37 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Ukraine

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ukraine ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 106K citations received by 17.3K academic papers made by 37 universities in Ukraine was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University

For Surgery

#390 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1841

2. Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Surgery

#427 in Europe

#1477 in the World

Enrollment: 4,756
Founded: 1916

3. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

For Surgery

#438 in Europe

#1504 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1918

4. Lviv National Medical University

For Surgery

#443 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 6,273
Founded: 1784

5. Kharkiv National Medical University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Surgery

#480 in Europe

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1805

6. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Surgery

#518 in Europe

#1812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1945

7. Zaporizhia State Medical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Surgery

#534 in Europe

#1879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1959

8. Odessa National Medical University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Surgery

#541 in Europe

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 8,920
Founded: 1899

9. Sumy State University

For Surgery

#590 in Europe

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 13,622
Founded: 1993

10. Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy

Ukraine | Poltava

For Surgery

#594 in Europe

#2115 in the World

Enrollment: 4,118
Founded: 1921

11. Bukovinian State Medical University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Surgery

#612 in Europe

#2173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1944

12. Donetsk National Medical University

Ukraine | Lyman

For Surgery

#631 in Europe

#2225 in the World

Founded: 1930

13. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

For Surgery

#638 in Europe

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1834

14. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Surgery

#647 in Europe

#2302 in the World

Founded: 1923

15. Uzhhorod National University

Ukraine | Uzhhorod

For Surgery

#670 in Europe

#2466 in the World

Founded: 1945

16. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Surgery

#722 in Europe

#2769 in the World

Enrollment: 16,860
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1804

17. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

For Surgery

#812 in Europe

#3315 in the World

Enrollment: 22,278
Male:Female: 69:31
Founded: 1898

18. Zaporizhia Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Surgery

#875 in Europe

#3651 in the World

Founded: 1926

19. Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine | Luhansk

For Surgery

#892 in Europe

#3763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1956

20. Odessa National University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Surgery

#918 in Europe

#3926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1865

21. Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

For Surgery

#924 in Europe

#3956 in the World

Founded: 1784

22. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

For Surgery

#926 in Europe

#3972 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

23. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Surgery

#950 in Europe

#4093 in the World

Enrollment: 31,973
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1844

24. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Ukraine | Chernivtsi

For Surgery

#958 in Europe

#4134 in the World

Founded: 1875

25. Dnipropetrovsk National University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Surgery

#972 in Europe

#4228 in the World

Founded: 1918

26. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Surgery

#977 in Europe

#4257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

27. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

For Surgery

#982 in Europe

#4307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,770
Founded: 1661

28. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Surgery

#999 in Europe

#4436 in the World

Enrollment: 7,512
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1930

29. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Surgery

#1011 in Europe

#4518 in the World

Founded: 1930

30. National Aviation University

For Surgery

#1012 in Europe

#4523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1933

31. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Surgery

#1018 in Europe

#4557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,770
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1885

32. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Surgery

#1028 in Europe

#4595 in the World

Founded: 1930

33. National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine

For Surgery

#1033 in Europe

#4628 in the World

Founded: 1930

34. Lesya Ukrainka East European National University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Surgery

#1034 in Europe

#4629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1940

35. Ternopil National Economic University

Ukraine | Ternopil

For Surgery

#1036 in Europe

#4639 in the World

Founded: 1966

36. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Surgery

#1037 in Europe

#4646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 7,170
Founded: 1962

37. Black Sea National University

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Surgery

#1077 in Europe

#4863 in the World

Founded: 1996

The best cities to study Surgery in Ukraine based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kyiv, Dnipro, Lviv, and Kharkiv.

Medicine subfields in Ukraine

Anatomy and Physiology38

Anesthesiology18

Bioethics/Medical Ethics2

Biomedical Engineering8

Clinical Psychology19

Critical Care Nursing17

Family medicine17

Forensic Science5

Gastroenterology and Hepatology20

Health Science38

Healthcare Management (MHA)16

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)17

Occupational Therapy7

Oncology and Cancer research20

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine11

Physical Therapy31

Plastic Surgery8

Public Health53

Radiation Therapy9

Radiology and Nuclear medicine33

Respiratory Therapy4

Sports / Exercise science3

Sports Medicine15