Dr. Viktor Skihar MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine- Address
- Regina General Hospital
- 1440 14 Avenue, Regina SK S4P 0W5
Research Area(s)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Regenerations of CNS
About
Dr. Skihar is a general pathologist working at Regina General Hospital.
Teaching
- Regina Pasqua Hospital, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, SK, Canada
- College of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sk
- College of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Education
- Chernivtsi State Medical Institute, Chernivtsi, Ukraine - M.D.
- National Medical Academy of Bucovina, Chernivtsi, Ukraine – General Surgeon
- University Of Saskatchewan, Department of Anatomy And Cell Biology – Ph.D.
- University Of Calgary, Department of Clinical Neurosciences – Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University Of Saskatchewan, Department of General Surgery – General Surgery Residency
- University Of Saskatchewan, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine – General Pathology Residency
- Sunnbrook Hospital, Department af Anatomical Pathology, Toronto – Neuropathology Fellowship
Selected Publications
- Chapter. Surgical Pathology of the Nervous and Paraganglionic System in Pediatric Head and Neck Textbook: Pathology, Surgery and Imaging V. SKIHAR, L. Hazrati, , C. Hawkins
- SKIHAR, V., Silva, C., Chojnacki, A., Doring, A., Stallcup, W.B., Weiss, S., and Yong, V. W. Promoting oligodendrogenesis and myelin repair using the multiple sclerosis medication, glatiramer acetate. PNAS 2009. 106(42): 17992-17997
- Schültke, E., Kamencic, H., SKIHAR, V., Griebel, R., Juurlink, B. Quercetin in an animal model of spinal cord compression injury: correlation of treatment duration with recovery of motor function. Spinal Cord. 2010. 48:112-117