Dr. Rasa Macionytė

Dr. Rasa Macionytė is a consultant anaesthesiologist at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos — Lithuania's largest academic medical centre and primary tertiary referral hospital. With over 12 years of specialist experience, she provides anaesthetic care across a range of surgical disciplines with particular expertise in cardiac anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia techniques. Lithuania's healthcare system, having undergone significant modernisation since EU accession in 2004, now operates to European standards, and Santaros Klinikos hosts comprehensive surgical programmes including cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and major vascular procedures. Dr. Macionytė's academic background — holding a PhD and the European Diploma in Anaesthesiology (EDAIC) — reflects her commitment to evidence-based anaesthetic practice aligned with European clinical standards.

Dr. Macionytė completed her medical degree (MD) at Vilnius University and specialist anaesthesiology training at Vilnius University Hospital. She earned a PhD in anaesthesiology or perioperative medicine, contributing to the academic anaesthesiology department at Vilnius University. She subsequently passed the European Diploma in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EDAIC) — an internationally recognised examination conducted by the European Society of Anaesthesiology that assesses knowledge to European standards. She holds Lithuanian specialist board certification in anaesthesiology and intensive care and is an active member of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC).

Dr. Macionytė's anaesthetic expertise spans general, regional, and cardiac anaesthesia. Her cardiac anaesthesia experience encompasses perioperative management of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve surgery, and major aortic procedures. Her regional anaesthesia expertise — ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks, epidurals, and spinal anaesthesia — provides superior postoperative pain management that reduces opioid use and accelerates recovery. She manages patients with complex comorbidities (cardiac disease, diabetes, respiratory compromise) requiring meticulous preoperative assessment and individualised anaesthetic planning. She also provides critical care to postoperative and medically critically ill patients in the ICU.

As an anaesthesiologist, Dr. Macionytė's services are integrated into the surgical care of patients who choose Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos for their procedures. International patients undergoing surgery at this hospital — for cardiac procedures, orthopaedic surgery, oncological surgery, or other major operations — benefit from her anaesthetic expertise. Lithuania is an EU member state with EHIC coverage for European patients. English is spoken in the international patient context and Dr. Macionytė consults in Lithuanian, Russian, and English. Vilnius International Airport connects to major European hubs.

Dr. Macionytė is an active member of the Lithuanian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and participates in European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) annual congresses and workshops. She has published research contributions to Lithuanian and international anaesthesiology journals and has participated in multicentre European perioperative medicine studies. She contributes to postgraduate anaesthesiology training at Vilnius University and has completed advanced training workshops in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia and transoesophageal echocardiography for intraoperative cardiac monitoring. She is committed to advancing perioperative medicine quality at Santaros Klinikos.