Kozak Kateryna Valeriivna

EDUCATION

PhD, Medicine (Pediatrics), Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine, 2014.

PhD thesis: Clinical and Paraclinical Characteristics of Metabolic Abnormalities in Children with Overweight and Obesity.

MD (General Medicine), University Diploma with Honours, Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine, 2009.

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE

  • pediatric metabolic syndrome;
  • peculiarities of lipid metabolism in children with overweight and obesity;
  • peculiarities of carbohydrate metabolism and problem of insulin resistance among pediatric population;
  • arterial hypertension in children with overweight and obesity;
  • problem of hyperuricemia in overweight and obese children;
  • role of leptin and adiponectin in metabolic processes.