SURGICAL TEAM - WORLDWIDE SURGERIES
Obesity Surgery
Morbid Obesity   Surgical procedures:   Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB)

Treatments FAQ Side Effects BMI Calculator Hospitals Payment, Insurance Testimonials Contact Form

Airticket Rates     Privacy Policy     Disclaimer     Who are we?     Other Specialties     HOME

EnglishEspañol
 


Almantas Maleckas
Kaunas, Lithuania

M.D.

Dr. Almantas Maleckas is Assoc. Professor of Surgery with special interest in the field of laparoscopic surgery. He was trained in laparoscopic bariatric surgery at the Sahlgrenska University hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. He is among the first to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass, laparoscopic gastrectomies and laparoscopic-thoracoscopic esophagectomies in Lithuania and Eastern Europe.


Specialties

Gastric Bypass





Curriculum Vitae

BIOGRAPHICAL 

NAME:                                   Almantas Maleckas  

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 GRADUATE:

 9/85 – 6/91                      Kaunas University of  Medicine,

                                        Kaunas, Lithuania

 POST-GRADUATE:

 8/91 – 6/94                      Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital,            Juozas Pundzius, MD

                                        General Surgery Residency                                Chairman

 10/94 – 9/96                    Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital,            Juozas Pundzius, MD

                                        Abdominal Surgery Residency                            Chairman

 2/96 – 3/96                      Eppendorf Hospital, University of Hamburg,       Christoph Broelsch, MD

                                        Germany. Visiting fellow in                                 Chairman

                                        Abdominal Surgery

 3/97 – 6/97                      Areteion Hospital, University of Athens,             John Papadimitriou, MD

                                        Greece. Visiting fellow in Abdominal                  Chairman

                                        Surgery

 9/99 – 10/99                    Inselspital, University of Bern,                            Marcus W Buchler, MD

                                        Switzerland. Visiting fellow in                             Chairman

                                        Abdominal Surgery

 10/96 – 9/00                    Kaunas University of Medicine,                          Juozas Pundzius, MD

                                        Abdominal Surgery Doctorant                            Chairman

                                        (PhD student). M.D. 2000

 2/01 – 3/01                      Sahlgrenska Hospital, University of                     Hans Lonroth, MD

                                        Gothenburg, Sweden. Visiting fellow in               Chairman

                                        Obesity Surgery

  

APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS

 ACADEMIC:

 5/02 – 6/05                      Kaunas University of Medicine,                          Juozas Pundzius, MD

                                        Surgery department, Lector                                Chairman

 Current:

 3/01                                 Chief, Division of General and Emergency          Juozas Pundzius, MD

                                        Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine             Chairman

                                        Hospital

 6/05                                 Kaunas University of Medicine,                          Juozas Pundzius, MD

                                        Surgery department, Assoc. professor                Chairman

 12/04                               Senior Reseacher, Digestive Research                Irena Miseviciene, MD

                                        Laboratory, Kaunas University of                       Director

                                        Medicine, Institute of Biomedical

                                        Research

 NON-ACADEMIC:

 9/03 – 9/04                      Surgeon in Upper GI Surgery Unit,                     Hans Lonroth, MD

                                        Sahlgrenska University Hospital,                         Chief

                                        University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE/SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION

  

General Surgeon                                                                                        1999

Abdominal Surgeon                                                                                   1999

PUBLICATIONS

 Refereed Articles 

-          Pundzius J, Maleckas A, Torrau E, Toker I. Results of operative treatment of the actively bleeding duodenal ulcer. Medicina 1998; 34:323-328.

 

-          Pundzius J, Maleckas A, Kiudelis M. Results of the management of bleeding peptic ulcers based on the prediction of rebleeding. Medicina 1998; 34:765-774.

-          Pundzius J, Jievaltas M, Maleckas A. Peptic ulcer complications and their treatment. Medicina 1998; 34: 1192-1202. 

-          Pundzius J, Maleckas A, Kiudelis M. APACHE II score: Prognostic value of postoperative mortality for massive bleeding from peptic gastroduodenal ulcers. Medicina 1998; 34: 1203-1208.
 

-          Bogusevicius A, Pundzius J, Maleckas A, Vilkauskas L. Computer-aided diagnosis of the character of bowel obstruction. Int Surg 1999; 84:225-8.
 

-          Pundzius J, Maleckas A, Endzinas Z. Operative treatment of the actively bleeding gastric ulcer. Medicina 1999; 35: 188-193.
 

-          Maleckas A, Endzinas Z, Daubaras V. Simple closure of perforated pyloroduodenal ulcer. Risk factors affecting long-term results. Medicina 2000; 36: 619-624.
 

-          Maleckas A, Endzinas Z, Kavaliauskas K et al. Comparison of D1 and D2 lymph-node dissection for gastric cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2000; 26: 271.
 

-          Maleckas A, Endzinas Z, Daubaras V. Perforated pyloroduodenal ulcers: comparison of treatment methods. Medicina 2000; 36: 1036-1042.
 

-          Endzinas Z, Maleckas A, Mickevicius A, Kiudelis M, Stucinskas D. Learning curve and postoperative results in laparoscopic gastrofundoplications. Acta Medica Lituanica 2001; Suppl.7: 28- 32.
 

-          Maleckas A, Endzinas Z, Kiudelis G, Jonaitis L, Kupcinskas L, Pundzius J. The role of H.pylori eradication in the treatment of perforated pyloroduodenal ulcer. Medicina 2001; 37: 1031-1038.
 

-          Endzinas Z, Maleckas A. Laparoscopic Heller cardiomyotomy for the treatment of esophageal achalasia. Medicina 2001; 37: 1087-1092.
 

-          Mickevicius A, Endzinas Z, Kiudelis M, Maleckas A. Hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux: possibilities and results of surgical treatment. Medicina 2002; 38: 1201-6.
 

-          Endzinas Z, Maleckas A, Mickevicius A, Kiudelis M. Follow-up results and learning curve in laparoscopic gastrofundoplications. Zentralbl Chir 2002; 127: 939-43.
 

-          Bogusevicius A, Maleckas A, Pundzius J, Skaudickas D. Prospective randomised trial of computer-aided diagnosis and contrast radiography in acute small bowel obstruction. Eur J Surg 2002; 168: 78-83.
 

-          Andren-Sandberg A, Maleckas A. Pancreatic pseudocysts: diagnosis, treatment and results in 2003s. Sweden: BIM Publishing, 2003.
 

-          Maleckas A, Daubaras V, Vaitkus V, Aniuliene A, Diržinauskas E, Rakauskas M, Pundzius J. Increased postoperative peritoneal adhesion formation after the treatment of experimental peritonitis with chlorhexidine. Langenbeck Arch Surg 2004; 389:256-60.
 

-          Barauskas G, Svagzdys S, Maleckas A. C-reactive protein in early prediction of pancreatic necrosis. Medicina (Kaunas) 2004;40:135-40.
 

-          Auskalnis S, Bogusevicius A, Maleckas A, Butrimavicius S, Toker I. Primary peritonitis caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus. Medicina (Kaunas) 2004;40:969-74.
 

-          Olbers T, Fagevik-Olsen M, Maleckas A, Lonroth H. Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty for obesity. Br J Surg. 2005;92:557-62. 

-          Andren-Sandberg A, Ansorge C, Eiriksson K, Glomsaker T, Maleckas A. Treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts. Scand J Surg. 2005;94:165-75. 

-          Olbers T, Bjorkman S, Lindroos AK, Maleckas A, Lonn L, Sjostrom L, Lonroth H. Body composition, energy expenditure and dietary intake after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty – a randomized clinical trial. In progress


Click Here to go to our Contact Form

 
 

 
 
Treatments   FAQ   Side Effects   BMI Calculator   Hospitals   Payment, Insurance   Testimonials   Contact Form
Airticket Rates     Privacy Policy     Disclaimer     Who are we?     Other Specialties     HOME
Copyright © Surgical Team, Inc., All Rights Reserved.