Basic check-up in Lithuania: Our Best Clinics and Costs 2026

Dr. Tomas Jucaitis is a gastroenterologist and endoscopist at Meliva Kardiolita Hospital in Vilnius. He focuses on instrumental diagnostics, including gastrointestinal ultrasound and transnasal endoscopy. Dr. Jucaitis completed his medical training and residency at Vilnius University. He also completed clinical internships in the USA, Germany, and the Czech Republic.

• Served as a coordinator at the Lithuanian National Organ Transplantation Bureau.
• Performs colonoscopies, gastroscopies with biopsy, and complex ultrasound screenings.
• Practices at a JCI-accredited facility that treats 298,000 patients annually.
• Maintains expertise in internal medicine and gastroenterology since 1998.

Dr. Vilius Kontenis is a gastroenterologist and endoscopist at Meliva Kardiolita Hospital in Vilnius. He is a member of the World Gastroenterology Organisation. Dr. Kontenis specializes in inflammatory bowel disease and non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment. He also treats digestive disorders, dysphagia, and food allergies.

• Performs gastroscopy with biopsy, colonoscopy, and transnasal endoscopy.
• Published a systematic meta-analysis on anti-TNF therapy discontinuation in IBD patients.
• Served as the editor of the medical journal Gastroenterologija.
• Practices at JCI-accredited Kardiolita Hospital, which treats 298,000 patients annually.

Dr. Laura Masalaite is the Acting Head of the Organ Transplantation Coordination Centre at VUL Santaros Clinics. She also serves as an Associate Professor at Vilnius University. Dr. Masalaite is a licensed gastroenterologist and endoscopist. She conducts specialized research on liver transplantation and colorectal cancer screening.

• Completed liver transplantation training in Vienna and Warsaw.
• Specialize in endoscopic ultrasound and Zenker diverticulotomy.
• Published over 10 studies in journals like Cancers and Hepatology International.
• Works at Meliva Kardiolita Hospital, a JCI-accredited facility in Vilnius.