Prof. Dr. Algirdas Utkus

Geneticist

Professor Algirdas Utkus is a medical geneticist with more than 30 years of experience in the field of clinical genetics. At the AUM Clinic, the professor will specialize in pharmacogenetics: he will consult with patients, order pharmacogenetic tests, and professionally evaluate their results. The professor is also interested in other areas of clinical genetics: hereditary and congenital diseases, rare genetic syndromes, recurrent family medical history, and the interpretation of genetic test results. He provides consultations regarding a potential hereditary predisposition to cancer, evaluates personal and family medical histories, and, when indicated, recommends targeted genetic testing. The results of these tests can help more accurately assess individual risk, develop a monitoring and early screening plan, and provide important information to the patient’s family members.

Licence No.

MPL-02460 Geneticist

Education

Awarded the title of professor in 2009

Doctoral dissertation in biomedical sciences defended at Vilnius University in 2001

In 1990, he obtained his professional qualification as a medical geneticist

In 1990, he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Vilnius University.

Experience

Since 2025—Director of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University

Since 2012—Head of the Department of Human and Medical Genetics at Vilnius University and the Center for Medical Genetics at Vilnius University Santaros Clinics

2012–2022 – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Vilnius University

He has been working as a geneticist since 1990

2021–2026 – Chair of the National Health Council

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He completed fellowships in medical and clinical genetics in France and the United States. He regularly participates in national and international conferences on human genetics, pharmacogenetics, rare diseases, and genomic medicine. He is a member of the Education Committee of the European Society of Human Genetics and serves as president of the Lithuanian Society of Human Genetics and the Vilnius Medical Society.

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