Specialists

Kaspars Snipe
- Certified Surgeon, Colorectal Proctologist, and Ultrasonography Specialist with professional experience from 1999.
Specialising in:
- surgeon’s and colorectal proctologist’s consultations,
- rectal fistulas, new growths, tears, functional colon diseases, haemorrhoids,
- ODS (Obstructed Defecation Syndrome),
- rectocele, colon intussusception and faecal incontinence, etc.,
- preparation of diagnostic plans and treatment with biofeedback therapy for patients with obstructive defecation syndrome, faecal incontinence and in the case of artery muscle weakness,
- 3D transrectal ultrasonography (3D TRUS) – – rectal and anal canal examination,
- LONGO, HAL- RAR, STARR, Milligan-Morgan, Ferguson operations,
- anal and perianal polyps and growths resections,
- anal fissure resections with mucilage plastic, anal/perianal/transsphincteric fistula resections with mucilage plastic,
- Karydakis (pilonidal sinus operations).
- Latvian Academy of Medicine (Riga Stradiņš University). Doctor’s degree. Paediatric Department. (1999)
- Riga Stradiņš University. Post-Graduate Education Faculty General Surgery Speciality Residency. (2004)
- Internships at prestigious clinics in Germany, Poland, Sweden and Italy.
- 1996 – 1999 Member of the RSU Surgery Interest Group.
- 1998 – 1999 Head of the RSU Surgery Interest Group.
- 1999 Member of the Latvian Association of Surgeons.
- 2000 – 2003 RSU Council Member.
- 2005 Latvian Colorectal Society Board Member.
- 2007 – 2010 Latvian national delegate to the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP).
- 2008 – 2011 Latvian national delegate to the European Association of Colorectal Surgery.
- 2011 – 2015 European Association of Colorectal Surgery (ESCP) Eastern European Country Coordinator.
- Member of the Latvian Association of Surgeons.
- Vast experience in the performance of scientific work and clinical research.
- Author of several articles and publications.
- Participation in congresses, conferences, seminars with lectures, talks and statements.
- Participation in over 60 international and domestic conferences, congresses.