Domestic researchers who have made important contributions to the study of digestive system diseases: images in art. Volodymyr Mykolayovych Khvorostinka

Professor V. M. Khvorostinka, a Doctor of Medical Sciences, was an Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine (1990). At Kharkiv National Medical University, Volodymyr Mykolayovych Khvorostinka worked his way up from clinical resident (1968—1969), assistant (1969—1978), associate professor (1978—1982) to the Head of the Department of Faculty Therapy (1982—2009). He was a talented student and a follower of prominent scientists who headed the Department of Faculty Therapy throughout years. V. M. Khvorostinka effectively combined scientific activity with pedagogical, medical, and social work. He contributed significantly to the training and education of numerous generations of highly qualified physicians in practical health care and science. On his initiative, specialized gastroenterology, rheumatology, cardiology, and endocrinology departments have been established in Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital, where he worked as curator and consultant. Approbation of both domestic and foreign medications had been routinely carried out on this clinical base. V. M. Khvorostinka was a member of the European Regional Association of Gastroenterologists and the European Association of Diabetologists. The majority of the scientific works at the Department of Faculty Therapy under the leadership of V. M. Khvorostinka were devoted to the new methods of diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver diseases and the role of the liver in the development of atherosclerosis, particularly in diabetes. Thorough research was conducted on the new methods of early diagnosis, variants of the course, and methods of pathogenetic therapy for chronic liver diseases of alcoholic origin. Professor V. M. Khvorostinka published more than 560 research papers and several manuals and monographs. Under the supervision of V. M. Khvorostinka, two doctoral dissertations and 20 candidate dissertations were defended. V. M. Khvorostinka was not only an outstanding scientist, teacher, and highly qualified doctor but also a talented and creative person. He painted amazing pictures in various genres. The paintings of V. M. Khvorostinka are still exhibited in the art gallery at Kharkiv National Medical University.