Odessa State Medical University, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Principle contact details

Address:Ukraine
Odessa
Valikhovsky lane, 2
Country:Ukraine
Email:nat.andrusenko@gmail.com

Other team members

Surgeon:Anatoly G. Gulyuk, MD; Vladimir G. Kryklyas, Ph. D.
Speech therapist:Inna N. Akhremova
Orthodontist:Nataly A. Andrusenko, DDS

Annual case load

Cleft palate:25
Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL):12
Bilateral (BCL):5

Primary surgical protocol

Timing of first repair and type of operation.

Complete UCLP:3-5 months (cheiloperiosteoplasty)
Complete BCLP:4-6 months (cheiloperiosteoplasty in 2 stages)
Isolated CP:under 24 months

Record collection protocol

Are records routinely collected at specific ages?Yes
Does this conform to WHO timing recommendations
(birth, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years)?
Yes

State coverage of costs

Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?

Surgery costs:All
Orthodontic costs:Part
Speech and language therapy costs:All

Clinical research

Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:

Member details:Anatoly G. Gulyuk, MD, surgeon
Vladimir G. Kryklyas, Ph. D., surgeon
Alexander I. Demid, surgeon
Nataly A. Andrusenko, orthodontist
Inna N. Akhremova. speech therapist

Non-clinical and laboratory research

Non-clinical and laboratory team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:

Member details:Anatoly P. Levitsky, Ph. D. in biological sciences
Olga A. Makarenko, Ph. D. in biological sciences

Current research activity and data collection

Type(s) of software used:MS Word, MS Excel, Statistica
Published research papers:Yes
Details of publications:Papers in Ukrainian
Research grant funding received:Yes
Details of funding:Smile Train
Willing to share Powerpoint presentations:Yes

Potential clinical research activities

Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:

Randomised clinical trials:Yes
Inter-centre comparison of outcome:Yes
Prospective study:Yes
DNA collection:Yes

Potential laboratory based research activities

Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:

Laboratory genetics/genomics research:Yes
Animal models research:Yes

Total number of cases per annum

Total cases per annum:63