Date of birth

17 April 1964

Place of birth

Pociūnėliai Village, Radviliškis District, Lithuania

Education

1997–1999

Nephrologist, Residency in Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University

1995–1997

Therapist, Advanced Residency, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University

1994–1995

Advanced Residency, Kaunas Academy of Medicine (currently Medical Academy of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences)

1987–1994

Medical Doctor, Kaunas Academy of Medicine

1982–1985

Diploma in Nursing (cum laude), Šiauliai School of Medicine (currently Šiauliai State College)

1982

Secondary School in Pociūnėliai (currently Pociūnėlių Basic School)

Work experience

2011

Lecturer, Clinics of Gastroenterology, Nephrology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University

2005–2016

Nephrologist, Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių klinikos

2000–2016

Director, Lithuanian National Transplant Bureau

1999

Deputy Director, Lithuanian National Transplant Bureau

1999–2000

Nephrologist, Rehabilitation Centre Aušveita

1985–1987

Nurse, Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių klinikos

Political career

Member, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union

2016–2020

Member of the 12th Seimas

Member, Chair (2017–2020), Committee on Health Affairs

Member, Commission for Ethics and Procedures

Member, Commission for Addiction Prevention

Head, Provisional Group for Protection of Human Life and Health from Conception to Natural Death

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland

Since 2019

Member, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union

2020–2024

Member of the13th Seimas

Member, Committee on Education and Science

Member, Commission for Addiction Prevention

Miscellaneous

Former member, Council of Representatives of Balttransplant; member, Lithuanian Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Association; member, International Society of Nephrology, member, EDTCO (European Donation and Transplant Coordination Organisation); visiting expert on matters related to organ donation and transplantation, Committee on Health Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (2009–2012)

Co-author of the methodological publication for doctors and interns Organų donorystė (Organ Donation) (2015)

Engagement: various international projects, organ donation exchange and audit programmes, including ETPOD (European Training Program on Organ Donation); project COORENOR (Coordinating a European initiative among National Organizations for Organ Transplantation); joint action MODE (Mutual Organ Donation and Transplantation Exchanges); project ACCORD (Achieving Comprehensive Coordination in Organ Donation throughout the European Union); lectures in various scientific conferences, seminars and training courses related to nephrology, organ donation, organ transplantation, management of medicine and other medical matters in Lithuania and abroad

Hobbies: psychology, healthy lifestyle, learning about the world, yoga, theatre

Languages: English, Russian, basic German

Family

Married, has one daughter and one son