Specialization
Cataract, glaucoma, conservative treatment of the retina

Education

• 1972 – 1973 Internship in Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
• 1966 – 1972 Riga Institute of Medicine

Professional education

• 2000 Vitreoretinal surgery, South California
• 1999 Retinal surgery, Regensburg, Germany
• 1998 Cataract and vitreoretinal surgery, Paris
• 1995 Arthur Giebel, M.D. (USA), phacoemulsification technique
• 1992 John J.McDermott, M.D. (USA), IOL implantation technique
• 1990 General ophthalmology in Amiens, France
• 1990 Vitreoretinal surgery, 15-20 Eye Disease Hospital, Paris
• 1985-1987 Work in the Tiaret Eye Clinic, Algeria
• 1983 Retinal surgery, Moscow

Member of the European Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Annual cataract surgery congresses, participation in the congresses organised by the American Ophthalmology Academy

Work experience

• since 1994 Head ophthalmologist-surgeon in Latvian American Eye Center
• since 2000 Head of the Eye Disease Department of the Riga 1st Hospital
• 1996-1999 Head of the Eye Disease Clinic
• 1992-1996 Head Ophthalmologist of Latvia
• 1987 -2000 Head of the 1st Division of the Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
• 1974-2000 ophthalmologist in Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital

Languages

• Latvian
• English
• Russian
• French