Andrii Volkohon

Full name: Andrii Dmytrovych Volkohon

Year of birth: 1978

Education: Sumy State University, Faculty of Medicine (graduated on 2 July 2001)

Academic degree: PhD (Medicine) since 2010

Category: Highest qualification category, urology

Work experience: since 2001

Specialization:

Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, specialization in urology (2001–2003)

Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, specialization in ultrasound diagnostics (2003)

Postgraduate training (internships) abroad:

• Course in urologic oncology and laparoscopy at Klinikum Leverkusen (Leverkusen, Germany) (2–13 March 2015)
• Course in laparoscopic urology and endourology at the Department of Urology, SLK Kliniken Heilbronn (Heilbronn, Germany) (1–21 April 2013)
• Course in urology, urologic oncology, reconstructive and endoscopic urology at Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus (Dresden, Germany) (4 October–26 December 2012)
• Course in endourology and laparoscopy at Klinikum Leverkusen (Leverkusen, Germany) (23 April–24 May 2012)
• Course in endoscopic urology at Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie (Cologne, Germany) (12–23 October 2009)
• Course in endoscopic urology at Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie (Cologne, Germany) (27 October–14 November 2008)

Postgraduate training (internships) in Ukraine:

• Thematic advanced training course “Endoscopic methods of diagnosis and treatment in urology”, Department of Urology, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (22 June–8 July 2022)
• Course in urologic oncology “Current issues in urologic oncology, thematic advanced training”, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (18 March–16 April 2019)
• Information and internship course “Surgical technique of laparoscopic procedures” at the surgical department of Sumy Regional Clinical Hospital (17–28 August 2009)
• Specialization and internship course “Ultrasound diagnostics in angiology using Doppler techniques”, State Institution “Institute of General and Emergency Surgery of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kharkiv (8–19 December 2008)
• Pre-certification course in ultrasound diagnostics, Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (21 November–19 December 2008)
• Pre-certification course in urology, Department of Urology, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (15 September–14 October 2008)
• Information and internship course in transurethral resection for diseases of the bladder, prostate and urethra, Institute of Urology, Kyiv (14–25 April 2008)
• Thematic advanced training course “Endoscopic methods of treatment in urology”, Department of Urology, P. L. Shupyk Kyiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (1 November–29 December 2006)
• On-the-job information and internship course in urologic oncology at Sumy Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary (30 January–24 February 2006)
• Information and internship course in urology at the Department of Urology, P. L. Shupyk Kyiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (1 March–1 July 2005)
• Information and internship course at the urology department of Sumy Regional Clinical Hospital (15 November–10 December 2004)
• Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, internship in urology (2001–2003)

Research activities:

Patents

1. Utility model patent No. 112226 “Method of needle biopsy of the prostate”. Registered in the State Register of Patents of Ukraine for Utility Models on 12 December 2016.
2. Utility model patent No. 145128 “Method for predicting the development of renal cell carcinoma”. Registered in the State Register of Patents of Ukraine for Utility Models on 25 November 2020.

Recent articles

1. Association analysis between HOTAIR rs1899663 single nucleotide polymorphism and clear cell renal cell carcinoma development in ukrainian population / A.D. Volkohon, A.V. Kolnoguz, Ya.D. Chumachenko, V.Yu. Harbuzova, N.L. Tsyndrenko // Wiadomości Lekarskie. 2020, Vol. 73 (1). – P. 12-16.

DOI: 10.36740/WLek202001102 2. A study of the association of the rs4977574 polymorphic locus of the long non-coding RNA ANRIL gene with the development of bladder cancer / A. D. Volkohon, O. A. Obukhova, V. Yu. Harbuzova, O. V. Ataman // Fiziolohichnyi Zhurnal (Physiological Journal). 2020, Vol. 66, No. 2. – P. 13-20.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/fz66.2-3.013 3. Analysis of ANRIL gene polymorphism rs4977574 association with kidney cancer development in ukrainian population / Volkogon A.D., Harbuzova V.Yu., Ataman A.V. // Medicni Perspektivi (Medical Perspectives). 2020. Vol. 25, No. 2. – P. 60-65.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26641/2307-0404.2020.2.206360 4. Analysis of the association of the rs1899663 polymorphism of the long non-coding RNA HOTAIR gene with survival in patients with kidney cancer / A. D. Volkohon, V. Yu. Harbuzova, O. V. Ataman, Ye. A. Harbuzova, A. V. Kolnohuz // Ukrainian Journal of Nephrology and Dialysis. 2020. Vol. 2 (66). – P. 17-23.

DOI: 10.31450/ukrjnd.2(66).2020.03 5. Association of genetic polymorphism of the long non-coding RNA MALAT1 with bladder cancer metastasis / A. D. Volkohon, V. Yu. Harbuzova, O. V. Ataman // Ukrainian Journal of Medicine, Biology and Sports. 2020 – Vol. 5, No. 1 (23). – P. 308-312.

DOI: 10.26693/jmbs05.01.308 6. The impact of body mass index on association between ANRIL gene polymorphism and renal cell carcinoma development / Volkogon A.D., Harbuzova V.Yu., Ataman A.V. // Art of Medicine. 2020. No. 2 (14). – P. 32-37.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21802/artm.2020.2.14.32.

7. Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 Gene Polymorphism is Associated with Disease-free Survival in Bladder Cancer Patients / Volkogon A.D., Kolnoguz A.V., Harbuzova V.Yu., Ataman A.V. // Galician Medical Journal. 2020. Vol. 27, No. 2. – E202025.

DOI: 10.21802/gmj.2020.2.5 8. The rs3200401 polymorphic site of the MALAT1 gene is not associated with the age of kidney cancer onset / A. D. Volkohon, V. Yu. Harbuzova, O. V. Ataman // Actual Problems of the Modern Medicine: Bulletin of the Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy. 2020. – Vol. 20, No. 2 (70). – P. 119-123.

DOI:10.31718/2077-1096.20.2.119 9. Analysis of the association of genetic polymorphism of the long non-coding RNA ANRIL with survival in patients with urologic cancers / A. D. Volkohon, V. Yu. Harbuzova, O. V. Ataman // Bukovinian Medical Herald. 2020. – Vol. 24, No. 2 (94). – P. 15-22.

DOI: 10.24061/2413-0737.XXIV.2.94.2020.37 10. Analysis of the influence of polymorphic variants of long non-coding RNA genes (ANRIL, MALAT1, HOTAIR) on certain clinical and pathological parameters in patients with bladder cancer / A. D. Volkohon, V. Yu. Harbuzova, I. V. Danilishyn, D. P. Nechyporenko, O. V. Ataman // Bukovinian Medical Herald. 2021. – Vol. 25, No. 2 (98). – P. 13-21.DOI: 10.24061/2413-0737.XXV.2.98.2021.3 11. Romaniuk A, Lyndin M, Sikora V, Piddubnyi A, Budko H, Volkogon A. Multifocal primary tumour with lesions in prostate gland and urinary bladder: clinical case. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2017. Vol. 16(1). – P. 161-165. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v16i1.31153 12. Analysis of the association of the rs1899663 polymorphism of the HOTAIR gene with the development of bladder cancer in the Ukrainian population. A. D. Volkohon, Ya. D. Chumachenko, V. Yu. Harbuzova, O. V. Ataman. Zaporozhye Medical Journal. – 2019. – Vol. 21, No. 6 (117). Association of the rs3200401 polymorphism of the long non-coding RNA MALAT1 gene with the development of bladder cancer. A. D. Volkohon, Ya. D. Chumachenko, A. A. Roshchupkin, V. Yu. Harbuzova, O. V. Ataman. Bukovinian Medical Herald. 2019. Vol. 23, No. 3 (91). P. 23-27.

13. Sex differences in the association of the rs1899663 polymorphism of the long non-coding RNA HOTAIR gene with the development of kidney cancer. Volkohon A. D., Obukhova O. A., Harbuzova V. Yu., Ataman O. V. Bulletin of Problems of Biology and Medicine. 2019. Issue 1, Vol. 2 (149). P. 221-224.
14. A study of the role of the rs3200401 polymorphism of the long non-coding RNA MALAT1 gene in the development of prostate cancer. Volkohon A. D., Roshchupkin A. A., Chumachenko Ya. D., Harbuzova V. Yu., Ataman O. V. Bulletin of Problems of Biology and Medicine. 2019. Issue 2, Vol. 1 (150). – P. 109-112.
15. Association of MALAT1 rs3200401 gene polymorphism with kidney cancer in Ukrainian population. A. Volkogon, A. Roshchupkin, Ya. Chumachenko, V. Harbuzova, A. Ataman. Eastern Ukrainian Medical Journal. 2019. V. 7, No. 2. – P. 121-125.
16. Analysis of Association Between rs3200401 Long Non-Coding RNA MALAT1 Gene Polymorphism and Prostate Adenocarcinoma Development in Ukrainian Population. Volkogon A., Chumachenko Ya. Harbuzova V., Ataman A. Journal of Urology & Nephrology Studies. – 2019. V. 1 (5). – P. 99-102. DOI: 10.32474/JUNS.2019.01.000122 17. A study of the role of genetic polymorphism of the long non-coding RNA HOTAIR in the development of prostate adenocarcinoma. A. D. Volkohon. Urology. – 2019. – Vol. 23 (3). – P. 217-223. DOI: 10.26641/2307-5279.23.3.2019.178769

Conference abstracts

1. A study of the association of the rs1899663 polymorphism of the HOTAIR gene with the development of kidney cancer in men and women. Roshchupkin A. A., Volkohon A. D. I Scientific and Practical Conference of Students and Young Scientists with International Participation “From Experimental and Clinical Pathophysiology to the Achievements of Modern Medicine and Pharmacy”. 15 May 2019, Kharkiv. P. 153. Proceedings of the Scientific and Practical Conference of Students, Young Scientists and Physicians KHIASM’19. 30–31 May 2019, Kharkiv. P. 51-52.
2. The role of the rs3200401 polymorphic site of the MALAT1 gene in the development of kidney cancer. Roshchupkin A., Volkohon A. XXIII International Medical Congress of Students and Young Scientists. 15–17 April 2019, Ternopil. P. 301.
3. Association of the rs3200401 polymorphism of the MALAT1 gene with the development of prostate adenocarcinoma. Ya. D. Chumachenko, A. D. Volkohon. XVI Scientific and Practical Conference of Students and Young Scientists with International Participation “First Step into Science 2019”. 18–19 April 2019, Vinnytsia. P. 98.
4. Association of the rs3200401 polymorphism of the long non-coding RNA MALAT1 gene with the development of urologic cancers. Volkohon A. D. VIII International Congress “SOUU – 2019” “Achievements and Prospects in Urologic Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Urinary Tract”, 11–13 April 2019, Kyiv. P. 84-85.
5. No association between HOTAIR rs1899663 single nucleotide polymorphism and bladder cancer metastasis in Ukrainian population. Volkogon A., Chumachenko Ya. XIII All-Ukrainian Conference of Young Scientists of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the NAS of Ukraine, 22–25 May 2019, Kyiv. P. 41.
6. Association analysis between MALAT1 rs3200401 single nucleotide polymorphism and bladder cancer development in Ukrainian population. Chumachenko Ya.D., Volkogon A.D. Maltepe University International Student Congress “MUISC 2019” “Current and Emerging Diseases”, 16–17 May 2019, Istanbul, Turkey. P. 121-122.
7. Distribution of rs3200401 polymorphic variants of the MALAT1 gene in patients with kidney cancer. Volkohon A. D., Ataman O. V., Dubovyk Ye. I., Chumachenko Ya. D., Roshchupkin A. A., Harbuzova V. Yu. Proceedings of the VII Plenum of the Ukrainian Scientific Society of Pathophysiologists and the Scientific and Practical Conference “Integrative Mechanisms of Pathological Processes: From Experimental Research to Clinical Practice”. 11–12 October 2018, Poltava. P. 15.
8. Expanding the possibilities of genetic prediction of kidney cancer. Volkohon A. D., Harbuzova V. Yu. Proceedings of the IV All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference of Students and Young Scientists in Physiology with International Participation, 16 May 2017, Kharkiv. P. 42-43.
9. Genetic prediction in patients with bladder cancer. Volkohon A. D. II International Correspondence Scientific and Practical Conference “Problems, Achievements and Prospects for the Development of Biomedical and Sports Sciences”, 30 October 2017, Mykolaiv. P. 26-27.