Doctor information: Potapenko Serhii Valeriiovych
Work experience: 15 years
Category: Higher
Education:
- Zaporizhia State Medical University. Specialty - Pediatrics.
Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:
- member of the Ukrainian Association of Pediatric Cardiologists;
- member of the Association of Pediatricians of Ukraine;
- member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC);
- Regular participation in national and international conferences as a listener and speaker.
Scientific activity:
- defended his dissertation and received the title of Candidate of Medical Sciences.
Teaching and / or lecturing:
- For five years he worked as a lecturer at the Department of Pediatrics of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education ZSMU. He taught interns in "Pediatrics" topics in pediatrics, pediatric cardiology, as well as instrumental and functional research methods in pediatric cardiology. Conducted thematic improvement courses, vocational schools, and masterclasses for doctors in the framework of advanced training.
Areas of professional development:
- He completed an internship in "Pediatrics" and worked for three years as a district pediatrician at the Children's Clinic in Zaporizhzhya;
- graduated from clinical residency and worked as a pediatrician in the inpatient and admission departments;
- 2012 after obtaining a specialization in pediatric cardiology, he worked as a pediatric cardio-rheumatologist in the cardiology and outpatient departments;
- 2013-2016 - Graduated from the Zaporizhia State Medical University with a degree in Pediatrics;
- 2019 he mastered the technique of echocardioscopy.
Priority areas in clinical practice:
- cardiac arrhythmias in children;
- electrocardiography and Holter ECG and blood pressure monitoring in children;
- echocardiography.
Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:
- "I am interested in sports medicine, both within my specialization in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology, and in a wider range."
Hobbies, favorite movies, books:
- "I am fond of football, I like to travel by bicycle. I have the second sports category in cycling. I spend my free time with family and friends. There are many favorite movies and they are all for family viewing. Favorite writers: Ilya Ilf, Eugene Petrov, and Yaroslav Gashek."
Doctor's advice:
- "Remain optimistic, smile more often, lead an active lifestyle, and do not forget about preventive examinations!"
