Iryna Mykolyshyn

Biographical summary

Iryna Mykolyshyn — Family Doctor, General Practitioner in Porto

In-person consultations in Porto · home visits across Porto and the surrounding area · online consultations from Porto, Lisbon, and across Europe · children from birth and adults · Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese, basic English

Dr. Iryna Mykolyshyn is a family doctor who treats patients of all ages, from newborns to seniors. She's the doctor to see first: she examines you, assesses your condition, makes a diagnosis or working hypothesis, orders the necessary tests, manages your treatment — and when a specialist is needed, she refers you to the right colleague within the clinic and helps you navigate the Portuguese healthcare system.

Russian and Ukrainian are Dr. Mykolyshyn's native languages. She trained in medicine in Ukraine and speaks both fluently and naturally — you can describe what's going on in your own words, without translating medical terms or searching for the right phrasing.

About the Doctor

Dr. Mykolyshyn is a physician with more than twenty-five years of experience in medicine, ten of them as a board-certified family medicine specialist (Especialista em Medicina Geral e Familiar) in Portugal. Over this time, she has worked across a wide range of settings: public family health centres, private general practice clinics, occupational medicine across several companies, and — during the pandemic — as part of a team providing care to COVID-19 patients.

This broad background translates into practical benefits at the appointment: Dr. Mykolyshyn is equally confident managing routine consultations, acute presentations, and patients with multiple chronic conditions at once. She regularly completes continuing education courses — in geriatrics, rheumatology, diabetes, urological pathology, and COPD — to keep her knowledge current.

Education and Experience

Dr. Mykolyshyn trained in medicine in Ukraine: a nursing degree (1990–1993), a medical degree from the I. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical Academy (1993–1999), and an internship in general medicine (1999–2000).

In Portugal, she completed a professional integration programme for immigrant doctors (Coimbra, supported by the Jesuit Refugee Service, 2009–2010), which included rotations in internal medicine, surgery and orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and paediatrics, as well as a medical communication examination in Portuguese (Ordem dos Médicos).

In 2011, she completed the General Year Internship (Internato do Ano Comum) at Hospital Sousa Martins (Guarda). From 2012 to 2016, she completed her residency in Family Medicine (UCSP Tábua, then USF Ramalde, Porto). Since 2016, she has been a board-certified Specialist in Family Medicine (Especialista em Medicina Geral e Familiar).

From 2015 to 2017, she completed postgraduate training in Occupational Medicine (Medicina do Trabalho) in Porto.

Since 2012, she has worked as a general practitioner at the Higisaude clinic (Porto). In parallel, she practises occupational medicine at several clinics in Porto and Fafe. From 2020 to 2022, she was part of a family medicine team providing care to COVID-19 patients (ARS Norte, ACES Gondomar).

Registered with the Portuguese Medical Association (Ordem dos Médicos), license No. 52141.

General health concerns in adults and children from birth — fever, colds, cough, sore throat, headaches, digestive complaints, general malaise
Chronic conditions — hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, thyroid disorders: initial evaluation, ongoing management, follow-up, treatment adjustment
Rheumatological complaints — joint, muscle, and back pain: initial assessment and follow-up
Care for elderly patients — managing multiple chronic conditions and adjusting treatment regimens
Paediatric visits — well-child checks, routine examinations, acute illness, vaccination guidance
Contraception counselling and insertion, including long-acting methods
Preventive check-ups for adults
Interpretation of laboratory and imaging results, including tests performed in Portugal or abroad
Care coordination — when you're not sure which specialist to see and need a doctor to look at the whole picture
Medical certificates — for employment, sports, school, or driver's license applications

Occupational Medicine

Dr. Mykolyshyn has many years of experience in occupational medicine (Medicina do Trabalho) — pre-employment, periodic, and on-demand medical examinations for companies, as well as workplace risk assessments. This service can be useful for self-employed professionals and companies that need to arrange medical examinations for their staff.

What Happens During the Visit

Clinical examination — adults and children from birth
Assessment and diagnosis — based on examination, patient history, and available test results
Diagnostic workup — ordering laboratory tests, imaging studies (ultrasound, X-ray), and referrals to specialists
Treatment management — prescriptions, follow-up, treatment adjustment
Long-acting hormonal contraception — subdermal implant (Implanon) and intrauterine system (Mirena)
Care coordination within the clinic — if a specialist is needed, she'll refer you to the right colleague and make sure your case doesn't fall between appointments
Medical certificates for employment, sports, school, and driver's licenses
Occupational health examinations — pre-employment, periodic, and on-demand assessments for employers

How to Book an Appointment

Dr. Mykolyshyn sees patients at the UMC Porto clinic, makes home visits across Porto and the surrounding area, and offers online consultations from Porto, Lisbon, and any other location. Appointments are available with or without health insurance, with or without a referral — and in most cases, you can be seen the same day.

You can book an appointment in any of the following ways:

Through the online booking form on umc.clinic
Via the website chat
On WhatsApp
Through the Telegram bot @umcl_bot
By phone — we're always available and speak your language