Kovbasko Kateryna Mykhailivna

Work experience: 31 years

Category: Higher

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University, diploma with honors

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

• continuous improvement and updating of knowledge, regular attendance of advanced training courses and active participation in specialized events.

Scientific activity:

• completed her master's and postgraduate studies, in 2003 she defended her PhD thesis on "Problems of treatment of bronchial asthma in children";
• has 2 patents for inventions;
• makes presentations at scientific conferences and congresses on the results of her own research and scientific developments in pediatrics and pediatric allergology.

Teaching and / or lecturing:

• 2000-2012: lecturer to students of 2-5 courses at the Department of Pediatrics of the Bogomolets National Medical University.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• patronage and preventive monitoring of young children;
• counseling on vaccination of children with allergic diseases, development of an individual vaccination schedule;
• treatment of allergic diseases using specific immunotherapy.
• "After taking a course in molecular allergology, I became interested in this field. Molecular allergology offers great opportunities in the treatment of allergic diseases. Medical genetics, which studies hereditary predisposition to non-communicable diseases, is also a very interesting branch of medicine."

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• genetics;
• immunology;
• medical psychology.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• "In my free time, I like to be outdoors. I try to travel, I love traveling around Ukraine by car. My favorite movie is Gone with the Wind. I like to read historical books, especially on the history of medicine. My favorite book is "Do No Harm" by Henry Marsh. Now I am fascinated by the lectures and books of the famous neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky."

Doctor's advice:

• "Maintaining a healthy lifestyle does not require significant material contributions. But you need to be consistent, purposeful and responsible. Harden your kids, do sports yourself, get vaccinated on time, find and enjoy every day! Don't self-medicate, regularly undergo preventive examinations yourself and have your children undergo them."