Head of Department

Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Sports Medicine

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Head of Department

Атаман Юрій Олександрович

Yurii Ataman

Head of Department

MD, DSc, Professor

Yurii Ataman, MD, DSc, Professor

Education: Sumy State University, qualification: Medical Doctor

PhD thesis: «The role of lipid peroxidation in the development of arteries and veins lesions induced by primary disturbances of energy metabolism» (14.03.03 – pathophysiology)

Scientific degree: Doctor of Medical Sciences (DSc). Doctor’s degree thesis: «The role of general and local mechanisms in the development of Monckeberg’s arteriosclerosis»

Academic title: full professor

Participated in the implementation of the project of the European Commission TEMPUS “Creating an interregional network of national centers for medical education, aimed at implementing problem-oriented learning” (2013-2017). Academic mobility: United Kingdom (St. George’s University, London – 2014, 2016), Greece (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 2015), Austria (Open Medical Institute of Salzburg, 2017).

From 2009 to 2022 – Head of the course “Propaedeutics of Internal Medicine”, held the position of Deputy Head of the Department of Family Medicine, at various times was curator of the Student Scientific Society of the Medical Institute, Deputy Director of the Medical Institute. Scholar of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2010-2012), the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2014-2016). Winner of university competitions: “The best teacher of SSU” (2020), “The best teacher through the eyes of students” (2020), “The use of own mobile devices in the educational process” (2018).

Research interests: study of prepathological and latent pathological conditions of the cardiovascular system, establishing the importance of autonomic disorders for quality of life, sports efficiency and long-term consequences for athletes. Yuri Ataman is the author of 15 articles in Scopus, 7 textbooks for students, 2 patents for utility models.

Other activities: member of the scientific and methodological commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (subcommittee “Physical Therapy, Ergotherapy”), member of the commission of the Ministry of Education and Science on evaluation of scientific projects of young scientists.