Dr. Iryna Pinchuk is а Director of the Institute of psychiatry of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Vice-President of the Association Psychiatrists of Ukraine, Head of ISSUP Chapter Ukraine, member of the Board of Directors of ICUDDR and Country Director of International Technology Transfer Center (ITTC Ukraine). Iryna Pinchuk graduated as a medical doctor in 1991 at the Donetsk Medical University (Ukraine). After completing psychiatry residency training Iryna Pinchuk worked as a psychiatrist in Psychiatric Hospital, Deputy Chief Doctor of the Psychoneurological Dispensary, chief doctor of the City Psychoneurological Hospital, Director of the Institute of Psychiatry. From 2005-2009 and 2012 – 2017 Chief Psychiatrist and Addiction Psychiatrist of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. Iryna Pinchuk serve as an expert on mental health for the Ministry of Health of Ukraine since 2021. Has continuing experience in clinical work with adults with mental health and substance use disorders. Provides training for undergraduate medical students and postgraduate mental health specialists on SUD and mental health. Organized the WHO project Mobile Community Mental Health Teams in 2015-2016 and participated in the WHO project Mobile Community Mental Health Teams in 2020-2021 as WHO Consultant. Over the last 15 years Iryna Pinchuk participated and led the design and implementation of multiple research and pilot projects in mental health and addiction treatment. She is an author of more than 150 scientific works, including monographs and training manuals.
