Specialization

Expert in adult hip and knee replacement surgery (primary and revision). Povilas Čėsna, an orthopaedist-traumatologist, also consults and treats patients for long bone fractures, post-injury pain, and complications following surgeries.

Experience

• Over 10 years of professional experience.

• Performs 170–220 surgeries annually.

Education

• 1991–2003: Secondary education with honours, Kaunas Jonas Basanavičius Secondary School.

• 2003–2009: Master of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.

• 2009–2010: Medical Doctor’s Professional Qualification, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.

• 2010–2015: Residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.

Work Experience

• 2006: Medical Practice, University Hospital UK Bratislava, Slovakia.

• 2007: Medical Practice, Roger Salengro Hospital of the CHRU, Lille, France.

• 2009–2010: Medical Internship, Raseiniai City Hospital, Lithuania.

• 2010–2015: Orthopaedic and Traumatology Resident, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Lithuania.

• 2014–2015: Medical Assistant, Orthopaedic and Traumatology II Department, Kaunas Clinical Hospital, Lithuania.

• 2015–Present: Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgeon, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Hospital and Jonava City Hospital, Lithuania.

• 2020–Present: Orthopaedic Surgeon, “Gijos Klinikos,” Kaunas, Lithuania.

Fellowships and Training

• 2012: Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.

• 2014: Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship, Vilnius Republican University Hospital, Lithuania.

• 2015: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Fellowship, Medical University Salzburg, Austria.

• 2018: Visiting Surgeon Program (Total Hip and Knee Replacement), Sant’Anna Hospital, Italy, and Mont Louis Clinic, Paris, France.

Professional Memberships

• Member of Lithuanian Medical Student Association (2004–2009).

• Member of Lithuanian Physicians Association (since 2009).

• Member of Lithuanian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (since 2010).

• Member of Kaunas Regional Orthopaedics and Traumatology Scientific Society (since 2010).

• Member of European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (since 2010).

Internships

• 2014: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Advanced Course, Riga, Latvia.

• 2015: Training in Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic, Tampere, Finland.

• 2018: Visiting Surgeon Programs in Hip and Knee Replacement, Sant’Anna Hospital, Brescia, Italy, and Mont Louis Clinic, Paris, France.

• Active participant in over 40 local and international orthopaedic conferences and seminars across Europe since 2015.

Languages
Fluent in English and Lithuanian.