Nataliia Lazanovska

In-person consultations in Porto · online consultations from Lisbon and across Europe · English, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian

Dr. Nataliia Lazanovska is a family doctor specialized in General and Family Medicine (Medicina Geral e Familiar). She treats patients from one year of age through the senior years: children from age one, adolescents, adults, pregnant patients, patients with chronic conditions, and elderly patients. She's the doctor to see first — she examines you, assesses your condition, manages your treatment, and when a specialist is needed, she refers you to the right colleague and helps you navigate the Portuguese healthcare system.

Russian and Ukrainian are Dr. Lazanovska's native languages. She studied medicine in Ukraine and speaks both fluently. Consultations can take place in whichever language feels most natural to you — no need to translate medical terms or search for the right words.

About the Doctor

Dr. Lazanovska is a family doctor with a dual profile: planned, continuous patient care and emergency medicine. Since 2017, she has been working in the emergency department of Hospital da Senhora de Oliveira in Guimarães — which means she is comfortable with acute presentations, recognizes when a complaint requires urgent escalation, and doesn't lose composure when decisions need to be made quickly.

She completed her family medicine residency in Vila Velha de Ródão, a small region with a predominantly older population. In her own words, this gave her substantial experience caring for elderly patients: managing multiple chronic conditions simultaneously, adjusting therapy with age-related considerations in mind, and having honest conversations with patients and their families about realistic expectations.

Her approach to consultations is attentive and unhurried. Dr. Lazanovska identifies competence, listening, and empathy as her core qualities — and this comes through in the visit itself: questions are targeted, explanations are clear, and there's room in the appointment to actually talk.

Education and Training

Dr. Lazanovska graduated from the Vinnytsia National Pirogov Medical University (Ukraine, 2008–2014). In 2014, she obtained the equivalence of her medical degree in Portugal at the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto.

In Portugal, she completed the full family medicine specialization pathway: the General Year Internship (Internato do Ano Comum) at Centro Hospitalar Nordeste, Bragança (2016), and her residency in Family Medicine (Medicina Geral e Familiar) at UCSP Vila Velha de Ródão (2018–2022).

In 2023–2024, she completed postgraduate training in Aesthetic Medicine at the Universidad de Alcalá (Alcalá, Spain).

Since 2017, she has been working in the emergency department of Hospital da Senhora de Oliveira (Guimarães). Since 2023, she has been providing online consultations through Medcouple (Porto). Since March 2025, she has been practicing as a family physician at Hospital Privado de Alfena (Porto).

Common Reasons Patients See Dr. Lazanovska — Family Medicine

• General health concerns in adults and children aged one and older — 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
• Care for elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions
• Acute concerns — situations where it's unclear whether urgent care is needed, and you want a doctor to take a look and tell you
• Pediatric visits from age one — well-child checks, routine examinations, acute illness, vaccination guidance
• Healthy pregnancy follow-up — monitoring and referral to a specialist when questions arise
• 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

What Happens During the Visit — Family Medicine

• Clinical examination — adults and children from age one
• 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
• 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

How to Book an Appointment

Dr. Lazanovska sees patients at the UMC Porto clinic and offers online consultations from 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