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Prof. med. dr. Žilvinas Saladžinskas

Abdominal surgeons


Information about the doctor:

Surgeon, specialist in proctology and abdominal surgery, with many years of clinical, academic, and leadership experience. Actively involved in practical surgery, medical science, and teaching, holding a professorship.

Main areas of interest:

  • Proctological diseases (hemorrhoids, pathologies of the rectum and anal canal, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases)

  • Surgical diseases of abdominal organs

  • Abdominal surgery

  • Coloproctology.

Main areas of activity:

  • The doctor provides consultations and surgical treatment for patients suffering from abdominal organ and proctological diseases.

  • Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of both benign and malignant diseases, performs operations, applies modern surgical methods, and participates in postoperative patient care.

Languages:

  • Lithuanian

  • English

  • Russian

Doctor information

Education

  • Kaunas Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine, physician (1982-1988)

  • Doctor of Medicine (1994)

  • Associate Professor (1999)

  • Kaunas University of Medicine, Master's program in Public Health, Master of Public Health (2003-2005)

  • Professor (2012)

  • Surgeon at the Surgery Department of Kaunas II Clinical Hospital, later – abdominal surgeon at the Surgery Clinic of Kaunas University of Medicine Clinics (since 1988)

  • Acting Director of the Oncology Hospital, a branch of Kaunas University of Medicine Clinics (2005-2007)

  • Head of the Surgery Department of the Oncology Hospital, a branch of Kaunas University of Medicine Clinics (2007-2010)

  • Head of the Coloproctology Sector, Surgery Clinic, Kaunas University of Medicine Clinics (since 2010)

  • Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Kaunas University of Medicine (since 2021)

  • Administrator of the Surgery Clinic, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics (since 2021)

Professional Development

  • Professor at the Clinic of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (since 2007)

  • Associate Professor at the Clinic of Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine (2001-2007)

  • Lecturer at the Clinic of Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine (1997-2001)

  • Assistant at the Second Clinic of Surgery, Kaunas Medical Academy (1994-1997)

  • Doctoral Student at the  Second Clinic of Surgery, Kaunas Medical Academy (1990-1994)

  • Clinical Resident at the Second Clinic of Surgery, Kaunas Medical Academy (1988-1990)

Internships

  • 1989 Kyiv Proctology Center, Kyiv, Ukraine

  • 1994 Böblingen District Hospital, University of Tübingen, Germany

  • 1996, 1999, 2001 Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden

  • 1999 St. Mark's Hospital, London, England

Licenses

  • MPL-05209 Abdominal Surgery Physician

Doctor Centers

Polyclinic

Kaunas Affidea Clinic

Savanorių Ave. 178
LT-44150 Kaunas - Kaunas region
1811
Polyclinic

Kaunas Affidea Clinic

Savanorių Ave. 178
LT-44150 Kaunas - Kaunas region
1811