Dr. Vilma Traškaitė-Juškevičienė is a Lithuanian physician specializing in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and liver transplantation anesthesia at the Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics.

She is a board member and scientific secretary of the Lithuanian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (LARD). Her professional interests include patient safety, human factors in healthcare, and medical education. Vilma is also Head of Lithuanian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Charity Foundation together with colleagues supporting Ukrainian medics in frontlines.

Dr. Liuda Brogiene represents the contemporary generation of internationally trained pain management specialists who bridge clinical excellence with rigorous academic research. Currently serving as Senior Anesthesiologist-Reanimatologist and Lead of Pain Management Division at the Anesthesiology Department of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Hospital Kaunas Clinics while pursuing doctoral studies in Pain Management, she exemplifies the modern paradigm of academic medicine where clinical insights directly inform scientific inquiry.

Her professional trajectory demonstrates a systematic approach to specialization, progressing from her medical degree at Kaunas University of Medicine in 2008 through anesthesiology residency training to strategic fellowship placements across Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom. Each phase has been purposefully designed to expand both clinical competencies and research capabilities, creating a comprehensive foundation for her current leadership roles.

Dr. Brogiene’s primary research interests center on the intersection of perioperative pain management and chronic pain development, with particular emphasis on understanding the mechanisms and prevalence of acute neuropathic pain following surgical interventions. Her doctoral research investigates multidisciplinary approaches to chronic pain management, seeking to develop evidence-based protocols that integrate pharmacological, interventional, and behavioral treatment modalities to address critical gaps in current fragmented treatment approaches.

-Associate professor, University of Latvia, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences
-Senior Consultant in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department, Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Riga, Latvia
-Pain specialist
-President of Latvian Society of Anesthesiologists and Reanimatologists since 2018
-Board member Latvian Pain Research Society from since 2015
-Board member Baltic Society of Regional Anesthesia since 2015
-ESA Council member
-Member European Society of Regional Anesthesia since 1998. 

My special interest in research: regional anesthesia, chronic pain management, acute postoperative pain, analgesia nociception index, patient outcomes, end of life treatment

I am standing with Ukraine! Have been there twice since 2022 teach the Ukrainian doctors and residents to perform regional blocks.

Thanks to the support of the Latvian Medical Foundation, I can teach Ukrainian doctors here in Latvia regional anesthesia and pain management.

Medical Education:  

1982 – 1988 studies:  Medical faculty Kaunas University of Medicine
1988 – 1989 Internship: general surgery Kaunas University of Medicine
1991 – Primary specialization in Anesthesiology and Intensive care (Vilnius University)

Scientific degree: PhD (2004)

Academic title:

Professor (2019)
Associate Professor (2013)

Current Position:

Since 2020 – Consultant Anesthesiologist in OB-GYN Anesthesiology and Intensive care dept. in the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos

Since 2019 – Full professor in the Clinic of Anesthesiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Since 2015 – 2019 Professor in the Clinic of Anesthesiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Since 2005 – 2020 Head of OB-GYN Anesthesiology and Intensive care dept. in the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos

2010 – 2015 Associate Professor in the Clinic of Anesthesiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

2005 – 2010 Lecturer in the Clinic of Anesthesiology, Kaunas University of Medicine

2001 – 2005 Assistant in the Clinic of Anesthesiology, Kaunas University of Medicine

Since 1989 – 2005 Anesthesiologist-reanimatologist in Central department of Anesthesia, Kaunas Medical University Hospital

Training Abroad:     

1997 – St. Johanns Hospital, Salzburg (Austria)

2000 – Lund University Hospital in Malmo (Sweden)

2002 – St. Johanns Hospital, Salzburg (Austria)

2009  – Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Lyon (France)

2012 – Coordinator of European Commission Life Long Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci project No. LLP-LdV-PLM-2012LT-0769   “Modern anaesthesiology care during delivery and obstetric critical care” in Reykjavik University Hospital (Iceland)

2013/2014 – Coordinator of European Commission Life Long Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci projectNo. LLP-LdV-PLM-2013-LT-0935 “Optimal perioperative anaesthesia and intensive care in oncological gynaecology” in Skåne University Hospital, Lund (Sweden)

2016 January 25-29 – Donau-Universität Krems Seminar in PBM- Focus on “Perioperative Bleeding Management” Hainburg (Austria)

2018 May 15 ERASMUS+ program. Participation as a guest in Royal College of Anaesthetists fellow examination London (UK).

2019 July 23-27 ERASMUS+ project 2017-1-LT01-KA107-034926 Belgrade (Serbia)

Participation in clinical trials:

2016 – 2018 European prospective multicentre observational study. National coordinator and E370-001 study centre Investigator in the study: “European Practices in the Management of Accidental Dural Puncture in Obstetrics”. Study Code EPIMAP NCT 023362828

2014 – 2015 National coordinator and P370-001 study centre Investigator in the study: “POstanaesthesia PULmonary complications After the use of muscle Relaxants in Europe: an International Prospective Cohort Multi-centre Observational Study”. Study Code POPULAR NCT 01865513

2013 – 2014 Sub-investigator in international multicenter RCT “A randomized, double-blind, placebo and active-controlled, parallel-group study to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of dexketoprofen trometamol and tramadol hydrochloride oral fixed combination on moderate to severe acute pain following abdominal hysterectomy” Study Code DEX-TRA-04. EudraCT No.: 2012-004545-32

Continuous medical education and other important activities:

Coordinator of CME courses “Anesthesia in obstetrics” and “Critical care in obstetrics and gynecology”. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Coordinator of doctoral program “Anesthesia and analgesia in obstetrics and gynecology”. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Senior lecturer and coordinator in ESA CEEA CME courses. Course No.4 “Mother and child. Adverse reaction” in Lithuania  

Consultant of Lithuanian Ministry of Health in “Safe maternity and childhood” program

Obstetric Anesthesia expert for legal cases, National Bureau of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Lithuania

Consultant in “Effective perinatal care” project of USAID and UNFPA programs in Azerbaijan and Central Asia

President, Baltic Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Head of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management Clinic, Riga 1st Hospital
Assistant Professor, Riga Stradiņš University, Latvia

Dr. Irina Evansa is a Latvian anesthesiologist and interventional pain specialist. She leads clinical, educational, and research activities across the Baltic countries, with a focus on developing regional anesthesia techniques and chronic pain procedures, and on organizing Baltic Society of Regional Anaesthesia congresses.

She is the representative of the Baltic countries in the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA), where she actively promotes scientific exchange and networking.

In addition to organizing congresses and delivering lectures, she publishes research in the field of regional anaesthesia and pain medicine. She also conducts hands-on training and is invited to speak at both local and European congresses.

Dr. Evansa has been formally recognized by the Latvian Ministry of Health for her significant contributions to the advancement of anesthesiology and pain management.