The development of surgical work in Odessa is closely connected with the history of the Surgery Department of the Odessa State Medical University. The history of the department began in 1904. Prof. N. A. Shchogolev, prof. P. A. Nalivkin, prof. I. Ya. Deyneka, prof. G. A. Podolyak, prof. A. M. Granov and prof. A. P. Dotsenko were the chairs of the department based at the Odessa Regional Hospital. Rrofesor V. V. Grubnik has been the chair of the department since 1991. The department has the great traditions of scientific, teaching and medical work, especially concerning surgical technologies innovation.
