Abdominal surgeon

Dr. Donatas Danys

  • One of the best laparoscopic surgeons not only in Lithuania but also in Europe, a highly qualified specialist in the fields of abdominal surgery and laser proctology.
  • The first not only in Lithuania but also in Europe to perform laparoscopic gastric reduction surgery for the treatment of obesity – Bikini line Sleeve Gastrectomy.
  • Author and co-author of more than 100 international reports and publications

Professional education

  • 2010 Kaunas University of Medicine. Faculty of Medicine. Master's degree, qualification of a medical doctor (license of a medical doctor)
  • 2015 Vilnius University. Abdominal surgery residency (license of abdominal and general surgery)
  • 2020 Vilnius University. Faculty of Medicine. Doctor of Science degree (PhD)

Congresses (participated and gave presentations in many countries around the world)

  • 2013 – 2020 Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vienna (Austria), Milan (Italy), Seattle (USA), Turin (Italy), Cape Town (South Africa), Nice (France), Cleveland (USA), London (Great Britain), St. Gallen (Switzerland), Berlin (Germany), Rome (Italy), Prague (Czech Republic), Mumbai (India), Madrid (Spain), Tallinn (Estonia), Polock (Belarus), Shiraz (Iran), Warsaw (Poland)

  • 2018 – 2021 Project Coordinator oncology at VUL Santara Clinics: Lecturer in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery educating Lithuanian and Belarusian coloproctologists.

Professional activities

  • 2012 Laparoscopic and Oncological Abdominal Surgery. Helios St.Josefs-Hospital, Bochum, Germany
  • 2016 Master Class on Haemorrhoids. International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons Congress. Mumbai, India
  • 2016 Haemorrhoid Laser Procedure. European Society of Coloproctology congress. Milan, Italy
  • 2018 Robotic and Laparoscopic Colon and Rectum Treatment. Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Minnesota, USA
  • 2019 Sleeve Gastrectomy, Medera Hospital. Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2019 Laparoscopic Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland
  • 2019 Gastric Bypass, AZ Jan Palfijn Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
  • 2020 Bariatric Surgery Summit. Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2022 6th Nordic-Baltic-Dutch Bariatric Meeting. Vilnius, Lithuania
  • 2022 Workshop Surgeon & Anaesthetist Dream Team in complex Revisional Bariatric Surgery in Bruges, Belgium with dr. Dillemans, Prof. Mulier, and Ms. Goodbye. Bruges, Belgium
  • 2022 International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders - IFSO2022. Miami, USA
  • 2022 ESCP 17th Scientific Conference of the European Society of Coloproctology. Dublin, Ireland
  • 2023 Workshop EMEA Advanced In-Hospital Training: SADI-S Technique. Hospital Universitario Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2023 Workshop Primary and revisional Gastric Bypass. Zuyderland Hospital Heerlen, The Netherlands
  • 2023 11th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders - European Chapter (IFSO-EC). Poster presentation: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for the Super-Super-Obese patients: tips and tricks, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2023 The ASMBS 2023 Annual Meeting, Bariatric Surgery Congress, Las Vegas, USA
  • 2023 Workshop Revisional Bariatric Surgery Masterclass. Istanbul, Turkey