Staff of the department

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INNA CHEBERNINA

Position: Assistant of the Department

In 2015, she graduated from the Medical Faculty of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. From 2015 to 2017, she completed her internship in “General Practice – Family Medicine.” In 2020, with honors, she earned a Master’s degree in “Educational, Pedagogical Sciences” at V. Dahl East Ukrainian National University. Since 2022, she has been pursuing postgraduate studies at the I. Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University in specialty 222 “Medicine.”

Professional activity: from 2017 to 2022 — at the Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy; 2022–2025 — at the Department of Polyclinic Therapy, Family, Military Medicine and Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology; from 2025 — acting head of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pathological Anatomy and Social Medicine. Since 2023 — Head of the Scientific Department.

She teaches the educational components “Pharmacology” and “Clinical Pharmacology.” She heads the student scientific circle “Rubikon.”

Scientific activity: author of 15 published works, including 2 in Scopus. Coauthor of the department’s educational-methodical content. Participant in the traineeship “Innovative plan for development of medical education in Ukraine and EU countries” (Lublin, Poland), in the Erasmus program (Santiago de Compostela, Spain). Member of the public organization “Ukrainian Association for the Study of Pain.”

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IHOR KOCHIN

Position: Professor at the higher education institution

In 1963, he entered the Medical Faculty of the Dnipropetrovsk Medical Institute, later transferring to the Zaporizhzhia Medical Institute in the third year. He began his professional activity in 1973 as a plant medical officer at the Zaporizhzhia coke-chemical plant — initially based at the 10th City Hospital, and from 1974 in the medical-sanitary unit of the “Zaporizhstal” combine and the “Dniprospecstal” plant.

In 1982, he defended a Candidate’s dissertation on “Sociohygienic aspects of the health status of workers at certain cokechemical enterprises of Ukraine.” In 1996, he successfully defended a Doctoral dissertation at O. O. Bohomolets National Medical University on “Scientific justification of sociohygienic aspects of the system for preserving and reproducing the health status of industrial workers.”

From 1983 he worked as a senior lecturer, and from 1993 — as an associate professor at the Department of Social Hygiene and Health Care Organization of the Zaporizhzhia State Institute for the Improvement of Physicians. In February 2006, he was conferred the academic rank of Professor.

His scientific work is devoted to investigating health status, lifestyle and their interrelations, as well as issues of organization of medical care for workers at industrial enterprises. He has published more than 160 scientific publications.

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IHOR KOROBKO

Position: Associate Professor of the Higher Education Institution

Academic degree: Candidate of Medical Sciences (PhD).

In 2009, he graduated from Luhansk State Medical University in “General Medicine” and qualified as a physician. From 2009 to 2011, he completed his internship at Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, after which he earned a specialist certificate in “Forensic Medical Examination.”

Since 2015, he has worked at the Luhansk State Medical University as an assistant. In 2016, he defended a Candidate’s dissertation on “Pathogenetic justification of the timing of digestive tract injuries in mechanical trauma” (specialty 14.03.04 – pathological physiology). In 2018, he received the academic title of Associate Professor in the Department of Pathological Morphology, Forensic Medicine and Medical Legislation.

He teaches “Forensic Medicine, Medical Law of Ukraine”, “Cycle of Forensic Medicine”, “Law in Public Administration”, “Industrial (Managerial) Practice”, specialization and thematic improvement cycles for doctors and interns. He is the Dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education.

He is the author of more than 30 scientific works, including a Scopus-indexed publication (“Dynamics of histological changes in traumatized liver tissues in the absence of alcohol intoxication”), and author of two monographs: “Diagnosis of digestive tract injuries in mechanical trauma” and “Morphology of injuries of abdominal organs and retroperitoneal space in mechanical trauma.” He holds a utility model patent: “Method for determining the timing of pancreatic injuries.”

In 2019, he completed an international internship at the Medical University of Lublin (Poland). He holds an English language certificate at level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

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DARIA CHEREDNYCHENKO

Position: Assistant of the Department

She received her higher medical education at Luhansk State Medical University from 2016 to 2021 in “General Medicine.” From 2021 to 2023, she completed her internship in “Dermatovenerology” at the Severodonetsk Regional Multidisciplinary Hospital and the Rivne Regional Dermatovenerologic Dispensary.

Since February 2023, she works in the department, teaching the educational component “Social Medicine and Public Health” to students in the 3rd–6th years of the medical-pharmaceutical faculty (full-time and part-time). From that time she also leads the student scientific circle “Social Medicine and Public Health.”

Since November 2022, she has been serving as Secretary of the Young Scientists’ Council at Luhansk State Medical University, and is curator of the Student Scientific Society named after V. H. Kovesnikov. From 2025, she is Director of the Simulation Training and Assessment Center.

Since 2024, she has been studying in the postgraduate program at Luhansk State Medical University. Her dissertation topic is “Optimization of diagnosis and treatment of certain skin lesions combined with Lyme borreliosis and Epstein–Barr viral infection.”

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VADYM ZOZULYAK

Position: Assistant of the Department

In 2016, he graduated from Luhansk State Medical University in “General Medicine.” During 2016–2017, he completed an internship in “Pathomorphology” and received qualification as a pathologist.

From 2017 to 2021, he worked as a pathoanatomist in Kreminna Central District Hospital. Since 2017 — assistant in the Department of Pathological Morphology, Forensic Medicine with Medical Legislation. Since 2022 — assistant in the Department of Biology, Histology, Pathological Morphology, Forensic Medicine. From 2025 — assistant in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pathological Anatomy and Social Medicine. He teaches “Medical Biology”, “Biology with Basics of Genetics”, “Histology, Cytology and Embryology”, “Histology, Cytology and Embryology with Pediatric Features”, “Pathomorphology”, “Pathomorphology with Pediatric Features.”

Since 2023 he has been a postgraduate student at Luhansk State Medical University in specialty 222 Medicine. His dissertation topic is “Functional and Morphological Changes of the Pancreas in Induced Carcinogenesis and in Correction by Nanomaterials.”

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VALERII KUCHER

Position: Assistant of the Department

In 2022, he graduated from Luhansk State Medical University in specialty 222 “Medicine,” earning the qualification “Physician.” From 2022 to 2024, he completed his internship in “Pathomorphology” and qualified as a pathologist. Since 2024, he works as a pathoanatomist at the Rivne Regional Clinical Hospital named after Yu. Semenyuk (Rivne Oblast). Since 2022, he has served as assistant in the Department of Biology, Histology, Pathomorphology and Forensic Medicine. He taught “Pathomorphology”, “Sectional Course”, “Biology” and “Histology.”

From 2025 — Assistant at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pathological Anatomy and Social Medicine. He teaches “Medical Biology”, “Biology with Basics of Genetics”, “Histology, Cytology and Embryology”, “Histology, Cytology and Embryology with Pediatric Features”, “Pathomorphology”, “Pathomorphology with Pediatric Features.”

Since 2024, he is a postgraduate student at Luhansk State Medical University. His dissertation topic: “Features of morphofunctional reorganization of the vascular network and skeletal muscles of the hind limbs in rats under femoral artery occlusion and its decompression in the context of skeletal trauma.”

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YEHOR MOROZ

Position: Assistant of the Department

In 2024, he graduated from Luhansk State Medical University in the specialty “Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy.” In 2025, he completed internship in “Pharmacy.”

Since October 2024, he works at the department, where he teaches “Pharmacology”, “Pharmacotherapy with Pharmacokinetics”, “Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care” to 3rd-year students in specialty 226 “Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy.”

He is head of the circle “Clinical Pharmacy.” His scientific interests: topical issues of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care in wartime conditions.

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TETYANA VELYKOTSKA

Position: Assistant of the Department

She is Head of the Department of Forensic Cytology of the Rivne Regional Bureau of Forensic Examination. She teaches “Medical Biology”, “Biology with Basics of Genetics”, “Histology, Cytology and Embryology”, “Histology, Cytology and Embryology with Pediatric Features.”

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MARYNA SYROTKINA

Position: Senior Laboratory Assistant