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Dr. Kamilė Tijūnėlė is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. She earned her MD magna cum laude from Vilnius University. Dr. Tijūnėlė completed her residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine. She currently practices at Meliva Kardiolita Hospital.

Dr. Tijūnėlė has broad international clinical experience. She completed a 7-month observership at Clinique Del Mar in France and received training at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. Her main areas of expertise are facial surgery, body contouring, and regenerative techniques.

She is active in research and has co-authored presentations at AMWC Monaco. Dr. Tijūnėlė has also published in the journal Medicina. She has received several awards and regularly attends international congresses and advanced anatomy courses.

Dr. Simonas Kaupas is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He has broad clinical experience and completed residencies in both orthopedics and plastic surgery at Vilnius University. Dr. Kaupas has also completed international fellowships in hand and reconstructive surgery in Sweden, Nepal, and the Czech Republic. He has attended advanced training courses throughout Europe.

Dr. Kaupas specializes in aesthetic surgery, maxillofacial and breast reconstruction, facial nerve paralysis treatment, and complex hand and wrist surgery. He is an active member of Lithuanian and international plastic surgery congresses and often presents his work. Dr. Kaupas has worked at leading Lithuanian medical centers, including Meliva/Kardiolitos Clinics, Nordclinic, and Santaros Clinics.

Dr. Justinas Vaičiulis, MD, is an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon with over 10 years of clinical experience. He treats shoulder, elbow, and knee injuries. His surgical practice most often includes knee arthroscopies, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions, and rotator cuff reconstructions.

Education: Vilnius University. Medicine (2002–2008). Orthopaedic Traumatology Residency (2009–2014). Accreditations and activities: ATLS (2013); EFORT Congress, Istanbul (2013); poster on acromioclavicular joint dislocations, 5th Baltic Congress (2013); AOTrauma Basic Principles (2014) and Advanced Principles (2016); AOTraumaLT seminar on lower extremity articular fractures (2015); musculoskeletal ultrasound training, Vilnius University (2015).

Dr. Laura Masalaite is a gastroenterologist and endoscopist at VUL Santaros Clinics and Kardiolita Clinics. She became Acting Head of the Organ Transplantation Coordination Centre in 2024. From 2007 to 2024, she served as Senior Specialist. She has been an Associate Professor at Vilnius University since 2024.

She completed a PhD in Medicine in 2014 (2010–2014). She finished a gastroenterology residency in 2010 (2006–2010). She is a licensed gastroenterologist (MPL15909; 2010-06-30). Her advanced training includes liver transplantation in Vienna (2023–2024) and Warsaw (2010). She also trained in endoscopy and ultrasound in Wuppertal and completed UEG courses. She obtained GCP certification in 2023.

She has published in Cancers, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, and Hepatology International. Her work covers national 5-year colorectal screening and EUS for predicting variceal recurrence. She has also studied adenoma detection rate, Zenker diverticulotomy, portal vein flow in pancreatitis, diastolic dysfunction in cirrhosis, and early outcomes after liver transplantation.