Areas of practice
Consultant Neurosurgeon, licence MPL – 28757, (05/07/2024)
Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine Lecturer (Human Physiology) (01/02/2025)
Scientific Activity
UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
- L. Šalaševičius “The impact of the anaesthetic method on the early efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy
in patients with acute ischaemic stroke” – a pilot study, 2017. LXIX Student Scientific Conference of the Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine.
Neurology Scientific Group Section (24/05/2017) and Plenary Session
(26/05/2017). Academic Supervisor: Lecturer Dr A. Vilionskis. - M. Račkauskas, L. Šalaševičius “The relationship between age, trauma outcome,
and cerebral blood flow autoregulation in patients with severe traumatic brain injury”. LXX Student Scientific Conference of Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine.
Neurosurgery Scientific Group Section (22/05/2018). Academic Supervisors: Dr A. Preikšaitis, Dr V. Petkus. - L. Piliponis, L. Šalaševičius “Risk factors for cerebral arterial aneurysm rupture”. LXX Student Scientific Conference of
Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine. Neurosurgery Scientific Group Section
(22/05/2018). Academic Supervisor: Dr G. Šustickas. - L. Šalaševičius. “The impact of general endotracheal anaesthesia on patients’ early neurological status following mechanical
thrombectomy” – further analysis of potential poorer outcomes associated with patient intubation, combining data from two Vilnius centres
(Santaros Clinics and the Republican Vilnius University Hospital). LXX Student Scientific Conference of the Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine.
Neurology Scientific Group Section (23/05/2018). Academic Supervisor: Lecturer Dr A.
Vilionskis. - L. Šalaševičius, K. Pociūtė “Retrospective analysis of paediatric central nervous system tumours”. LXX Student Scientific Conference of the Vilnius University
Faculty of Medicine. Paediatric Scientific Group Section (22/05/2018).
Academic Supervisor: Dr J. Rascon.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS - L. Šalaševičius. “Carotid-cavernous fistulas and their role in family practice: a case report”. Academic Supervisor: Dr R.
Kvaščevičius. “International student family medicine scientific and practical conference”, 6-7 April 2018, Vilnius,
Lithuania. - L. Šalaševičius. “Cerebral nocardiosis mimicking malignant brain tumour in immunocompetent patient: a case report”.
Academic Supervisor: Dr R. Kvaščevičius. “13th Bialystok International Medical Congress for Young Scientists”. 17-19
May 2018, Bialystok, Poland. http://bimc.umb.edu.pl - L. Šalaševičius. “Does anaesthesia type affect early clinical outcome of mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischaemic
stroke patients?”. Academic Supervisor: Lecturer Dr A. Vilionskis. “13th Bialystok International Medical Congress for Young
Scientists”. 17-19 May 2018, Bialystok, Poland. http://bimc.umb.edu.pl - L. Šalaševičius, K. Pociūtė, V. Rutkauskienė, R. Raugalas, I. Vincerževskienė, G. Rutkauskienė, R. Kliudelienė, S. Ročka, J.
Rascon. “Correct registration of paediatric CNS tumours affects survival rates” “NOPHO (Nordic Society of Paediatric
Haematology and Oncology) 36th Annual meeting. NOBOS 12th biannual meeting”. 1–5 June 2018, Vilnius, Lithuania.
http://www.nopho.org/annual_meetings/vilnius2018/vilnius2018 - L. Šalaševičius. “Early outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke patients using different types of
anaesthesia.”. Academic Supervisor: Lecturer Dr A. Vilionskis. “9th Baltic Congress of Neurology”. 6-8 September 2018, Kaunas,
Lithuania. https://balcone2018.com - L. Šalaševičius. “Survival rates of very rare tumours in paediatric population: a population-based retrospective analysis”.
Academic Supervisor: Dr J. Rascon. “14th Bialystok International Medical Congress for Young Scientists”. 17-18 May 2019
(accepted), Bialystok, Poland. http://bimc.umb.edu.pl - L. Šalaševičius. “Post-radiation soft tissue sarcoma in a relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma treated with nivolumab”. Academic
Supervisor: Dr J. Rascon. “14th Bialystok International Medical Congress for Young Scientists”. 17-18 May 2019
(accepted), Bialystok, Poland. http://bimc.umb.edu.pl - A. Vilionskis, V. Gaigalaitė, L. Šalaševičius, D. Jatužis “The association between blood pressure and early neurological
improvement in acute stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy.” // “5th European Stroke Organisation
Conference” 22-24 May 2019, Milan, Italy. www.eso-conference.org/2019 - L. Šalaševičius “Anatomical involvement patterns of insular gliomas”. 15th Congress of the Baltic Neurosurgical
Association, 14-15th June 2024, Riga, Latvia.
PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CONFERENCES - L. Šalaševičius “Updates on the treatment of chronic subdural haematoma”. International scientific-practical conference
organised by the Lithuanian Neurosurgical Society (LNS) “MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY”
19/05/2023, Hilton Garden Inn, Vilnius. - L. Šalaševičius “Anatomy of the Sylvian fissure”. International scientific-practical conference organised by the Lithuanian
Neurosurgical Society (LNS) “SPONTANEOUS SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE” 24/11/2023, Harmony Park,
Vaizgaikiemis, Prienai district.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS - L. Šalaševičius, A. Vilionskis. “The impact of the anaesthetic method on the early neurological status of patients with acute ischaemic stroke treated
with mechanical thrombectomy”. Neurologijos seminarai 2018; 22(78): 325-329. DOI:
10.29014/ns.2018.34. - L. Šalaševičius, R. Kvaščevičius. “Cerebral nocardiosis: a case report and literature review”. Neurologijos
seminarai 2018; 22(78): 344-349. DOI: 10.29014/ns.2018.37 - L. Šalaševičius, G.E. Vaitkevičienė, R.Pasaulienė, R. Kiudelienė, E. Ivanauskaitė-Didžiokienė, D. Vajauskas, N. Jurkienė, J.
Rascon. “Early radiation-induced sarcoma in an adolescent treated for relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma with Nivolumab”.
Medicina. Kaunas. 2020, vol. 56, no. 4, art. no. 155 1648-9144. DOI 10.3390/medicina56040155 - J.Rascon, L. Šalaševičius, G. Rutkauskienė, E. Bien, I. Vincerževskienė. “The impact of incomplete registration on survival
rate of children with very rare tumours”. Scientific reports. Berlin: Nature Research 2021, vol. 11, no. 1, art. no. 14066
2045-2322`. DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-93670-2 - L. Šalaševičius, N. Savičienė, R. Alsytė, D. Gasiūnaitė, G. Bernotavičius, O.Lapteva, K. Saniukas, A. Vaitkevičius, R.
Kvaščevičius, V. Daugelavičius, J. Šipylaitė, S. Ročka. “Paediatric and adult spinal deformity surgery and anaesthesia
protocol: an algorithm for preoperative and perioperative investigation and treatment recommended in spinal deformity
surgery”. 2021 Lietuvos chirurgija. Vilnius: Vilnius University Press 2021, vol. 20, no. 3-4 1648-9942. DOI
10.15388/LietChirur.2021.20.48; - A. Vilionskis, V. Gaigalaitė, L. Šalaševičius, D. Jatužis. “Association between systolic blood pressure parameters and
unexplained early neurological deterioration (UnND) in acute ischaemic stroke patients treated with mechanical
thrombectomy”. 2022 Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders. London: SAGE Publications Ltd 2022, vol. 15, art.
no. 17562864221093524 1756-2864. DOI 10.1177/17562864221093524
Memberships of Societies and Organisations
Lithuanian Neurosurgical Society
International Training / Courses - Courses organised by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS):
o “Vascular neurosurgery” (27-30/06/2021, Valencia, Spain)
o “Tumour” (21-24/08/2022, Maastricht, Netherlands)
o “Functional Neurosurgery, Head Injury and Peripheral Nerve” (20-23/08/2023, Porto, Portugal)
o “Spine” (01-05/09/2024, Prague, Czech Republic)
Successfully passed the international examination at the end of the training (Part I of the European Board Examination in
Neurological Surgery) (2024) - Application of DBS therapy in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen,
Netherlands (25-27/02/2025 and 16-18/12/2025) - “Sulci, gyri, ventricles and dissecting fibres hands-on course”, Braga, Portugal, 01-05/06/2025
