0On 18 October, the doctor and composer Kovalenko Alexander Petrovich was celebrating his birthday.
A little about Alexander Kovalenko. Alexander was born in 1970 in the city of Zorinsky Luhansk region. Mother - Maria - distinguished teacher of the USSR, father - Peter - the head of the railway station.
In 1985, Alexander graduated from the Zorinsk children's music school (piano) 2 years earlier than expected, however, parted ways with its creative teams - (folk instruments orchestra, choir, vocal ensemble).
In 1987 he graduated from the Zorinsk school № 10 with a gold medal. To choose a profession was not easy, because he liked medicine, and pedagogy, and even had the idea of becoming an actor musical Comedy. The Lord has richly rewarded Alexander subsequently, these three components in one life!
In 1987 he entered the Voroshilovgrad medical Institute, where, not at the expense of learni, he actively participated in the student theatre. At the same time he wrote music, songs, arranged their recording and participated in various competitions and programs.
Not wanting the easy way, he was preparing to become a surgeon. Alexander went on night shift of  at #6 city hospital, where he received the support of a doctor and a creative person Victor Basov.
In 1993 he graduated from the Luhansk state medical University with the honors. From 1993 to 1996, he studied to become a surgeon. From 1996 to 1999 postgraduate studies at the Department of operative surgery with topographic anatomy. Under the leadership of Y. Vovk. in 2000 he defended his thesis on "Individual anatomical variability of the transverse sinus and its applied value (anatomical and experimental work) and received the scientific degree of candidate of medical Sciences.
Since 2000 he teaches neurosurgery students Luhansk State medical University.
Since 2008 assistant Professor, Department of neurology and neurosurgery Luhansk state medical University.
All these years he actively worked in the neurosurgical Department and neurotraumatology Department of the Luhansk regional clinical hospital №1.
One of the important achievements of Alexander Kovalenko and his colleague Vladimir Shopin is the development and introduction of endovascular neurosurgical operations that can operate serious vascular pathology of the brain without opening the skull box of the patient.
During all these years Kovalenko continued creative work as a composer and organizer of cultural projects. Author of the idea, the author and performer of techno-banter-project "Made in Ukraine" in 1997-1999 (at the peak of their popularity, original ideas, the authorship of the songs, parodies, performance, backing vocals).