Your Calling, Reinvented:
The Founder’s Journey
From Maxillofacial Surgery in Kharkiv to Architectural Innovation in Dutch Healthcare.
My name is Yevhenii. I am a dentist with over 15 years of experience. My career began in a small village, Lyptsi, in the Kharkiv region—just 10 kilometers from the border. It was there that I met my wife, Yana, who is also a doctor—a surgeon.
In 2012, I was entrusted with the responsibility of building a dental department in a brand-new hospital from scratch. This was my first experience in systems architecture. Later, in 2018, I opened my own private practice, where I worked as a maxillofacial surgeon and implantologist, while simultaneously co-founding a dental laboratory.
This was my life. My profession. My path of creation.
February 2022 changed everything.
At 4 a.m., we realized: the priority now was to save our family. We gathered our belongings under the sound of explosions and the roar of fighter jets, heading into complete uncertainty.
Our journey to Western Ukraine took four days. We slept in schools and churches, where strangers shared their food and shelter with us. Even upon reaching safer regions, the sense of danger never left us.
Upon arriving in Amsterdam, I began working as an assistant in an orthodontic practice. Initially, I thought this would be temporary, but the reality proved to be more complex. I was faced with a system where the path to diploma recognition for doctors was convoluted and long.
My wife, a highly skilled surgeon, demonstrated incredible resilience, starting her journey in the Dutch dental sector from the ground up while simultaneously mastering the language and the rules of the system. I met many talented colleagues working as drivers or construction workers simply because they lacked a clear roadmap for professional integration.
The problem wasn't a lack of talent. The problem was the absence of the "rails" that would help professionals become useful to Dutch society more quickly.
To continue my development, I began learning Python programming. What started as a simple tool for learning medical Dutch gradually evolved into a large-scale vision. I decided to build the system that I myself had missed.
This is how MentoraMedic was born—an ecosystem that helps doctors from outside the EU navigate the registration process faster, more transparently, and with the support of a professional community.
Pioneering the Future of the Medical Workforce.
Today we do more than just help colleagues. We are implementing new standards for the professional integration of medical specialists in the Netherlands. Together with my partners - Bruno Servaege and Sean Valerio - we have transformed a personal insight into a prestigious platform for world-class specialists.
Our children are already fluent in Dutch, cycling to school, and feeling at home here. We are grateful to this country for our families' safety and future. Our mission is to give back to the Netherlands by integrating the best medical expertise into the local system, enriching it with our knowledge and dedication.
We are building the future of healthcare together. Openly. Professionally. For good.
Laying the foundation for MentoraMedic's 18-month victory pathway.
Pioneering the Future of the Medical Workforce.
We are proving to the nation that the only thing missing is the bridge — and MentoraMedic is that bridge. MentoraMedic focuses on the broad integration of our platform within top clinical and academic hospitals spread across all Dutch provinces. These collaborations serve as the foundation of our Proof of Concept on a national scale. We demonstrate that efficiency in healthcare is possible by transforming a previously lengthy and uncertain trajectory into a purposeful and accelerated route to success for both the professional and the hospital.