Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Department of pediatric surgery provides quality undergraduate education and postgraduate research opportunities in pediatric and neonatal surgery. All teaching personnel are practicing specialists with experience in pediatric abdominal, endoscopic, colorectal, thoracic, urologic, neonathal, plastic, orthopedic and trauma surgery fields. Department is based in Children's Clinical University Hospital in Riga which is one of the leading pediatric hospitals in Baltics. This allows to give our students and residents a deep dive in practical management of real patients, participate in different diagnostic and treatment procedures.
Department's current fields of research are: 1) neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis 2) developement of new acute appendicitis differentiation and treatment methods 3) pain management in surgical conditions
4) patient safety
Our department staff participates in numerous european and international pediatric surgeon associations and cooperates with renown specialists from UK, Finland and other countries both in education and practical experience exchange.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Jurijs Bormotovs
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Clinical simulations - Teaching Staff
- Department of Paediatric Surgery
Person: Ph.D. student
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Identification of genes and gene proteins responsible for adhesions in newborns
Pivrika, E. (Project leader), Pētersons, A. (Supervisor) & Pilmane, M. (Supervisor)
1/10/24 → 29/09/28
Project: PhD projects
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Microbiome, metabolome and biomarker analysis in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis
Karlsons, J. (Project leader), Skadiņš, I. (Supervisor) & Ābola, Z. (Supervisor)
3/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: PhD projects
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State research project in the field of biomedicine, medical technologies and pharmacy
Lejnieks, A. (Partner's coordinator), Karelis, G. (Leading expert), Gardovska, D. (Leading expert), Ābola, Z. (Leading expert), Miklaševičs, E. (Leading expert), Daneberga, Z. (Leading expert), Gardovskis, J. (Leading expert), Pētersons, A. (Leading expert), Kļaviņš, K. (Expert), Kroiča, J. (Leading expert), Skadiņš, I. (Leading expert), Vīksna, L. (Leading expert), Dimiņa, E. (Expert), Sniedze, D. (Participant), Karlsons, J. (Participant), Broks, R. (Participant), Gravele, D. (Expert), Rozentālberga, A. (Expert), Kanašniece, E. (Expert), Konrāde, I. (Leading expert), Trušinskis, K. (Leading expert), Strēle, I. (Leading expert), Kaļiņins, A. (Expert), Ķīvīte-Urtāne, A. (Leading expert), Radziņš, O. (Expert), Bāgante, I. (Leading expert), Koļesova, O. (Leading expert), Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Leading expert), Koļesovs, A. (Expert), Mičule, M. (Participant), Grāvelsiņa, S. (Expert), Rasa-Dzelzkalēja, S. (Leading expert), Kande, L. (Expert), Nakazawa (Miklasevica), M. (Leading expert), Vjaters, E. (Leading expert), Lietuvietis, V. (Leading expert), Plonis, J. (Leading expert), Bitiņa-Barlote, Ē. (Expert), Ieviņa, L. (Participant), Fortūna, K. (Expert (PhD student)), Pētersons, A. (Participant), Pastare, D. (Expert), Pugovičs, O. (Project leader), Silina, S. (Participant), Zemčugova-Bērziņa, A. (Participant), Tihomirova, Ļ. (Participant), Maļina, L. (Participant) & Kozačenko, J. (Participant)
1/12/22 → 30/11/24
Project: National Research Programme
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Gene proteins, growth factors/their receptors in the wall of chronic calculous cholecystitis-affected gallbladder children
Derbeņeva, D. (Corresponding Author), Pilmane, M. (Corresponding Author) & Pētersons, A., Dec 2025, In: BMC Pediatrics. 25, 1, 14 p., 288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does assisted reproductive technology influence the complexity and associated malformations in esophageal atresia?
Pederiva, F. (Corresponding Author), Hall, N., Soyer, T., Morini, F., Esophageal atresia registry participants & Kakars, M. (Member of the Working Group), Oct 2025, In: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 42, 10, p. 3429-3434 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact and Citation Trends of Surveys endorsed by the EUPSA Network Office in Pediatric Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis
Doktor, F., Hall, N. J., Mesas-Burgos, C., Zani-Ruttenstock, E., Pederiva, F., Sukhotnik, I., Dingemann, J., Pio, L., Kakars, M., Gorter, R. & Soyer, T. (Corresponding Author), 27 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Microbiome of Preterm Neonates (Control + Patents with Necrotising Enterocolitis)
Karlsons, J. (Creator), Daneberga, Z. (Creator), Kroiča, J. (Creator), Miklaševičs, E. (Creator), Nakazawa (Miklasevica), M. (Creator), Liepiņa, E. E. (Creator), Broks, R. (Creator), Skadiņš, I. (Creator), Gardovska, D. (Creator), Asare, L. (Creator), Rozentālberga, A. (Creator) & Ābola, Z. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 11 Dec 2024
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/ROG2VH, https://dataverse.rsu.lv/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.48510/FK2/ROG2VH
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Prizes
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Honorary Medal of the Children's Clinical University Hospital
Ābola, Z. (Recipient), 4 Oct 2019
Prize: Honorary award
Activities
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Collaborator of AlliGatOr (Appendicitis Global Outcomes), an international multi-centre study
Kakars, M. (Other)
2026Activity: Mentoring and other activity types › Other
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Comparison of Two Antibiotic Combinations for Conservative Treatment of Non-Complicated Acute Appendicitis in Children
Zurmutaī, T. (Speaker), Eņģelis, A. (Co-author), Kakars, M. (Co-author), Zviedre, A. (Co-author), Bormotovs, J. (Co-author) & Pētersons, A. (Co-author)
15 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
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Prognostic value of the histopathology of the appendix for children with recurrent appendicitis
Zviedre, A. (Speaker), Titāns, V. (Co-author), Eņģelis, A. (Co-author), Pētersons, A. (Co-author) & Brigere, E. (Co-author)
13 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
Press/Media
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Indietis bērnu ķirurgs Mohits Kakars: "Ja gribi palikt Latvijā un šeit dzīvot, tad valoda jāprot"
13/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Latvian Academy of Sport Education to be added to Riga Stradins University
13/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Universities in Latvia worried about rapidly growing payments for energy resources
13/09/22
1 Media contribution
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