Kateryna Khromykh — Pediatric Pulmonologist

Kateryna Vadymivna Khromykh is a pediatric pulmonologist, Candidate of Medical Sciences in Pediatrics and associate professor at the Department of Pediatrics No. 2, Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University.

Her clinical practice focuses on diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic respiratory diseases in children and adolescents, lung function assessment, respiratory disease prevention and the care of children with hereditary or rare conditions affecting their respiratory system.

She evaluates spirometry and functional breathing test results and reviews previously obtained chest X-rays, multislice CT and MRI studies in the context of clinical assessment. Her professional interests include evidence-based medicine, pediatric allergy, immunology and pediatric emergencies.

• 2013 — pediatrician at Municipal Children’s Outpatient Clinic No. 1.
• 2015–2021 — assistant at the Department of Pediatrics No. 2, Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University.
• Since 2021 — associate professor at the Department of Pediatrics No. 2, Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University.

• 2005–2011 — Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, General Medicine, physician qualification.
• 2011–2013 — internship in Pediatrics at Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University.
• 2013–2015 — clinical residency in Pediatrics at Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University.
• 2016 — specialization in Pediatric Pulmonology at the Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.
• 2020 — continuing professional training in Bronchology at the Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.

Academic qualifications and memberships

• Candidate of Medical Sciences in the specialty 14.01.10 Pediatrics.
• Active member of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) since 2016.
• Active member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) since 2016.
• Participation in the European Respiratory Society’s Digital Health and BEAT-PCD working groups.

International training and clinical placements

• 2018 — practical course in Behavioral Pediatrics, Open Medical Institute / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Salzburg, Austria.
• 2019 — European Respiratory Society course on Interstitial Lung Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.
• 2021 and 2023 — Paediatric Basic Life Support (PBLS) courses, European Resuscitation Council, Vinnytsia.
• 2023 — practical course in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Open Medical Institute / CHOP, Salzburg, Austria.
• December 2023 — Simulation trends in medical education: international experience, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv.
• March–May 2024 — clinical placement in pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology and allergy at the National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
• October 2024 — 13th EFIS-EJI South Eastern European Immunology School (SEEIS2024).
• February 2025 — placement in pediatric pulmonology and allergy at Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Graz, Austria.
• April 2025 — Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, Taipei, Taiwan.
• May 2025 — practical course in Pediatric Emergencies, Open Medical Institute / CHOP, Salzburg, Austria.
• June–July 2026 — practical course in Public Health, Open Medical Institute / CHOP, Salzburg, Austria.