Dr. Donatas is a highly skilled surgeon with over 10 years of international experience, specializing in bariatric surgery. His primary focus is on improving obesity treatment outcomes, with expertise in a variety of gastric reduction surgeries, including aesthetic (bikini line) gastric sleeve surgery, gastric bypass, gastric plication, and the intragastric balloon.
Education
2003–2010: Kaunas University of Medicine, General Medicine.
2010–2015: Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Abdominal Surgery Residency.
2015–2019: PhD, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuania.
Medical License
Abdominal Surgeon.
Bariatric Surgeon.
Coloproctologist.
International Practice
October 2012: Helios St. Josefs-Hospital, Bochum, Germany.
May–August 2018: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (2018-2020 Mayo Clinic ranked as the #1 hospital nationwide in the USA).
Workshops in Bariatric Surgery
April 2019: Sleeve Gastrectomy Workshop, Medera Hospital, Baku, Azerbaijan.
May 2019: “Laparoscopic Upper GI Surgery” Workshop, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland.
September 2019: RNY Gastric Bypass Workshop, AZ Jan Palfijn Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
January 2020: 1st Bariatric Summit, Istanbul, Turkey.
International Congresses (2013–2020)
Dr. Donatas has attended and contributed to numerous international congresses in various countries, including:
Amsterdam (Netherlands),
Vienna (Austria),
Milan (Italy),
Seattle (USA),
Turin (Italy),
Cape Town (South Africa),
Nice (France),
Cleveland (USA),
London (UK),
St. Gallen (Switzerland),
Berlin (Germany),
Rome (Italy),
Prague (Czech Republic),
Mumbai (India),
Madrid (Spain),
Tallinn (Estonia),
Polock (Belarus),
Shiraz (Iran),
Warsaw (Poland).
Awards
June 2015: 1st Place at the “Laparoscopic Skill Tournament” by the Lithuania Minimally Invasive Surgery Society, Vilnius, Lithuania.
June 2019: Best Oral Presentation at the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Cleveland, USA.
Languages
Fluent in English and Lithuanian.