{"id":7029,"date":"2022-06-27T05:48:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T07:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bak.lt\/?post_type=gydytojai&#038;p=7029"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:06:50","slug":"spokevicius-saulius","status":"publish","type":"gydytojai","link":"https:\/\/bak.lt\/en\/doctors\/spokevicius-saulius\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160pokevi\u010dius Saulius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Honorary Professor of Grodno State Medical University, Honorary Doctor of R\u012bga Stradi\u0146\u0161 University, Consultant at the Baltic-American Clinic, former President and Secretary of the Lithuanian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Areas of interest: plastic surgery, medical lasers, history of medicine.<\/p>\n<h3>Clinical Experience<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1994 \u2013 1995<\/strong> Clinical Fellow at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute, University of Louisville (USA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1983 \u2013 1985<\/strong> Vascular Microsurgeon at the Clinic of the Research Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, subsequently the University &#8220;Red Cross&#8221; Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985 \u2013 1991<\/strong> Microsurgeon, Plastic Surgeon, and Junior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Education, Microsurgery Laboratory, Vilnius University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991 \u2013 1993<\/strong> Head of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Plastic Surgeon at the Clinic of Traumatology, Vilnius University Emergency Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995 \u2013<\/strong> present Medical Director, subsequently Head of Surgery and Consultant at the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Baltic-American Surgery Clinic.<\/p>\n<h3>Professional Development and Academic Activity<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1988<\/strong> defended Candidate of Medical Sciences dissertation &#8220;Replantation, Revascularisation and Reconstruction of Distal Phalanges of the Hand Using Microsurgical Techniques&#8221;. Diploma recognised as Doctor of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995&nbsp; <\/strong>   Course: &#8220;AO External and Internal Fixation Methods for the Upper Limb&#8221;, USA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1997&nbsp; <\/strong>  Clinical Fellowship in plastic surgery and medical lasers (with surgical assisting privileges) at the Boston Regional Hospital Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Centre, affiliated with Boston University, Boston, USA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991<\/strong> published article &#8220;Reconstruction of the Distal Phalanx of the Fingers By Free Toe-to-Hand Transfer&#8221; (&#8220;Journal of Hand Surgery&#8221;),<\/p>\n<p><strong>1993<\/strong> published article &#8220;Microsurgical Two -Stage Reconstruction of the Thumb. Case Report&#8221; (&#8220;Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery&#8221;),<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995<\/strong> published article &#8220;History of Flexor Tendon Repair&#8221; (&#8220;The Journal of Hand Surgery&#8221;),<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995<\/strong> published article &#8220;Anatomy and Clinical Application of the Composite Cutaneo-Subcutaneous Flap Based On the Superior Lateral Genicular Vessels&#8221; (&#8220;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery&#8221;),<\/p>\n<p><strong>1996<\/strong> &#8220;The Abductor Digiti Minimi Flap:Its Use In Revision Carpal Tunnel Surgery&#8221; (&#8220;Hand Clinics&#8221;),<\/p>\n<p><strong>1997<\/strong> &#8220;Late Toe-To-Hand Transfer For The Reconstruction Of Congenital Defects Of The Fingers&#8221; (&#8220;Scandinavian Journal Of Plastic And Reconstructive and Hand Surgery&#8221;), &#8220;The Modified Cross Finger Flap for Finger Pulp and Nail Bed Reconstruction&#8221; (&#8220;Journal of Hand Surgery&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991<\/strong> Visiting Lecturer and Live Surgery Demonstrator at the Department of Orthopaedics, Debrecen Medical Institute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991<\/strong> Instructor-Lecturer at the International Seminar on Microsurgery and Microsurgery Courses, Greece.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1992<\/strong> Pioneer of microsurgical operations at the Department of Microsurgery, Grodno 4th Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995<\/strong> Harvard Medical School, USA.<\/p>\n<h3>Awards and Honours<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1987<\/strong> Co-awarded the National Prize for achievements in microsurgery in Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000<\/strong> Awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (5th Class) for services to Lithuania in the field of medicine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2006<\/strong> awarded the Virchow Medal for contributions to medical theory and practice, European Academy of Natural Sciences, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The article &#8220;Reconstructive Microsurgery&#8221; in the journal was included in the World List of Microsurgical Autotransplants. Lithuania and the authors&#8217; names were mentioned in the landmark 40th anniversary of world microsurgery paper by H. Buncke, &#8220;Forty Years of Microsurgery: What&#8217;s Next?&#8221; (&#8220;The Journal of Hand Surgery&#8221;). They were the first in the world to perform free transfers of the described flap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honorary Professor of Grodno State Medical University, Honorary Doctor of R\u012bga Stradi\u0146\u0161 University, Consultant at the Baltic-American Clinic, former President and Secretary of the Lithuanian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Areas of interest: plastic surgery, medical lasers, history of medicine. Clinical Experience 1994 \u2013 1995 Clinical Fellow at the Christine M. 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