Outpatient surgery and surgical consultations in central Riga. Dr. Jānis Opincāns removes skin and subcutaneous lumps such as lipomas, atheromas and moles, and treats ingrown toenails. These minor procedures are usually performed under local anaesthesia, and patients can go home the same day. For more complex cases, Dr. Opincāns also specialises in laparoscopic hernia and gallbladder surgery.
Surgeon Dr. Jānis Opincāns
- Specialty: general surgeon
- Languages: English, Latvian, Russian
- Location: Republikas laukuma klīnika, Republikas laukums 3-18, Riga
About the doctor
Dr. Jānis Opincāns is a certified surgeon who sees patients at Republikas laukuma klīnika. He trained at München Klinik Bogenhausen in Germany, where he learned the latest laparoscopic techniques.
Alongside his clinical work, Dr. Opincāns is a PhD student at the University of Latvia and a research assistant at the Department of Surgery of Rīga Stradiņš University, so his daily practice is based on the latest research.
During the consultation the doctor assesses your symptoms, refers you for tests if needed and chooses the most suitable treatment together with you. If surgery is needed, minimally invasive methods are preferred, which usually means smaller incisions and a faster return to everyday life.
When to see Dr. Opincāns
- Outpatient surgery – minor procedures under local anaesthesia, after which you go home the same day
- Removal of skin and subcutaneous lumps – surgical excision of lipomas, atheromas, boils and other lumps
- Mole removal – surgical excision of moles
- Ingrown toenail treatment – partial or complete removal of an ingrown toenail
- Gallbladder surgery – laparoscopic gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) for gallstones or inflammation
- Laparoscopic hernia repair – inguinal, umbilical and incisional hernia repair using minimally invasive methods
- Oncological surgery and benign tumours – surgical treatment of tumours and growths of the stomach and bowel
- Ulcer surgery – treatment of complicated stomach or duodenal ulcers
All surgical services: General Surgeon in Riga
Education and experience
- Training at München Klinik Bogenhausen (Germany) – laparoscopic surgery techniques
- University of Latvia – PhD student
- Rīga Stradiņš University, Department of Surgery – research assistant
- Republikas laukuma klīnika – surgeon
Frequently asked questions
If you notice a bulge in your groin or around your belly button, have recurring pain in the upper right abdomen (especially after a fatty meal), have a lump under the skin that is growing or bothering you, or your family doctor has recommended a surgical consultation. The surgeon will assess whether treatment is needed and which kind.
It is an operation performed through a few small incisions using a camera and thin instruments. Compared with open surgery, it usually means less pain, smaller scars and faster recovery. The doctor decides individually whether this method is suitable for you.
English, Latvian and Russian.
Book a consultation with surgeon Dr. Jānis Opincāns
At Republikas laukuma klīnika in central Riga.
