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Dr. Rimantas Karalius

Dr. Rimantas Karalius

Cardiac enterologist ·
, Vilnius, Lithuania

18 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: English , Lithuanian

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About Dr. Rimantas Karalius

Qualification and Experience

Dr. Rimantas Karalius is a highly experienced and reputed cardiac surgeon in Lithuania. He has over 48 years of experience. His areas of expertise include cardiac and major vascular surgeries, including heart transplantation, complex left ventricle shape, and geometry restoration surgeries, aortic coronary bypass. He has finished his internships in many European and US centers like Moscow, Munich, Frankfurt, London, Brussels, Madison, Washington, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, etc. Currently, He is the Chief cardio surgeon at Kardiolita Hospital, Lithuania.

Contribution to Medical Science

Dr. Rimantas Karalius is a pioneer in the field of cardiac surgery. He was the first person in Lithuania to perform aortic coronary bypass surgeries, including bypass grafting without artificial blood circulation. He also established the Coronary Surgery Department at VUH Santariškės Clinics. He has over 326 publications to his credit. Dr. Rimantas Karalius is a member of The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, European Society of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons.

Qualification

  • 1966 - 1972: Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Doctor

Work Experiences

  • Cardiac surgeon in Cardiac Surgery Clinic at Santari Clinics of Vilnius University Hospital (1972 - 1990)
  • Head of Congenital Heart Defects Surgery Department in Cardiac Surgery Center at Santari Clinics of Vilnius University Hospital (1990)
  • Associate professor of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases Clinic at Vilnius University (1997)
  • Doctor cardiac surgeon at Vilnius, Karidolita Clinics (2003)

Certifications (2)

  • In 1988, Vilnius University has defended the dissertation of medical sciences' doctor: “Influence of pulmonary artery residual stenosis or leakage on hemodynamics during radical tetrada Fallot surgeries“ (experimental hemodynamics studies)
  • In 2007, awarded the Title of Associate Professor of Vilnius University

Memberships (5)

  • Lithuanian Society of Surgeons
  • The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Lithuanian Society of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeons
  • Lithuanian Society of Cardiology
  • European Society of Cardiology

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Procedures Performed

Arterial Switch Surgery
Ballon Valvuloplasty
Balloon mitral valvotomy
CABG - Redo
Cardiac Ablation
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac Valve Replacement
Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
CRT - D
CRT - P
Dual Chamber Pacemaker
Glenn procedure
Heart Double Valve Replacement
Heart Port Surgery
Heart Transplant
Impella
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Ross procedure
Trans Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Surgery
Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
VSD Closure / Repair (Adult)

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Dr. Rimantas Karalius has over 45 years of experience as a cardiac surgeon.

Dr. Rimantas Karalius’s primary treatment procedures include cardiac and major vascular surgeries, including heart transplantation, complex left ventricle shape, and geometry restoration surgeries, aortic coronary bypass.

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