Surgeon Linas Venclauskas, PhD

  • Bariatric surgeon with over 15 years’ of experience
  • Specialises in minimally invasive surgery, surgical treatment of the upper gastrointestinal tract and bariatric surgery
  • Associate Professor at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  • President of the Kaunas Society of Surgeons
  • A member of the European Hernia Society
  • Chairman of the Lithuanian Society of Hernia Surgery

Professional education:

  • 2005 acquired the qualification of an abdominal surgeon;
  • 2010 defended doctoral dissertation “Comparison of postoperative abdominal wall hernia surgical treatment methods”;

Memberships in the organizations:

  • Since 2012 Member of the European Hernia Society (EHS);
  • Since 2013 Representative of the European Hernia Registry (EuraHS) in Lithuania;
  • Since 2015 Associate Professor at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Clinic of Surgery;
  • From 2018 President of Kaunas Regional Surgeons Association (KKCHD);
  • From 2019 Chairman of the Lithuanian Society of Hernia Surgery (LICHD).