Prof. Kārlis Trušinskis MD, PhD.

Pauls Stradins Clinical University hospital

13:30 - 14:00 "Cardio-Rheumatology: Crossroads of Inflammation and Atherosclerosis" - Novartis symposium

Kārlis Trušinskis is an Assoc. Professor in Cardiology, working at the Latvian Center of Cardiology at Stradins Clinical University Hospital and Department of Internal Medicine at Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.

His research fields of interest are premature atherosclerosis, cardiovascular genetics, prediabetes and hypertension. Professor Trušinskis undertook post-graduate training at the Cabrini Hospital/Monash University Hospital Melbourne, Australia, San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy, Glenfield University Hospital, Leicester, UK and at the Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Netherlands.