Dr. Liudas Bazaras

Orthopaedic surgeon Liudas Bazaras.

Areas of expertise:

Arthroscopic surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints; arthroscopic surgeries for rotator cuff repair and shoulder stabilization in cases of dislocations; knee meniscus repair and cruciate ligament reconstruction surgeries; all possible arthroscopic and endoscopic surgeries of the hands; all fracture fixation surgeries using the latest surgical techniques; endoscopic release of the elbow and wrist canals; diagnosis and treatment of various sports injuries.

Specialization: Arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, and knee joints.

Work and Education

• Over 18 years of professional experience;
• Throughout his career, the surgeon has performed over 10,000 orthopaedic surgeries;
• Conducts approximately 700 surgeries per year, about 70% of which are arthroscopic surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and knee joints:
  • Around 200 arthroscopic shoulder surgeries;
  • About 150 cruciate ligament reconstructions;
  • Approximately 50 arthroscopic elbow surgeries;
  • Around 60 arthroscopic wrist surgeries.

 

Internships

• Arthroscopy Association of German-speaking countries (AGA) courses, Kaunas, Lithuania (2001)
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) arthroscopy courses, Budapest, Hungary (2001)
• Joint Replacement and Orthopedic Surgery, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (2003)
• Knee replacement courses, Riga, Latvia (2003)
• Arthroscopy Association of German-speaking countries (AGA) courses, Kaunas, Lithuania (2004)
• “Arthroscopy and Prosthesis of Hand Joints” course, Poland (2006)
• “Advances in Arthroscopy” seminar, Tallinn, Estonia (2006)
• Lund University Hospital, Sweden (2006)
• Shoulder arthroscopy courses, Liverpool, United Kingdom (2007)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support courses, Kaunas, Lithuania (2007)
• “Baltic Mitek” School – Shoulder Arthroscopy courses, Jurmala, Latvia (2008)
• “Baltic Mitek” School – Knee Arthroscopy courses, Klaipeda, Lithuania (2009)
• MSA Hand Surgery courses, Luxembourg (2010)
• “Wrist Arthroscopy” courses, Strasbourg, France (2010)
• Shoulder arthroscopy courses, Nancy, France (2009, 2011, 2013)
• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), Toronto, Canada (2013)
• “Wrist Arthroscopy” courses, Strasbourg, France (2023)
• Instructor at training organized by SNACE (Smith + Nephew Arthroscopy Center of Excellence) for the education of young specialists (2023)

 

Membership in Organizations

• Member of the Lithuanian Arthroscopic Surgery Association (LOTD)
• Member of the Lithuanian Orthopedic Traumatologists Association (LACA)
• Member of the European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (EWA)
• President of the Lithuanian Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology Association (LASTA) since 2023.

 

The surgeon speaks fluent English and Russian.