Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania
Dainius Pavalkis

Dainius Pavalkis was born on 5 May 1960 in Kaunas; both his parents were engineers. He graduated from Kaunas Saulės Secondary School in 1978. In 1984 he graduated from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences [former Kaunas Medical Institute] with the qualification of a medical doctor. He continued his studies in the clinical residency in Moscow Research Institute of Proctology and later completed post-graduate studies in Moscow Research Institute of Proctology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. 1986 – 1993 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, II Department of Surgery, Assistant 1993 01 – 1993 09 Surgeon Assistant of St. Mark’s Hospital, London, UK. 1993 – 1995 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, II Department of Surgery, Chief Assistant 1995 09 – 1995 10 Scientific intern at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA. 1995 – 1997 Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos; Kaunas region, Chief Surgeon  1995 – 2006 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Surgery Clinic, Associate Professor 1997 - 2007 Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Director for Surgery 1997 - 2010 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Surgery Clinic, Head of the Coloproctology Unit 2010 - 2011 Baltic American Clinic, Director of Medicine Since 1997 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos,  Surgery Clinic, Surgeon Since 2006 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Surgery Clinic, Professor Since 2010 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Professor Since 13 December 2012 Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania. Prof. D. Pavalkis has been an intern on more than 50 occasions since 1995 at the best-known clinics in the UK, USA, Austria, Italy, Germany, etc. He has published over 280 scientific papers, and is a co-author of two textbooks. He has supervised or advised doctoral students on their dissertations. He has given over 70 presentations and lectures at international events; he has been a guest lecturer on more than 30 occasions. Prof. Pavalkis has been a visiting professor at universities in Athens, London, and Prague. He is a member of various international medical organisations.  He is also a member of the editorial boards of Lithuanian and foreign medical journals. He is a member of the Labour Party. Languages: English, Russian, Polish. Interests: tourism, climbing, hunting, music (piano), photography and cooking. Climbing achievements: Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m) and Mont Blanc (4810 m), Mount Elbrus (5643 m), and many others. Married to Edita, an architect. They have 2 children, a son Gintautas and a daughter Dainora.