Co-Pilot Project - Neurosurgery initiative in Ukraine
5 videos • 4 views • by Epilepsy Institute of New Jersey We are honored to announce that TIME magazine has included Razom Health, a project spearheaded by Dr. Tomycz, on its prestigious TIME 100 Health List! 🎉 In 2016, Dr. Tomycz started this initiative, called the Co-Pilot Project, in collaboration with the non-profit organization Razom for Ukraine. This project began with an exploratory mission trip to Ukraine in August 2016, where Dr. Tomycz worked alongside neurosurgeons in Kyiv who had reached out to him regarding certain cases. Together, they examined over 100 patients and performed multiple procedures. Dr. Tomycz was deeply moved by the lack of access to high-quality surgical programs for Ukrainian patients with complex neurovascular lesions, epilepsy, spinal deformities, and brain and spine tumors. This experience inspired Dr. Tomycz to develop a mentoring program to train young Ukrainian neurosurgeons. This initiative has since grown into Razom Health, dedicated to providing medical training and performing complex surgeries in Ukraine. To date, Dr. Tomycz has traveled to Ukraine over forty times and participated hundreds of surgeries. During the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, Razom Health received an outpouring of support from American and Canadian organizations, as well as numerous doctors who volunteered their time and expertise. This collaboration has been invaluable in providing much-needed medical assistance to Ukraine during this challenging time. In 2016, Dr. Tomycz started this initiative, then known as the Co-Pilot Project, in collaboration with the non-profit organization Razom, co-founded by his wife Mariya Soroka @mariya.soroka.razom This project began with an exploratory mission trip to Ukraine in August 2016, where Dr. Tomycz worked alongside neurosurgeons in Kyiv, including his colleague and friend Dr. Ihor Kurilets @dr_kurilets and his father, Dr. Kurilets Sr. Together, they examined over 100 patients and performed multiple procedures. Dr. Tomycz was deeply moved by the lack of access to high-quality surgical programs for Ukrainian patients with complex neurovascular lesions, epilepsy, spinal deformities, and brain and spine tumors. This experience inspired Dr. Tomycz to develop a mentoring program to train young Ukrainian surgeons. This initiative has since grown into Razom Health, dedicated to providing medical training and performing complex surgeries in Ukraine. To date, Dr. Tomycz has traveled to Ukraine over forty times and participated hundreds of surgeries. During the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, Razom Health received an outpouring of support from American and Canadian organizations, as well as numerous doctors who volunteered their time and expertise. This collaboration has been invaluable in providing much-needed medical assistance to Ukraine during this challenging time. We are immensely proud to be recognized alongside our colleagues in Ukraine, and we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who have supported Razom Health in its mission to improve healthcare in Ukraine.