Doctor of Medical Sciences
Professor
Main areas of medical activity Therapy, Cardiology, Pulmonology
Languages: Ukrainian, English
Gender: Male
Position:
Professor, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Poltava State Medical University (PSMU).
Address
23 Shevchenko Street, 36011 Poltava, Ukraine
Email: m.potiazhenko@pdmu.edu.ua
Teaching and Clinical Practice
Since 2015 Professor Maksym Potiazhenko has served as the Head of the Department of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Poltava State Medical University.
He is actively involved in teaching medical interns in the specialties of «Internal Medicine» and «Emergency Medicine».
Professor Potiazhenko provides clinical consultations and treatment at the clinical base of the department: the Pulmonology Department and the Educational and Practical Pulmonology Center of the Municipal Institution “M.V. Sklifosovsky Poltava Regional Clinical Hospital of the Poltava Regional Council.”
He holds the higest qualification category of general practitioner.
Professor Potiazhenko is the author of more than 500 scientific publications, including 40 articles in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, 15 patents of Ukraine for inventions, one monograph, and 24 textbooks.
He has more than 700 citations in Google Scholar and is recognized as one of the leading researchers of Poltava State Medical University based on the Scopus h-index rating (h-index: 6).
Maksym Potiazhenko actively participates in international and national scientific forums and conferences, presenting research findings. He also manages research projects conducted by Interns and young researches, contributing to the development of the next generation of medical professionals.
Research Interests
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Pulmonology
Non-communicable Diseases
Magnetoelectrochemical Theory of Metabolism and Human Vital Functions
Research Profiles
Education
1971 — Medical Degree (equivalent to MD)
Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine.
1980 — Candidate of Medical Sciences (equivalent to PhD),
Poltava State Medical University.
PhD dissertation:
“Myocardial Contractile Function in Individuals Exposed to Fluoride Compounds.”
1993 — Doctor of Medical Sciences,
Poltava State Medical University.
Doctoral dissertation:
“Refractoriness to Drug Therapy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Obesity of exogenous origin, and approaches to overcoming it.”
Selected Publications
- G. V. Nevoit, K. Poderiene, M. M. Potyazhenko, O. P. Mintser, G. Jarusevicius, A. Vainoras The quantum role of cell membranes as the basis of the phenomenon of biological life, health, and disease in the human body / // International Medical Herald. – 2026. – Vol. 2, № 1 (5). – Р. 34–48.
- Nevoit, G.; Landauskas, M.; McCarty, R.; Bumblyte, I.A.; Potyazhenko, M.; Taletaviciene, G.; Jarusevicius, G.; Vainoras, A. Schumann Resonances and the Human Body: Questions About Interactions, Problems and Prospects. Appl. Sci.2025,15, 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15010449
- Nevoit G., Bumblyte I.A., Korpan A., Minser O., Potyazhenko M., Iliev M.T., Vainoras A., Ignatov I. The biophoton emission in biotechnological and chemical research: from meta-epistemology and meaning to experiment. Part 1. Ukr. J. Phys. 69, No. 3, 190 (2024). https://doi.org/ 10.15407/ujpe69.3.190
- Невойт Г., Філюнова О., Кітура О., Мінцер О., Потяженко М., Бумбліте І.А., Вайнорас А. (2024). Біофотони і рефлексотерапія: концептуалізація ролі біофотонного сигналінгу. Фітотерапія. Часопис, 3, 62–78, doi: https://doi.org/10.32782/2522-9680-2024-3-62
- Ganna Nevoit 1,*, Gediminas Jarusevicius 2,Maksim Potyazhenko 3,Ozar Mintser 4 Inga Arune Bumblyte 5, Alfonsas Vainoras Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases: From Basic Concepts to Future Prospective Diseases 2024, 12(11), 277; https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases12110277
- O. P. Mintser, V. V. Semenets, M. М. Potiazhenko, P. М. Podpruzhnykov, G. V. Nevoit The study of the electromagnetic component of the human body as a diagnostic indicator in the examination of patients with non-communicable diseases: problem statement / Wiadomości Lekarskie. – 2020. – Vol. LXXIII, Issue 6. – P. 1279–1283
- O. P. Minser, M. M. Potiazhenko, G. V. Nevoit. Evaluation of the human bioelectromagnetic field in medicine: the development of methodology and prospects are at the present scientific stage / // Wiadomości Lekarskie. – 2019. – T. LXXII, nr. 5, cz. II. – P.1117–1121.
Honors and Awards
«Excellence in Healthcare» (1989)
«Excellence in Education of Ukraine» (1998)
“Veteran of Labor” Medal (2003)
In 2016, he was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine “For Special Services to the Ukrainian People.”
Memberships
Member of the Permanent Specialized Academic Council D.44.601.02 at Poltava State Medical University for doctoral dissertation defenses.
Member of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization “Association of Physicians-Internists,” according to Protocol No. 1 dated December 14, 2020, of the organizational meeting of the Poltava Regional Public Branch of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization “Association of Physicians-Internists of Ukraine.
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