The Department of propaedeutics of internal medicine №2

History of department

Initial name – department of therapy in sanitary hygienic faculty at Bogomolets Kyiv medical institute (KMI) – founded in 1932 on the base of therapeutic division in railway hospital in Kyiv city in M. Kotsiubynskogo str., 8, for 60 beds. The head at department was the pupil of founder for Kyiv therapeutic school of V.P. Obraztsov professor Fedir Arystarkhovych Udintsev.

Due to transfer of V.A. Udintsev to department of hospital therapy, professor Oleksander Semenovych Berliand was  the head of department since 1938 until 1939 on part-time basis. At the same time he was the head of department of propedeutic and hospital therapy

In 1939 the head of department was professor Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Elberg, pupil of academician M.D. Strazhesko. He occupied that post until 1941.
At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War the department together with the institute was evacuated to Cheliabinsk city, where it was managed on part time basis by head of department of hospital therapy professor F.A. Udintsev (1941-1944).

After return to Kyiv the department was headed by professor Vadym Mykolayovych Ivanov in 1944.
He is the pupil of academician T.G. Yanovskyy. The clinical base of department was Kyiv hospital for service of water transport workers – well equipped medical establishment at that time with high level in organization of diagnostic and medical work (Novopavlivska str., 9).

In 1951 the head of department was again professor V.O. Elberg (after transfer of V.M. Ivanov to department of hospital therapy). The clinical base of department is Kyiv city hospital No 14 (block 6 in Shovkovychna str., 39/1) and since 1955 – Kyiv railway hospital No 1 (M. Kotsuybynskogo str., 8). At that time the number of beds in clinical base reached 190.

After retirement of professor V.O. Elberg in 1959 the department was managed by assistant professor Ye.I. Lichtenstein, who in 1960 was appointed to the post of head in course of occupational pathology.

In 1960 the head of department on competitive basis became professor V.S. Nesterov, who worked in Voronezh until that time.

After his death (1973) and until 1988 the department was managed by pupil of academician V.M. Ivanov professor Yevgen Lvovych Revutskyy.
In 1986 the department received the new clinical base – newly built five storey therapeutic block No 2 in clinical hospital No 3 in Dniprovskyy district in c. Kyiv (P. Zaporozhtsa str., 26) for 240 beds of therapeutic profile.

In 1988 due to transfer of professor Ye.L. Revutskyy to the post of professor, the head of department on competitive basis became professor T.D. Nykula, pupil of professor A.P. Peleshchuk.

In 1990 the clinical base of department was enlarged up to 260 beds after organization of division on chronic hemodialysis.
Since 1, September, 1990 due to change in the name of faculty and specialty, the department was renamed into department of therapy in medical preventive faculty at KMI, which since 1, September, 1992 received the name of Bogomolets Ukrainian State Medical University (USMU).

Reforming higher school in Ukraine resulted in gradual reduction in the number of students of medical preventive profile that studied at department of therapy (1993-1997). But since 1993 the department started teaching propedeutics of internal diseases to students from half of medical faculties in the university. Since 1, September, 1994 the department of therapy in medical preventive faculty was reorganized into department of propedeutics of internal diseases No 2 in USMU, and the latter one in 1995 received the status of Bogomolets National Medical University.
In 2000 two divisions of clinical base of the department (nephrology unit and chronic hemodialysis) were officially reorganized into city nephrology center that also included into nephrology consulting office.

NYKULA TARAS DENYSOVYCH
(05.01.1936 – 06.06.2019)

Doctor of Medicine, professor, full member in Ukrainian academy of sciences, New York Academy of sciences, Academy of sciences of higher education of Ukraine, honorary scientist and technician of Ukraine, laureate of State Prize of Ukraine in the sphere of science and technology.

Born on 5, January, 1936 in village Banyliv Vyzhnytskyy district in Chernivtsi region. In 1960 he graduated with honors from medical faculty in Chernivtsi State Medical Institute, since 1984 – Doctor of Medicine, since 1988 – professor. Since 1988 to 2014 – head at department of propedeutics of internal medicine (PIM) No 2 in Bogomolets National Medical University (NMU). In 1988-1997 he also performed the duties of prorector in NMU on academic, scientific work or his deputy.

In 1995 he was elected to the post of full member in Ukrainian Academy of Sciences of national progress and honorary academician in Ukrainian medical dental academy, in 1996 – academician in Academy of sciences of higher education of Ukraine, in 2002 – full member in New York Academy of Sciences, 2004 – full member in Ukrainian academy of sciences.

Author of 933 published scientific works, including 54 inventions and useful models, 74 study guides and monographs.

He established the school of therapeutists-nephrologists: trained 4 doctors, 21 candidates of medicine and 8 magisters of medicine that represent the most teachers in department of propedeutics of internal medicine No 2 in NMU, worked in the USA, Canada, Germany and other countries. He issued 5 therapeutic glossaries in four languages (Ukrainian, English, Russian, Latin), published the series of scientific works on arrangement of nephrological terminology, implementation of laws and principles of logics into nephrology. Founder (1998) and consistent responsible editor of yearbook “Actual problems of nephrology”, on which pages they publish the works not only of national but foreign authors (Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Uzbekistan) and its issues are placed on sites in the internet; scientific editor in division of gastroenterology in journal “Medical care”, member in editorial board of five other scientific journals. Member in Presidium of Academy of sciences of higher education of Ukraine. Organizer and head in clinic of Kyiv city nephrological center for many years.

These and other achievements have the wide resonance in Ukraine – awarding honorary title “Honorary scientist and technician of Ukraine” (2003), State Prize of Ukraine in the sphere of science and technology (2009), prize of AS HEU (2002), prize of Ukrainian AS (2006), 6 Charters of honor from MHC of Ukraine, medal of Yaroslav the Wise in AS HEU, medal of M.D. Strazhesko from NAMS of Ukraine, medal of Platon from AS of Ukraine, “Badge of Honor” from Chairman of Kyiv council, etc., electing full member in UAS, academician in AS HE of Ukraine, honorary academician of UMSA, member in presidium of board in society of therapeutists of Ukraine, member in board of Ukrainian association of nephrologists of Ukraine, depute chairman in State scientific sanatorium-resort commission on nephrology, chief therapeutist in Ukrainian council on management for resorts of trade unions, chief therapeutist in “Ukrprofozdorovnytsia”, etc. The high international acknowledgement of scientific achievements by T.D. Nykula is confirmed by his election to the post of full member in New York AS, European associations – renal, dialysis and transplantation, deputy general director in International biographic center in Europe and member in Research academy (Cambridge, England), consulting editor in American biographic institute (USA), awarding with over two tens of international orders and medals, including “Leaders for new century” (Institute “Who is who”, USA), order “Excellentia”, medals “2000 famous people in XX century”, “2000 famous intellectuals in XXI century” and “2000 famous scientists in XXI century” (International bibliographic center, Cambridge, England, 2000 and 2002). Nominated with honorary international titles “Man of the year” (2003, 2010), “International scientist of the year” (2003, 2004), etc.