Uldis Krustiņš – Specialist | Microsurgery Center

Uldis Krustiņš, M.D.

Director of the Latvian Microsurgery Center. Certified traumatologist-orthopedist, microsurgeon, hand surgeon

Dr. med. Uldis Krustiņš has been working at the Latvian Microsurgery Center since 2006. He performs surgeries in hand surgery, as well as in traumatology and orthopedics.

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+371 679 698 30

+371 202 846 85

uldis.krustins@mcl.lv

Specialization

• Arthroscopy; surgical treatment of wrist injuries, conditions, and deformities.

Education and Professional Experience

1996

AO ASIF

Davos, Switzerland

AO ASIF Basic Courses

1997

Waterbury Clinic

Connecticut, U.S.

Exchange Study Program

1998

AO ASIF

Davos, Switzerland

AO ASIF Hand Surgery Courses

2001

"Courses in Bone and Joint Surgery"

Salzburg, Austria

2005

ICON Latvia

Riga, Latvia

ICH/GCP Training Course

2008

The Louisville Microsurgery Teaching Course

Louisville, U.S.

2009

New Frontiers in Arthroscopic Wrist Surgery – Masterclass Courses

Rotterdam, Netherlands

2010

Ultrasound Courses for Physicians Who Are Not Radiologists

Riga, Latvia

2011

"All Around the Wrist" Course

Sausenda, United Kingdom

2012

University of Heidelberg

Germany

Wrist Surgery Course with a Cadaver Workshop

2013

STORZ Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Surgery Courses

Berlin, Germany

2015

Distal Radius Surgery Courses

St. Petersburg, Russia

2017

Arthrex ArthroLab Hand Surgery Courses

Munich, Germany

2017

Participation in the Hong Kong International Wrist Arthroscopy Workshop and Seminar: Advanced Course and Wrist Symposium

Hong Kong

2018

Participation in the LYON Wrist Course

Lyon, France

2019

Participation in the 13th Wrist Surgery Course

Markroningen / Strasbourg

Professional Organizations

Member of the European Society for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH)

Latvia's National Delegate to the European Federation of Hand Surgery (FESSH)

Member of the International Association for Wrist Arthroscopy (IWAS)

Member of the Latvian Association of Hand Surgeons, member of the Certification Commission

Member of the Latvian Association of Traumatology and Orthopedics, member of the board

Member of the Latvian Medical Association

Research Activities and Publications

Learn about the specialist’s scientific contributions, published research, media articles, educational videos, and professional awards that reflect his expertise and commitment to improving patient care.

Scientific Papers

Krustins, U., Jumtins, A., Bringina, D., Sitca, K. 2016. Comparison of functional outcomes following traditional and arthroscopically assisted osteosynthesis of the distal end of the spinal cord. Available at: https://viaa.gov.lv/library/files/original/2016_RSU_zin_raksti_medicina_2016.pdf

Krustins, U., Krustins, J., Bringina, D., Laurane, K., Jumtins, A. 2019. Comparison of volar locking plates with external fixation and K-wires in arthroscopically assisted intraarticular distal radial fractures. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), DOI: 10.1177/1753193419879567, First Published October 9, 2019; pp. 333–338.

Krustins, U., Nefjodovs, V., Bringina, D., Jaudzema, A., Jumtins, A. 2021. Comparison of fluoroscopically and arthroscopically assisted volar plating of articular distal radius fractures. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Vol. 75 (2021), No. 1 (730), pp. 20–30.

In 2021, a doctoral dissertation was defended at RSU to earn a Doctor of Medicine (PhD) degree on the topic "Comparison of Treatment Outcomes Following Osteosynthesis of Distal Articular Fractures of the Tibia Using Arthroscopically Guided Internal and External Fixation Methods"