Scientific Committee

Chair of the Scientific Committee 

Prof. Aivars Lejnieks

Riga East University Hospital, "Gaiļezers"

Rīga, 2 Hipokrāta iela

+37167042337

aivars.lejnieks [at] rsu.lv

Members of the Scientific Committee

Child's and Woman’s Health

• Prof. Dace Rezeberga (Latvia)
• Prof. Gunta Lazdāne (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Jana Žodžika (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Anna Miskova (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Natālija Vedmedovska (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Ilze Kreicberga (Latvia)      
• Prof. Ilvars Siliņš, Upsala University (Sweden)
• Prof. Ruta Nadišauskiene, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania)
• Prof. Dace Gardovska (Latvia)
• Prof. Aigars Petersons (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Jana Pavare (Latvia)
• Prof. Ilze Grope (Latvia)
• Prof. Arnis Eņģelis  (Latvia)
• Prof. Matthew Goldsmith (USA)
• Prof. Martin O. Savage (UK)   

Mental Health and Neuroscience

• Prof. Dr. med. Elmārs Rancāns (Latvia)
• Prof. Dr. med. Māris Taube (Latvia)
• Prof. Douglas Ziedonis, MD, PhD, University of California San Diego (USA)
• Prof. Andrejs Millers (Latvia)
• Prof. Dr. med. Katrin Gross-Paju, Tallin East Hospital (Estonia)
• Prof. Dr. med. Gintaras Kaubrys, Vilnus University (Lithuania)
• Prof. Dr. med. Stend Fredrikson, Karolinska Institute (Sweden)
• Prof. Katharina Stiebrand Sunnerhagen, Gēteborga (Sweden)
• Prof. Dr. med. Gunta Ancāne (Latvia)
• Dr. med. Artūrs Utināns (Latvia)
• Prof. em. Dr. med. Rutger Jan van der Gaag (The Netherlands)
• Prof. Dr. med. Gaida Krūmiņa (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Kārlis Kupčs (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Ardis Platkājis (Latvia)
• Prof. Kristīne Martinsone (Latvia)

Cardiovascular Health

• Prof. Oskars Kalējs (Latvia)
• Prof. Aivars Lejnieks (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Ilze Konrāde (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Pēteris Stradiņš (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Inguna Lubaua (Latvia)
• Assist. Aija Mača (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Kārlis Trušinskis (Latvia)
• RSU leading researcher Mārtiņš Kalējs (Latvia)
• Assist. Kristīne Jubele (Latvia)
• Ainārs Rudzītis, Dr. Med. (Latvia)
• Prof. Viesturs Lāriņš (Latvia)
• Prof. Hein Heidbuchel, Antwerp University (Belgium)
• Prof. Yuri V. Shubik, Saint Petersburg State University (Russia)
• Prof. Samuel Viskin, M.D, Tel-Aviv University (Israel)

Oncology and Haematology

• Prof. Jānis Gardovskis (Latvia)
• Prof. Edvīns Miklaševičs (Latvia)
• Prof. Sandra Lejniece (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Andris Gardovskis (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Arvīds Irmejs (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Alla Rivkina (Latvia)
• Prof. Peter E. Goretzki (Germany)
• Prof. Jan Lubinski (Poland)

Infectious Diseases

• Asst. prof. Ingus Skadiņš (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Indra Zeltiņa (Latvia)
• Leading Researcher Zaiga Nora-Krūkle (Latvia)
• Leading Researcher Santa Rasa (Latvia)
• Prof. Angelika Krūmiņa (Latvia)
• Prof. Juta Kroiča (Latvia)
• Prof. Anna Boron-Kaczmarska, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland)
• Prof. Evelina Shikova-Lekova, Department of Virology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) (Bulgaria)
• Prof. Derek Pheby, Buckinghamshire New University (United Kingdom)
• Asst. prof. Eliana Lacerda, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London (United Kingdom)
• Prof. Carmen Scheibenbogen, Charité, Berlin (Germany)
• Kristine Oleinika, PhD Research Associate Division of Medicine University College London (United Kingdom)

Dentistry, Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Prof. Ingrīda Čēma (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Andris Ābeltiņš (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Gundega Jākobsone (Latvia)
• Prof. Mare Saag, Tartu University (Estonia)
• Prof. Egija Zaura (ACTA)

Pharmacy and Pharmacology

• Assoc. prof. Baiba Mauriņa (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Dr. pharm. Dace Bandere (Latvia)
• Prof. Maija Dambrova (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Elita Poplavska (Latvia)
• Ilmārs Stonāns (Latvia)
• Konstantīns Logviss (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Pharm Dr., Ph.D., Zdeňka Šklubalová (Czech Republic)
• Ph. D. Barbora Vraníková, Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic)

 Thematic Conferences 

Rare Clinical Cases, Rare Diseases

• Prof. Aivars Lejnieks (Latvia)
• Prof. Sandra Lejniece (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Andris Skride (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Ilze Konrāde (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Aleksejs Derovs (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Zane Ābola (Latvia)
• Prof. Aigars Pētersons (Latvia)
• Assist. Inita Buliņa (Latvia)
• Prof. Irene Lang (Austria)
• Prof. Walter Klepetko (Austria)
• Prof. Egle Ereminiene (Lithuania)

Traumatology and Orthopaedics

• Asst. prof. Ruta Jakušonoka (Latvia)
• Prof. Andris Jumtiņš (Latvia)
• Prof. Alexander Lerner, Bar-Ilan University (Israel)
• Assoc. Prof. Vito Pavone, University of Catania (Italy)

3rd Baltic Sea Symposium on Simulation and Virtual Reality for Health Care Education and Patient Safety

• Asst. prof. Oļegs Sabeļnikovs (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Ruta Jakušonoka (Latvia)
• Prof. Juergen Lorenz (Germany)

Medical Humanities

• Prof. Vija Sīle (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Ivars Neiders (Latvia)
• Pekka Louhiala, University of Helsinki (Finland)
• Vilius Dranseika, Vilnius University (Lithuania)
• Kadri Simm, University of Tarty (Estonia)

Public Health and Healthcare Management

• Prof. Ģirts Briģis (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Ieva Strēle (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Laila Meija (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof.  Anita Villeruša (Latvia)
• Prof. Gunta Lazdāne (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Inese Gobiņa (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Dzintars Mozgis (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Lauma Spriņģe (Latvia)
• Īrisa Zīle (Latvia)
• Dins Šmits (Latvia)
• Asst. prof. Elita Poplavska (Latvia)

History of Medicine

• Ineta Lipše (Latvia)
• Maija Pozemkovska (Latvia)
• Prof. Florian Stegel, University of Ulm (Germany)

University Teaching and Learning

• Prof. T. Koķe, RSU (Latvia)
• N. Jansone-Ratinika, RSU (Latvia)
• A. Brangule, RSU (Latvia)
• R. Koka, RSU (Latvia)
• I. Upmale, director of SKMK (Latvia)
• M. Karm, Tartu University (Estonia)

Digital Pathology

• Prof. Ilze Štrumfa (Latvia)

Morphology – Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Anthropology

• Prof. Māra Pilmane (Latvia)
• Dr. Andrejs Ivanovs MD MSc PhD MRCP (United Kingdom)
• Prof. Dr. (HP) Janina Tutkuviene (Lithuania)
• Andrejs Braun (United Kingdom)

Complementarity principle in metabolic disease research

• Assoc. prof. Ilze Konrāde (Latvia)
• Prof. Aivars Lejnieks (Latvia)
• Assoc. prof. Zydrune Visockiene, Vilnius University, Department of Nursing and Fundamentals of Internal Diseases (Lithuania)
• Prof. Vallo Volke, University of Tartu, Department of Physiology (Estonia)