Consultations with a cardiac surgeon in central Riga. Dr. Jānis Lācis advises adult patients with heart valve disease, coronary heart disease, thoracic aortic conditions and other diseases that may require heart surgery.
Cardiac surgeon Dr. Jānis Lācis
- Specialty: cardiac surgeon
- Languages: English, Latvian, Russian
- Location: Republikas laukuma klīnika, Republikas laukums 3-18, Riga
About the doctor
Dr. Jānis Lācis is a cardiac surgeon who consults adult patients at Republikas laukuma klīnika. He also works at the Heart Surgery Centre of Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital.
During the consultation he reviews your diagnostic tests and draws up an individual surgical treatment plan. He graduated from Rīga Stradiņš University, specialised in cardiac surgery and further developed his skills at the Vienna University Hospital.
When to see Dr. Lācis
- Coronary artery revascularisation
- Heart valve repair and replacement
- Ascending aorta surgery
- Chronic heart failure treatment
- Second opinion – assessment of whether heart surgery is needed, based on your test results
Education and experience
- Rīga Stradiņš University – medical degree, specialisation in cardiac surgery
- Vienna University Hospital – further training
- Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Heart Surgery Centre – cardiac surgeon
- Republikas laukuma klīnika – cardiac surgeon
Frequently asked questions
If your cardiologist or family doctor has found heart valve disease, narrowing of the coronary arteries or an enlarged aorta, and you need to discuss whether surgery is necessary and what it involves.
Bring your previous test results – echocardiography, coronary angiography, CT scans and discharge summaries – so the doctor can assess your condition.
English, Latvian and Russian.
Book a consultation with Dr. Jānis Lācis
At Republikas laukuma klīnika in central Riga.
