Orthopaedic surgeon Povilas Čėsna

Specialization

Adult hip and knee replacement surgery (primary and revisional). Orthopaedist-traumatologist Povilas Čėsna also consults and treats patients after long bone fractures, in case of pain and disorders after injuries or surgeries.

• 10 years of work experience;

• 170-220 surgeries per year.

Education

• 1991-2003 Secondary education with honors in Kaunas Jonas Basanavicius secondary school;

• 2003-2009 Master of Medicine in Lithuanian University of Health sciences;

• 2009-2010 Medical doctor’s professional qualification in Lithuanian University of Health sciences;

• 2010-2015 Medical residency, Orthopaedics and traumatology specialization in Lithuanian University of Health sciences.

Work experience

• 2006 medical practice in University Hospital UK Bratislava, Slovakia;

• 2007 medical practice in Roger Salengro Hospital of the CHRU – Lille. Lille, France;

• 2009-2010 Medical internship in Raseiniai city hospital, Lithuania;

• 2010-2015 Orthopaedic and traumatology resident at Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno klinikos. Lithuania;

• 2012 Orthopaedic fellowship about Hip and Knee arthroplasty in Skane University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Lund, Sweden;

• 2014 Orthopaedic fellowship in Orthopaedics department, Hip and knee arthroplasty sector in Vilnius Republican University Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania;

• 2014-2015 Medical assistant in Orthopaedic and Traumatology II department, Kaunas clinical hospital. Lithuania;

• 2015 Orthopaedic and traumatology fellowship in Medical University Salzburg, Austria;

• From 2015 Orthopaedic and traumatology surgeon in Orthopaedic and Traumatology II department, Lithuanian University Of Health science Kaunas hospital. Kaunas, Lithuania;

• From 2015 Orthopaedic and traumatology surgeon in Jonava city hospital. Jonava, Lithuania;

• From 2020 Orthopaedic surgeon at “Gijos Klinikos“. Kaunas, Lithuania.

Professional Memberships

• 2004-2009 member of Lithuanian medical student association;

• From 2009 member of Lithuanian Physicians Association;

• From 2010 member of Lithuanian Society of Orthopaedics and traumatology;From 2010 member of Kaunas regional Orthopaedics and Traumatology Scientific Society;

• From 2010 Member Of European Federation on National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Internships

• 2014 Orthopaedic and traumatology advanced course, Riga, Latvia;

• 2015 Training in Orthopaedic and Traumatology clinic, Tampere, Finland;

• 2018 Visiting surgeon program- Total Hip and Knee replacement. Sant Anna Hospital, Brescia, Italy;

• 2018 Visiting surgeon program- Total Hip and Knee replacement. Clinic Mont Louis, Paris. France;

• From 2015 Active participant in more then forty local or international orthopaedic conferences and seminars round Europe.

Speaks fluent English and Lithuanian.