Aris Lacis
University Children Hospital, Latvia
Biography
Aris Lacis is a Cardiac Surgeon, Professor, MD, PhD graduated from Riga Medical Institute in 1961. He is a General and Thoracic Surgeon in P. Stradina University Hospital in Riga (1964–1969), Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon in the Latvian Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery (1969–1994), since 1994 until 2012, he is the Head of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Clinic in University Children’s Hospital, Riga and since 2012; he is a Consulting Professor of this Clinic. He serves as a Vice-President of Latvian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, President of Latvian Association for Pediatric Cardiologists and is the author of 395 scientific publications, 3 monographs and 13 patents. He is an investigator for more than 10 clinical trials including cardio-surgical procedures performed under deep hypothermia, hybrid procedures etc.
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