Academic Fellowship Exchange Program
Currently the exchange program is between the United States, Russia, the Baltic Nations and Vietnam. The program was begun in 1988, when the first two orthopaedic surgeons arrived for four months to study advanced surgical techniques in joint replacement and the latest methods of orthopaedic treatment. At least ten surgeons and professors visit the Foundation each year.
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The academic exchange program also involves the Yale University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and The Joint Replacement Center at The Waterbury Hospital Health Center. They are given the status of Visiting Scholar at Yale. Residing in quarters provided by The Waterbury Hospital, they spend an intensive period of time observing and learning surgical techniques that they will employ and share with their colleagues upon return to their country. The physicians also take an active part in the Yale teaching program and visit other KOF satellite medical programs that have been established throughout the United States.
Since 1988 more than 300 surgeons and physicians have been Fellows at Yale/Waterbury, Dr. Keggi has visited abroad and other American surgeons have made trips to lecture and perform surgery in Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Physicians who have rotated in the Physician Exchange Program:
| VLADIMIR ABELCEVS | RUSSIA |
| JANIS ABOLS | LATVIA |
| YURI AFANASIEV | RUSSIA |
| JANIS AKMENS | LATVIA |
| IRINA AKSJONOVA | ESTONIA |
| VILVALTAS ALAUNIS | LITHUANIA |
| RAMUNE ALEKSYNIENE | LITHUANIA |
| RASMUS ALLIKEE | ESTONIA |
| GINTARAS ANTANAVICIUS | LITHUANIA |
| ULDIS ARGALIS | LATVIA |
| PRITT ARRO | ESTONIA |
| ALEXANDER BARYSH | UKRAINE |
| LIUDAS BAZARAS | LITHUANIA |
| JUOZAS BELICKAS | LITHUANIA |
| ARTURS BLAUS | LATVIA |
| JANIS BRAKOVSKIS | LATVIA |
| RAIMONDS BRICIS | LATVIA |
| KALVIS BRIUKS | LATVIA |
| ANDRIS BRUVERS | LATVIA |
| ANRIS BUZIJANS | LATVIA |
| ALIGMANTIS CEBATORIUS | LITHUANIA |
| VLADIMIR DANILYAK | RUSSIA |
| GUNDARS DAUDZE | LATVIA |
| EGILS DEKSNIS | LATVIA |
| JANIS DOBELNIEKS | LATVIA |
| VADIM DUBROV | RUSSIA |
| EREKLE DZOTSENIDZE | ESTONIA |
| JURI EJOVS | RUSSIA |
| LAIMONS EJUBS | LATVIA |
| KASPARS FELDMANIS | LATVIA |
| EGILS FREIMANIS | LATVIA |
| OSCARS GAINUDINOVS | LATVIA |
| JURGIS GAVELIS | LITHUANIA |
| IVARS GELDNERS | LATVIA |
| VALDIS GILIS | LATVIA |
| MEHMOOD GILL | LATVIA |
| IVETA GOLOBOVSKA | LATVIA |
| MAXSIM GONTCHAROV | RUSSIA |
| VADISLAVS GORDINS | LATVIA |
| MINDAUGAS GRAZAUSKAS | LITHUANIA |
| KESTUTIS GRICIUNAS | LITHUANIA |
| KASTYTIS GRIGONIS | LITHUANIA |
| UGIS GRUNTMANIS | LATVIA |
| AIVARS GUDAVICIUS | LITHUANIA |
| KONSTANTINS GUDONOVS | LATVIA |
| DMITRI GUZENKO | RUSSIA |
| TIIT HAVIKO | ESTONIA |
| GINTARS HOLSTS | LATVIA |
| DAINIS ILJESANS | LATVIA |
| DANIELA JANKALNA | LATVIA |
| VAIDOTAS JANKUS | LITHUANIA |
| HARALDS JANSONS | LATVIA |
| JANIS JANSONS | LATVIA |
| JANIS JAUDZEMS | LATVIA |
| VICTOR JERMOLAJEVAS | LITHUANIA |
| ALEXANDER JIGAILOV | RUSSIA |
| ANDRIS JUMTINS | LATVIA |
| ROBERT JUOSPONIS | LITHUANIA |
| ULDIS JURCINS | LATVVIA |
| ROBERTS JURDZHS | LATVIA |
| VITOLDS JURKEVICS | LATVIA |
| VICTORS KALNBERSZ | LATVIA |
| KONSTANTIN KALNBERZS | LATVIA |
| TAUNO KALVET | ESTONIA |
| MARTINS KAPICKIS | LATVIA |
| IVAR KASK | ESTONIA |
| GUNDARS KATLAPS | LATVIA |
| ILZE KAZAKA | LATVIA |
| ULDIS KELLE | LATVIA |
| JANIS KESELIS | LATVIA |
| SHAHAB KHAMRAEV | RUSSIA |
| IRJA KIISKULA | ESTONIA |
| ANDRUS KIKAS | ESTONIA |
| VYTAUTAS KIMTYS | LITHUANIA |
| ANDRIS KIPURS | LATVIA |
| VLADIS KLEZIS | LATVIA |
| VASILY KLYCHEVSKY | RUSSIA |
| VYACHECLAV KLYUCHEVSKY | RUSSIA |
| NIKOLAI KORNILOV | RUSSIA |
| ALEXANDER KOSYAKOV | UKRAINE |
| GUNDARS KRAUKLIS | LATVIA |
| MARCIS KRUMINS | LATVIA |
| ULDIS KRUSTINS | LATVIA |
| JANIS KRUSTINS | LATVIA |
| ALO KULLERKANN | ESTONIA |
| IGOR KUZMIN | RUSSIA |
| ROMAN KUZMIN | RUSSIA |
| GIEDRIUS KVEDERAS | LITHUANIA |
| GUNDARS LACIS | LATVIA |
| EERO LAPASALU | ESTONIA |
| ILZE LAUDERE | LATVIA |
| SON LE MANH | VIET NAM |
| NHAN LE NGHI THANH | VIETNAM |
| ANDRIS LEPINS | LATVIA |
| OLAFS LIBERMANIS | LATVIA |
| ILZE LIELPETERE | LATVIA |
| VELLO LINNAMAE | ESTONIA |
| REET LINNAMAGI | ESTONIA |
| ALEX LISOVSKIS | LATVIA |
| IGORS LU | LATVIA |
| MAREKS MACHUKS | LATVIA |
| MIKHEL MARDNA | ESTONIA |
| JURIS MATISONS | LATVIA |
| MATI MERILA | ESTONIA |
| JANIS MISINS | LATVIA |
| AIVARS MUSTE | LATVIA |
| MARIS NALIVAIKO | LATVIA |
| TOAN VAN NGO | VIET NAM |
| LONG NGOC NGO | VIET NAM |
| HY VAN NGUYEN | VIET NAM |
| ANDA NULLE | LATVIA |
| VIKTOR NUZHDIN | RUSSIA |
| BAKTYBEK OMURAZKOV | KRYGSTAN |
| LEOPOLD OZOLINS | LATVIA |
| TIIT PAAVEL | ESTONIA |
| MIKEL PARSHN | RUSSIA |
| VITALIJS PASTERS | LATVIA |
| KALVIS PASTORS | LATVIA |
| JANIS PAVARS | LATVIA |
| NORMUNDS PAVLOVS | LATVIA |
| GEORGIJS PELECIS | LATVIA |
| JURIS PERE | ESTONIA |
| ANDREI PEREDISTY | LATVIA |
| LEONID PEREVERTAILO | LATVIA |
| KATRIN PETERSON | ESTONIA |
| JANIS PETRONS | LATVIA |
| SANDRIS PETRONS | LATVIA |
| JURIS PLATKAJS | LATVIA |
| GINTAUTAS POCIUS | LITHUANIA |
| VALENTIN POKROVSKY | RUSSIA |
| NARUNAS PORVANECKAS | LITHUANIA |
| VALDIS PRISHMANTAS | LITHUANIA |
| VALERI PROHORENKO | RUSSIA |
| ROMANS PROZOROVICS | RUSSIA |
| DMITRI PTACHNICOV | RUSSIA |
| MARCIS RADZINS | LATVIA |
| REIN RAIE | ESTONIA |
| BAIBA RAUHVARGERE | LATVIA |
| RAULS RENAMANIS | LATVIA |
| GEORGS RITOVS | LATVIA |
| VIDMINAS ROAMOSKAS | LITHUANIA |
| SVENS RUBILIS | LATVIA |
| ALO RULL | ESTONIA |
| SIGITAS RYLISKIS | LITHUANIA |
| TOOMAS SALUSE | ESTONIA |
| AIMEE SANAMEE | ESTONIA |
| SIMONAS SEREIKA | LITHUANIA |
| DAINIS SHIROVS | LATVIA |
| VESTARDS SOSARS | LATVIA |
| ERNESTS STEKELIS | LATVIA |
| JURIS STIPINS | LATVIA |
| EIKI STRAUSS | ESTONIA |
| JONAS STREIKUS | LATVIA |
| DIMITRI STROGANOVA | RUSSIA |
| OLGA STROGANOVA | RUSSIA |
| VAIDOTAS STRYBS | LITHUANIA |
| PETER STUDERS | LATVIA |
| MEELIS SULA | ESTONIA |
| TOMAS SVEIKATA | LITHUANIA |
| SARUNAS TARASEVICIUS | LITHUANIA |
| NICOLAY TERNOVOY | UKRAINE |
| AIVARS TIHONOVS | LATVIA |
| VYTAUTAS TOLIUSIS | LITHUANIA |
| PETERIS TURKOPULS | LATVIA |
| KASPARS UDRIS | LATVIA |
| DONATAS ULEVICIUS | LITHUANIA |
| IVARS UPIS | LATVIA |
| TAURAS VALEVICIUS | LITHUANIA |
| NERIJUS VARNAS | LITHUANIA |
| JANIS VETRA | LATVIA |
| JANIS VILUMS | LATVIA |
| VIESTURS VINDEDZIS | LATVIA |
| VIKTORAS VITKEVICIUS | LITHUANIA |
| ANDREY VORONOVICH | BELARUS |
| AIGARS VUGULIS | LATVIA |
| FRED WEBER | ESTONIA |
| MARIS ZAMBRANS | LATVIA |
| VIACESLAV ZANKIN | LITHUANIA |
| VALDIS ZATLERS | LATVIA |
| SILVESTRS ZEBOLDS | LATVIA |
| PAULIS ZEROMSKAS | LITHUANIA |
| MICHAEL ZIMLITSKY | GEORGIA |
| VITALIJS ZIRDZINS | LATVIA |
| MARIS ZIRINS | LATVIA |
| ANDRIUS ZUKAUSKAS | LITHUANIA |
Those of note who have gone on to greater achievements-
| Vadim Dubrov, M.D., Ph.D., Russia | Professor of Trauma & Orthopedic Surgery Moscow University of Medicine |
| Ugis Gruntmanis, M.D., Latvia | Associate Professor Internal Medicine – Endocrinology University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School |
| Gundars Katlaps, M.D., Latvia | Cardio-thoracic surgeon Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School of Virginia |
| Narunas Porvaneckas, M.D., Lithuania | Director of Orthopaedics Vilnius University Hospital |
| Janis Vetra, M.D., Latvia | Rector Latvian Academy Of Medicine |
Valdis Zatlers, M.D., Latvia |
President of Latvia |
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