Vasyl V. Ostafiichuk, MD, PhD

Surgical Oncologist

Melanoma · Skin Cancer · Soft-Tissue Sarcoma · Orthopaedic Oncology

Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Oncology and Skin & Soft Tissue Tumors at the National Cancer Institute of Ukraine.

National Cancer Institute of Ukraine
Melanoma · Skin cancer surgery · Sarcoma · Orthopaedic oncology

Surgical Oncologistclinical role

MD, PhDacademic qualification

Head of DepartmentNational Cancer Institute of Ukraine

ORCID 0000-0002-5409-5194research identity

Clinical areas

Specialist surgical oncology

Evidence-informed, multidisciplinary care with attention to oncologic control, function and reconstruction.

Surgical planning, sentinel lymph node biopsy and regional disease management.

Surgery for malignant skin tumours, margin control and oncologic reconstruction.

Biopsy planning, limb-preserving surgery and multidisciplinary treatment.

Orthopaedic oncology, planned biopsy, tumour resection and reconstruction.

How I work

Pathology, imaging, systemic therapy, radiotherapy and reconstruction should be considered before an irreversible intervention.

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Multidisciplinary planning
Treatment decisions are integrated across specialties.

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Oncologic control and function
Reconstruction is planned around safe cancer surgery.

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Second opinion before surgery
Especially important for a suspected sarcoma or a complex operation.

New lecture · 2026

Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant therapy for resectable melanoma — translating SWOG S1801 and NADINA data into clinical decision-making.

Patient resources

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