{"id":13504,"date":"2022-04-13T16:34:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/rektorius\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:44:49","slug":"rector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/en\/about-lsmu\/rector\/","title":{"rendered":"Rector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rimantas.Benetis1-768x1152-1.jpg\" alt=\"LSMU rekotrius prof. Rimantas Benetis\" class=\"wp-image-110851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rimantas.Benetis1-768x1152-1.jpg 742w, https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rimantas.Benetis1-768x1152-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rimantas.Benetis1-768x1152-1-223x300@2x.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Professor Rimantas Benetis\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rimantas Benetis \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>academician, professor, Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (Medicine), Rector of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, long-standing Head of Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, full member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, President of the Lithuanian University Rectors\u2019 Conference, Honorary Professor of the Republic of Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2001, professor Benetis led the team of cardiac surgeons that performed the first heart transplant in Kaunas. In 2007, he led the team that performed the first lung and combined heart-lung transplant in the Baltic State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has been awarded the Lithuanian state decoration \u2013 the Cross of the Officer of the Order for Merits to Lithuania, the Officer\u2019s Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, and the First Class Santaka Badge of Honour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor is a member of the Lithuanian Society of Thoracic and Heart Surgeons, member of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, and member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Prof. Rimantas Benetis was awarded the highest category in cardiac surgery by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Rimantas Benetis was born on 3 July 1957 in Nori\u0161kiai village. From 1963 to 1966, he attended Plung\u0117 primary school, from 1966 to 1974 \u2013 Plung\u0117 3<sup>rd<\/sup> secondary school, and in 1974 to 1980 \u2013 the Faculty of Medicine of Kaunas Medical Institute.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1980\u20131981 \u2013 surgical internship at the Klinikos under Kaunas Medical Institute of the Ministry of Health (now the Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1981\u20131984 \u2013 surgeon and trauma specialist at Ukmerg\u0117 District Hospital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>09\/1984 \u2013 present \u2013 cardiac surgeon at the Klinikos under Kaunas Medical Institute of the Ministry of Health (now the Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1988 \u2013 postgraduate course in cardiac surgery at the Bakulev Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow (3.5 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1989 \u2013 postgraduate course in cardiac surgery at the Centre of Cardiac Surgery of Vilnius University Hospital (3.5 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1990\u20131991 \u2013 cardiac surgeon at the Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery of Odense University Hospital (Denmark) (7 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1991\u20131992 \u2013 cardiac surgeon at the Cardiac Centre of \u00d2rhus University Skejby Hospital (Denmark) (7 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1992\u20131993 \u2013 cardiac surgeon at the Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery of \u00d2lborg Hospital (Denmark) (18 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1993\u20131994 \u2013 internship at the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of Leuven University St. Luc Hospital (Belgium) (11 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1994 \u2013 cardiac surgeon at the Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery of Lund University (Sweden) (7 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>01\/1994 \u2013 present \u2013 Head of the Department of Cardiac Surgery (now the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery) of Kaunas Medical Academy (now the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) and Kaunas Academic Clinics (now Kauno Klinikos of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>04\/1996\u201308\/2004 \u2013 senior research associate at the Cardiovascular Surgery Laboratory of the Biomedical Research Institute (BMTI) (senior researcher since 20 November 2000)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1997\u20131998 \u2013 internship at the Cardiac Surgery Clinic of London <em>Royal Brompton &amp; Harefield<\/em>&nbsp;(United Kingdom) (6 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1998\u20132000 \u2013 consultant surgeon at Ume\u00e5 Regional Hospital (Sweden) (24 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>09\/2004\u201309\/2020 \u2013 Director of the Institute of Cardiology at Kaunas Medical University (now the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2005 \u2013 present \u2013 member of the Senate of Kaunas Medical University (now the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12\/2015\u201307\/2020 \u2013 member of the Council of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>09\/2016\u201323\/09\/2020 \u2013 Chairperson of the Senate of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From 04\/11\/2020 \u2013 Rector of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rimantas Benetis defended his doctorate in 1990, was awarded the titles of associate professor in 1995, and professor in 2005 respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has published more than 500 scientific publications, delivered presentations at international conferences and congresses as well as expert specialist training sessions in the USA, india, Germany, Belgium, France, England, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Poland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor consults and treats cardiovascular patients, delivers lectures to students and medical residents, conducts tutorials, seminars, and practical training. 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