Volokha Alla Petrivna - Ukrainian Association of Pediatric Immunology

Chairman of the Board of the Public Organization “Association of Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialists of Ukraine.”
Member of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) since 1997.
Member of the European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) since 2003.
Member of the European Network for the Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Children (PENTA-ID) since 2012.

Qualifications

Professor Alla Volokha has dedicated over 30 years to scientific research, teaching, and clinical work in the field of pediatric infectious diseases and clinical immunology. She holds the following qualifications related to educational programs on pediatric infectious diseases and pediatric immunology:

Extensive clinical, research, and teaching experience in pediatric infectious diseases and immunology, including immunoprophylaxis of infectious diseases, HIV infection in children, and primary immunodeficiencies.
Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
Responsible for the development, certification, and implementation of postgraduate and workplace training programs for healthcare professionals.
Professor Volokha A.P. is the author of over 250 scientific publications. She has contributed to the preparation of national textbooks on pediatric immunology, pediatric infectious diseases, and an educational manual on immunoprophylaxis of infectious diseases.

Professional Development and Training

October 2000 – Internship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University Clinic, Graz, Austria.
August 1999 – International training course in pediatric immunology, Debrecen, Hungary.
October 1998 – January 1999 – Internship in pediatrics and infectious diseases at the University Clinic, Tel Aviv, Israel.
August 2000 – HIV/AIDS training, Salzburg Medical Seminar, Austria.
July 1997 – Infectious diseases training, Salzburg Medical Seminar, Austria.
January – April 1997 – Internship in infectious diseases and immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
February 2009 – Postgraduate education at the P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology.
Doctor of Medical Sciences Degree (2009).
Candidate of Medical Sciences Degree (1989-1992), Pediatric Faculty, Kyiv Medical Institute.
Pediatrician, Diploma with Honors (1977-1983), Kyiv Medical Institute named after O.O. Bohomolets.

Work Experience

December 2022 – Present – P.L. Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Allergology, Professor.
- Development of training programs for physician specialization and advanced training in pediatric infectious diseases, immunodeficiency conditions, and immunoprophylaxis.
- Preparation of presentations and supplementary training materials.
- Teaching courses on pediatric infectious diseases, primary immunodeficiencies, and immunoprophylaxis.
- Providing consultative assistance in immunoprophylaxis, HIV/AIDS, primary immunodeficiencies, and infectious diseases at leading medical institutions (National Children’s Specialized Hospital “OHMATDYT,” Kyiv Regional Children’s Hospital, Kyiv City Children’s Hospital No.1, “Dobrobut” Medical Center).
- Organizing and conducting scientific research on immunoprophylaxis of vaccine-preventable infections in children with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, as well as the treatment of HIV-infected children.
October 2016 – December 2022 – P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pediatric Immunology.
2015 – 2016 – P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Dean of the Pediatric Faculty.
2012 – 2016 – P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Professor of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pediatric Immunology.
1996 – 2011 – P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pediatric Immunology.
2006 – 2009 – American International Health Alliance / Training and Information Center on HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment in Eurasia, Medical Consultant for Training Programs and Technical Assistance.
2002 – 2010 – Chief Pediatric Immunologist of Kyiv City Health Department.
1993 – 1996 – P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Assistant Professor.
1992 – 1993 – Kyiv Medical Institute named after O.O. Bohomolets, Department of Faculty Pediatrics, Assistant Professor.
1989 – 1992 – Kyiv Medical Institute named after O.O. Bohomolets, Department of Faculty Pediatrics, Postgraduate Student.
1987 – 1989 – Kyiv Medical Institute named after O.O. Bohomolets, Department of Faculty Pediatrics, Clinical Resident.
1984 – 1987 – Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital, Pediatrician.
1983 – 1984 – Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital, Intern in Pediatrics and Neonatology.

Membership in Scientific Societies

Chairman of the Board, NGO “Association of Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialists of Ukraine”.
Vice-President, NGO “Ukrainian Association of Pediatric Immunology”.
Member of the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) since 1997.
Member of the European Society for Primary Immunodeficiencies (ESID) since 2003.
Member of the European Pediatric HIV/AIDS Treatment Network (PENTA-ID) since 2012.

Participation in International Conferences and Seminars

May 28 – June 2, 2018 – Speaker at the 18th European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
May 6-10, 2019 – Speaker at the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
May 8-12, 2023 – Participation in the 41st ESPID Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal.
July 19-20, 2024 – Speaker at the 16th International Workshop on Pediatric HIV, Munich, Germany.

Participation in Scientific Research

2006-2008 – Principal Investigator, National Registry of Primary Immunodeficiencies in Children and Monitoring Program Development.
2003-2008 – Doctoral dissertation: “Primary Antibody Deficiency in Children: Early Diagnosis Criteria and Treatment Optimization”.
2014-2016 – Principal Investigator: “Optimization of Vaccination Strategies in HIV-Infected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy”.
2015-2017 – Principal Investigator: “Development of Optimal Vaccination Schedules for Bacterial Infections in HIV-Infected Children”.
2018-2020 – Scientific Supervisor: “Improving Immunoprophylaxis Approaches for Children with Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiencies”.
2013-2016 – Principal Investigator in Ukraine for the European PENTA Study: BREATHER (PENTA 16) on antiretroviral therapy cycles in children with chronic HIV infection.
2018-2020 – Co-Principal Investigator, SMILE (PENTA 17) Study, evaluating integrase inhibitor-based therapy in pediatric HIV patients.

Participation in International Projects

Since 2013 – Educational project on pediatric HIV treatment, Tr@inforPedHIV, in partnership with PENTA-ID network and ESPID.

Since 2004 – Participant in the Central and Eastern European Project on Primary Immunodeficiencies (“J-Project”).

List of Publications

A total of 280 works, including 65 indexed in the Scopus scientometric database, 41 indexed in the Web of Science scientometric database, 2 national textbooks, and 2 educational and methodological manuals.

Replacement Therapy with Immunoglobulins in Primary Antibody Deficiencies in Children // Immunology and Allergology, 1998.
Does Kawasaki Syndrome Exist in Ukraine? // Infectious Diseases, 2000.
Modern Diagnosis and Treatment of Toxoplasmosis in Children: Methodological Guidelines, Kyiv, 2001.
Agammaglobulinemia: Modern Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment // Collection of Scientific Works of the P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv, 1998.
Treatment Protocols for Children in the Specialty “Pediatric Immunology”, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Order No. 355, 2004.
Features of Infectious Syndrome in HIV-Infected Children in Ukraine // Collection of Scientific Works of the P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv, 2004.
TORCH and Other Perinatal Infections: Neonatology: A Textbook, Kyiv, 2004.
Purulent Meningitis in Children: Early Diagnosis // Modern Infections, 2003.
Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Children // Modern Infections, 2004.
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy // Perinatology and Pediatrics, 2005.