006 there was newly issued Methodical Instructions to Practical Sessions on Operational Surgery and Topographical Anatomy, which corresponds to the new curriculum. In 2004, Publishers Ukrmedknyha issued textbooks on Operational Topographical Surgery and Anatomy in English, which is enjoyed by foreign students (the authors - Prof. MS Hnatiuk and Assoc. O.B. Slabuy).
      Today the main scientific direction of the department is preserved - the study of functionally-morphological aspects of compensation processes, subcompensation and decompensation after surgical interventions on the gastrointestinal tract and lungs. Also the development of methods of searching and surgical correcting the function of organs associated with surgical interventions.
      The results of these investigations protected by the PhD doctoral thesis of Prof. Roman Vayda, thesis of Berezovsky, I.K. Loikaw, I.Y. Gerasimyuk, V.D. Harhuly, A.G. Shulhaya, O.B. Slaboho, V.I Korsak, N.Y. Lisnychuk, N.O. Belikovoyi, N.V. Shamray, L.N. Rybitskoyi, K.V. Gnatko, doctoral thesis by I.Y. Gerasimyuk and A.G. Shulhaya. Further scientific research was published in more than 600 journal articles. There are 78 inventions, copyright certificates and patents. During the period of existence of the chair reserved doctoral thesis published monographs of Prof. G.O. Rusanov (1966) and Prof. D.B. Bekovym (1965), Robert J. Vajda, M.S. Hnatyuk.
      The department traditionally has provided advice and practical assistance in carrying out experimental research with other departments (I. A. Kachanyuk, L.L. Huta, V.M. Vasulyuk, V.V. Koptyuh, R.V. Svistun, I. J. Dzyubanovskyy , I. K. Wenger, V.V. Benedict, J. I. Slyvka, J. L. Kovalchuk, A.V. Boychuk, G.A. Pavlyshyn etc..).
      Over the past years the department staff conducts scientific research, which aims to find surgical corrections of violations of tubular function and liver vascular systems. Development of new treatments of liver incompetence in portal hypertension, which are the most significant contribution to the practice of the Department of Health.
      In the scientific student circle there are 15-25 actively working students in the II-VI courses. The departments work was always focused to solve two interrelated problems: the improvement of acquisition of practical surgical experience and general analysis of scientific data. Hurtkivtsi performed regularly at scientific conferences at different levels (Federal, republican, etc). Prizes occupy the work place, as there are published 12 scientific works, and 11 patents.
      In its work the Department is constantly integrating its educational process with the departments of surgery (general, faculty, hospitalization, surgery FPO), human anatomy, orthopedics and traumatology with field surgery by holding meetings between the practical teaching, lectures and seminars. During 1975-1982 the department was the collaborator involved in holding scientific conferences in the areas of the region together with the department of general surgery from the issue of Surgical Treatment of cancer, gastric ulcer duodenal ulcer and, purulent diseases and others. In lecture us constantly kursi The data used in statistical management of reports Annual health.
      Relationship of the operative surgery department with the health practitioners has always been professional, courteous, and friendly.
      In 2005, the Department of General Surgery was headed by Professor V.A. Shidlovsky.
      In 2006, operational surgery and topographical anatomy became located on the base of the vivarium. The educational department has 3 rooms, computer room with library, gym endoscopical surgery room, training room equipped with modern video technology, methodical office, and 2 rooms for teachers.