Professor Oleksandr Knigavko, MD, PhD, DMS
Urologist, Andrologist, and Professor
Professional Experience
Current Position (2023):
- Andrologist: Feskov IVF Clinic, Dievo Clinic, and Medlife, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Previous Positions:
- Head and Senior Researcher: Problem Laboratory of Andrology and Human Reproduction, Kharkiv, Ukraine (2012-2023).
- Professor: Department of Urology, Nephrology, and Andrology, Kharkiv National Medical University (2019-2023).
- Chief of Andrological Training Program: Male infertility, Erectile Dysfunction, and Ejaculatory Disorders (2012-2022).
- Consultant Urologist: Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology, Kharkiv, Ukraine (2012-2022).
- Urologist and Andrologist: Kharkov Regional Clinical Centre of Urology and Nephrology, Ukraine (2002-2022).
Surgical Expertise (2002-2022)
- Conducted 450 surgeries in 2021, including microsurgical sub inguinal varicocelectomy and penile implants.
- Developed and patented new methods for treating ED, premature ejaculation, and male infertility.
- Approved 19 patents for inventions and new surgical techniques.
Academic Achievements
- Published over 200 works in Urology and Andrology, with 25 in international journals.
- Author of three monographs: “Male Infertility,” “Clinical Andrology,” and “Ejaculatory Disorders.”
- Member of European and International Society of Sexual Medicine, American Society of Andrologists, and Arab Association of Urology.
- Elected as an academician to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2021.
- Award-winning work at the 42nd Congress of the American Society of Andrologists (Miami, Florida, 2017).
Collaborative Publications (2022)
- Co-authored a work on a new method of reproductive function restoration in patients with Asherman’s syndrome.
- Collaborated on a study comparing penile girth implants.
Research Interests
- Erectile Dysfunction (conservative treatment, PRP injection, stem cell treatment, Penile prosthesis implantation).
- Male Infertility.
- Ejaculatory Disorders (PE, RE delay ejaculation).
- Peyronie’s Disease, Urethral Stricture, STDs.
- Penile Girth and Length Enlargement.
- Influence of Electromagnetic Fields of Cellular Phones on Male Sexual and Reproductive Function.
- Male Climax.
- Penile Dysmorphophobias Connected with Penile Curvature.
- Influence of COVID on Male Fertility and Sexual Function.
Education and Credentials
- Born on 17.07.1979 in Kharkov, Ukraine.
- Graduated from Kharkov State Medical University in 2002 with a diploma with distinction.
- Obtained Magister degree in 2004, Ph.D. in 2008, and Doctor of Medical Science degree in 2019.
- Title of full Professor in Urology and Andrology obtained in 2023.
- Obtained Polish license as a urologist in 2022.