Smolanka, Ivan (Sr.)

Category: High. Candidate of Medicine.

Qualification: surgical oncologist.

Alma mater: Uzhgorod State University, in the specialty «Medical Care».

Postgraduate education:

• 1984, completed a clinical residency at the National Cancer Institute, in the specialty «Oncology».
• 1987, graduated from the Postgraduate study at the Kyiv Research X-ray Radiology and Oncology Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
• 1997, thoracic Surgery Internship at Bromton Royal Hospital (London).
• 2001, second internship at Bromton Royal Hospital (London) on a personal invitation.

Experience and achievements:

• Since 1984, works at the National Cancer Institute in the positions: junior research scientist, senior research scientist, leading researcher of tumors of the abdominal and thoracic cavity.
• 2003 - head of the Research Department of Breast Tumors and Reconstructive Surgery.
• 1988, «Combined modality treatment of pancreatic cancer» thesis defence as a Candidate of Medicine.
• 2001, «Combined modality treatmen of lung cancer» PhD thesis defence.
• 2007, got academic rank as a professor.
• since 2005, Chief Oncologist at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Membership in organizations:

• member of the European Society of Clinical Oncologists (ESMO).
• member of the Academic Council of the National Cancer Institute and of the Specialized Doctoral Dissertation Scientific Council
• member of the problem committee "Malignant neoplasms".
• member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Fields of scientific and practical researches:

• development of treatment of lungs and breast malignant neoplasms.

Contribution:

• author of 257 scientific papers, including 3 monographs.
• 15 state patents of Ukraine.
• author of 25 inventions.