Zoia Maksymova, MD
Palliative Care Specialist, Medical Director in CF “SVOYI”
Kyiv, Ukraine
Zoia Maksymova is a palliative care physician, an expert in chronic pain management, and head of the mobile palliative care service at the “SVOYI” Charitable Foundation.
Her service provides free home-based medical care to patients in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. She has hands-on experience in organizing the work of a multidisciplinary team, implementing modern approaches to symptom control, supporting patients' families, and developing home-based palliative care.
She is also active in teaching and education, delivering trainings, master classes, and educational programs for physicians and nurses on pain management, symptom management, patient communication, and the organization of palliative care.
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