Dr. Gintautas Pocius

Areas of expertise: Bone, muscle, tendon, and ligament disorders; pain and dysfunction after injuries and surgeries; minimally invasive (arthroscopic) and joint reconstruction surgeries.

Specialization: Surgery of the foot, ankle, and knee joints (correction of foot deformities such as Hallux valgus, reconstruction after sports injuries, etc.).

Work and Education

• Over 20 years of experience
• Conducted over 10,000 orthopedic surgeries throughout career
• Performs about 600 surgeries annually, including:
  • Approximately 400 Hallux valgus and other foot reconstruction surgeries and minimally invasive foot reconstructions
  • About 200 knee, ankle, and foot arthroscopic surgeries, tendon reconstructions, and regenerative cartilage surgeries
• 2000: Graduated from Kaunas University of Medicine
• 2001: Completed primary residency at Kaunas Third Clinical Hospital
• 2005: Completed residency in orthopedic traumatology at Kaunas University of Medicine
• 2003 – 2005: Orthopedic trauma surgeon assistant at AB “Ortopedijos technika”
• Since 2005: Orthopedic trauma surgeon at Kaunas University Clinics
• Since 2005: Orthopedic trauma surgeon at “Gijos Clinics”

 

Internships

• 1996: Debrecen University Clinics (Hungary)
• 1998: Murcia University Hospital (Spain)
• 1999: Mannheim University Clinics (Germany)
• 2003, 2004, 2005: Lund University Hospital (Sweden)
• 2004: Waterbury Hospital (Connecticut, USA)
• 2007: Toulouse Hospital (France)
• 2010, 2015, 2018: Munich (Germany)
• 2010: Metz (France)
• 2011: Bad Schwartau (Germany)
• 2012: Liestal (Switzerland)
• 2013: Lisbon (Portugal)
• 2014: Augsburg (Germany)
• 2015: Tel Aviv (Israel)
• 2016: Val d’Isère (France)
• 2019: Verona (Italy)
• 2023: Instructor at SNACE (Smith + Nephew Arthroscopy Center of Excellence) training for young specialists

 

Membership in Organizations

• 1995 – 2000: Member of the Lithuanian Medical Students’ Association (LiMSA) council
• 1997 – 1999: Director of the Kaunas branch of LiMSA
• 1999 – 2001: Member of the Student Scientific Society (SMD) at Kaunas University of Medicine
• Since 2002: Member of the Lithuanian Orthopedic Traumatologists Association (LOTD)
• Since 2002: Member of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopedics and Traumatology (EFORT)
• Since 2002: Member of the Lithuanian Arthroscopic and Sports Traumatology Association (LASTA)
• Since 2011: Member of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
• 2016 – 2019: President of the Kaunas Region Orthopedic Traumatologists Scientific Society (KKOTMD)

 

Scientific Activity

• Co-author of 22 scientific publications, including 7 articles in recognized Lithuanian scientific journals, 2 presentations at international conferences abroad, 1 presentation at an international conference held in Lithuania, and 17 presentations at national conferences
• Co-author of the textbook “Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System: Orthopedics, Traumatology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rehabilitation”

 

Conferences and Seminars

• Participant in 27 international orthopedic conferences and seminars in Spain, Sweden, the USA, France, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and Lithuania.