Montvydaitė Marija

Languages:

lithuanian, english, russian

Education:

2000 – 2008 Vilnius Simono Daukanto Secondary School

2008 – 2012 Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium

2012 – 2018 Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Master of Medicine and Medical Internship

July 2017 Voluntary summer placement at Shimane University Hospital, Department of Neurology (Izumo, Japan).

2018 – 2022 Rheumatology Residency, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine

July 2022 – present Consultant Rheumatologist, Vilnius University Hospital (VUL SK), Centre of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology.

August 2025 – present Clinical Investigator in a clinical trial of a medicinal product for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome.

August 2025 – present Consultant Rheumatologist at “Meliva” clinic

2020 – 2022 Medical Doctor, VULSK, Centre for Infectious Diseases.

2021 – 2023 Medical Doctor, VULSK, Internal Medicine On-Call Doctors Subdivision.

2022 – present Junior Research Fellow, Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics-Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery (Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine).

October 2023 – present PhD Student, Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics-Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery. Topic: Application of High-Resolution Ultrasound and Elastography in the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Spondyloarthropathies (USpA) and the Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy (Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine).

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Publications

Seskute, G., Montvydaite, M., Butrimiene, I. Power Doppler artifacts in evaluating inflammatory arthritis of small joints: comparison with a superb microvascular imaging technique. Journal of ultrasound, 25(3), 765–771 (2022).
Montvydaite, M., Seskute, G., Minseviciute, G., Svetikas, L., Miltiniene, D., Selickaja, S., Butrimiene, I. The manifestation of myositis in tick-borne encephalitis as a prophet of severe disease course: a rare case report. Clinical Rheumatology, 41(4), 1241–1245 (2022).

Conference Presentations

October 2018 – Vilnius Rheumatology Seminars/24, Vilnius. Oral presentation: “Is the ANCA Test Justified?”.
March 2019 – Controversies in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity (CORA), Florence, Italy. Poster presentation: “The Role of Endothelin in Pathogenesis of ANCA Associated Diseases”.
May 2021 – Baltic Rheumatology Conference. Presentation: “Rare case of secondary systemic vasculitis in a COVID-19 recovered patient”.
May 2022 – 18th World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Congress. Poster presentations:
- “Prevalence of Ultrasound-Detected Plantar Fascia Abnormalities in Spondyloarthropathies by High-End Ultrasound Imaging”
- “Updated Technique for Measuring Synovial Thickness and Inflammation Activity in Knee Joint by High-End Ultrasound: Pictorial Case Series”
March 2023 – Controversies in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity (CORA), Florence, Italy. Poster presentation: “Autoimmune encephalitis as a possible side effect of treatment with TNF alpha inhibitor in patient with psoriatic arthritis”.
December 2023 – Vilnius Rheumatology Seminars/26, Vilnius. Oral presentation: “Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Persistent Primary Vasculitis or Just One of Many Faces of Lymphoma?”.
May 2024 – Lecturer at the “School of Young Rheumatologists”. Presentations:
- “Aetiology and Treatment Innovations in Enthesitis”
- “Application of High-Resolution Ultrasound and Elastography in the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Spondyloarthropathies (USpA) and the Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy”
- “Challenges and Future Perspectives in the Work of a Young Rheumatologist”
2025 m. kovo mėn. – Controversies in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity (CORA), Venecija, Italija. Pristatyti 2 stendiniai pranešimai:
- “From Dry Eyes to Neurological Surprises: A Unique Sjögren’s Syndrome Case”
- “Navigating the Diagnostic Maze and Treatment Difficulties in Refractory Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis”

Completed Professional Development Courses

2022 – 10th EULAR Online Introductory Ultrasound Course.
2022 – Copenhagen, Denmark, 11th EULAR Course on Capillaroscopy and Microcirculation in RMDs.

SKILLS

Joint and enthesis ultrasound examination (5 years of experience).
Diagnostic joint aspiration and therapeutic injections (4 years of experience).
Videocapillaroscopy (5 years of experience).

KEY AREAS OF INTEREST

Inflammatory spondyloarthropathies: diagnostic methods and treatment (ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, enteropathic arthropathies).
Systemic connective tissue diseases and systemic vasculitides, their diagnostic methods. The impact of environmental factors and patient co-morbidities on nailfold capillaroscopy findings.
Rare rheumatic syndromes: multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, palindromic rheumatism, rare vasculitic syndromes (Cogan’s syndrome, Behçet’s disease).
Crystal arthropathies.
Fibromyalgia and its non-pharmacological management.

PUBLIC AND VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES

2015 – 2017 Involvement in the Lithuanian Medical Students’ Association (LiMSA): development and presentation of educational programmes, hosting exchange students.
2016 – 2020 Involvement in the Innovative Medicine Society: work within the organising and public relations teams (organisation of science popularisation events in Vilnius and Kaunas, layout design, dissemination of information, representing the society at scientific conferences).
October 2017 – March 2018: Public Relations Team Coordinator.
2018 – 2019 Member of the Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine Resident Council.
2018 – present Member of the Lithuanian Rheumatology Association.
2024 – present Ambassador in Lithuania for the AbbVie “Arise” programme for young rheumatologists.