Pidhorodetskyi Vadym Serhiiovych

Education:

• Bohomolets National Medical University;
• Shupyk National University of Health Care of Ukraine and the pediatric department of the Dobrobut clinic;
• Dobrobut Academy, specialization in pediatric allergology

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

• member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI).

Areas of professional development:

• participant of the Prime Pediatrics 2023 Congress of Pediatric Specialties;
• regular participant of events and conferences organized by Progress Platform and UAPS;
• in clinical practice, follows international guidelines and protocols (UpToDate, Medscape, PubMed, CDC).

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• newborn and infant home care, preventive check-ups for children from 0 to 18 years;
• immunoprophylaxis (vaccination) according to national and international immunization schedules;
• diagnosis and treatment of acute infectious diseases in children;
• diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases;
• diagnosis and treatment of allergic conditions;
• selection and administration of allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT);
• management of children with bronchial asthma;
• inpatient treatment of pediatric patients.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• pediatric infectious diseases;
• pediatric gastroenterology;
• pediatric otolaryngology;
• emergency conditions in pediatrics;
• pediatric immunology.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• “In my free time, I enjoy film photography, cooking, playing beach volleyball, and fishing. Favorite films — Inception, Black Mirror.”

Doctor's advice:

• “Child health is a team effort. When there's trust between parents and the doctor, we can not only identify the cause of symptoms faster but also choose the most effective and safest treatment.”