Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos

Lithuania

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Contact Information for physicians and patients

Head of the Rare Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Center of LUHS Kauno Klinikos
Assoc. prof. dr. Vitalija Petrenkienė
Phone: +37037326188
E-mail: vitalija.petrenkiene(at)kaunoklinikos.lt

Particular rare liver disease expertise of the centre

Adult Unit:

  • Autoimmune liver diseases (AIH, PBC, PSC)
  • Liver Disease in Pregnancy
  • Genetic Cholestatic Disease
  • Acute Liver Failure
  • Polycystic liver disease
  • Vascular Liver Disease
  • Wilson Disease
  • Rare Liver Tumours
  • Haemochromatosis
  • Alveolar Echinococcosis
  • Heapatocellular carcinoma
  • Neuroendocrine tumors

Paediatric Unit:

  • Biliary Malformations
  • Acute Liver Failure
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis
  • Bile Acid Synthesis Defects
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease
  • Genetic/Metabolic Diseases of the Liver
  • Alagille Syndrome
  • Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis
  • TPN-Associated Cholestasis
  • Wilson Disease
  • Vascular Liver Disease /Congenital anomaly of hepatic 

ERN Representatives

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    Ruta Kucinskiene

    Paediatric Contactperson

    Paediatric Gastroenterologist

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    Prof. habil. dr. Limas Kupčinskas

    ERN Representative

    Gastroenterologist, Full member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

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    Assoc. prof. dr. Vitalija Petrenkiene

    ERN Substitute Representative

    Gastroenterologist, Head of Rare Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Center of LUHS Kauno Klinikos

ERN Team and Contact

Limas Kupcinskas, Adult Gastroenterologist, limas.kupcinskas@lsmuni.lt

Vitalija Petrenkiene, Adult Gastroenterologist, vitalija.petrenkiene@kaunoklinikos.lt   

Juozas Kupcinskas, Adult Gastroenterologist, j_kupcinskas@yahoo.com 

Edita Kiudeliene, Adult Gastroenterologist, editakiudeliene@gmail.com

Ruta Kucinskiene, Paediatric Gastroenterologist, rutadrk@gmail.com 

Centre information

The Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS) Kauno klinikos (Kauno klinikos) is the largest university multi-profile healthcare institution in Lithuania. The Rare Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Center (Center) is a functional medical unit at the Gastroenteroloy Department of Kauno klinikos. The Gastroenterology department is one of the top medical centers in Baltic States and has a team of 133 staff members, 27 of them high quality specialists-gastroenterologists, including 6 professors (2 of them are members of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences), 6 assoc. professors, who are experienced in wide spectrum of pathologies, including liver pre- and post-transplant care and rare liver diseases. The Center closely collaborate with scientists of Institute for Digestive Research of LUHS. We believe that patient care, research and education must all play equally strong roles in our effort to extend and enhance people’s lives. For all patients with rare liver diseases we offer innovative and effective diagnosis and treatments. Center with state-of-the-art equipment enable our patients to offer excellent care in a safe, attractive and sustainable environment at the highest international standards. Kauno Klinikos is a member of 13 European Reference Networks for rare diseases, including ERN R-LIVER. As a major teaching hospital, we educate and train tomorrow’s medical specialists and health care professionals. Our reputation as a medical Center is based on excellent patient care, research and teaching.