LEADING DOCTOR SURGEON
Nerijus Kaselis is a surgeon with the highest qualifications, and 30 years of work experience. Since 1999 he has been a licensed abdominal surgeon performing all abdominal surgeries (except transplants).
Main specialization:
Minimally invasive abdominal surgery – laparoscopic surgery. Nerijus Kaselis has been advising overweight patients in Lithuania and Europe for more than 11 years. He is often called upon to lead complex obesity surgeries in other treatment facilities as an experienced expert in the field.
MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
- Member of the International Federation of Obesity Surgery (IFSO).
- Lithuanian Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery Society, Chairman of the Board.
- Since 2016, President of the Lithuanian Bariatric Society.
- Member of the International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons(ISUCRS).
- Member of the Lithuanian Colorectal Society.
- Member of the Lithuanian Association of Surgeons.
- Member of the Board of Klaipeda Surgeons Association.
EDUCATION
2008 – 2010 graduated from the European Academy of Obesity, Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm;
1996 awarded the degree of surgeon of the highest qualification category; 1988 acquired the qualification of a medical surgeon;
1986 – 1987 performed a surgery residency at Klaipėda City Hospital (currently – Klaipėda University Hospital);
1986 graduated from Kaunas Medical Institute (currently – Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) with a degree in medicine.
TRAINING
IFSO World Convention: 2006 Australia, 2008 Argentina, 2010 USA, 2018 UAE.
IX Convention of the Lithuanian Society of Coloproctologists, 2017 Vilnius.
Scientific conference “International colorectal research summit Vilnius”, 2016. Vilnius.
International Convention of Colorectal Surgery, 2015 Seoul.
14th World Convention of Endoscopic Surgery (14th World congerrof endoscopic surgery), 2014 France.
8th Convention of the Lithuanian Society of Coloproctologists, 2014 Vilnius.
World Convention of Endoscopic Surgery, 2014 Paris.
International World Convention of the Federation of Obesity Surgery (IFSO), 2006 Australia.
Internship at Tehran University and Mehr Hospital, 2006. Tehran.
Internship at Tata Memorial Cancer Center, 2006 India.
SURGEON
Algirdas Palšis
EDUCATION AND TRAININGS:
- BARIATRIC MASTER COURSE, trainer prof. A. Maleckas, 2019, The Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
- Locum doctor in UK, 2013-2017 (Nuffield, Spire, BMI group hospitals)
- 2008 – 2013 performed residency of general surgery in Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics
- 2008 graduated from Lithuanian University of Health Sciences with a degree in medicine.
ANESTHESIOLOGIST – REANIMATOLIGIST
Nerijus Ruškys
EDUCATION AND TRAININGS:
- Numerous presentations of clinical cases at conferences of the Lithuanian Society of Anesthesiologists – reanimatologists;
- 2000 – 2004 performed residency of anesthesiology-reanimatology in Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos.
- 2000 graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in medicine.
