Edvin Ostapenko
Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University
Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania
Education:
2018 06 Master’s degree in Medicine, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine
2018 - 2023 General Surgery Residency, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine
2024 04 PhD degree in Medicine, Vilnius University dissertation thesis “Immediate prepectoral
implant-based breast reconstruction for breast cancer”
International Fellowships:
2021 Clinical Fellowship in Vienna General Hospital, Department of General and Reconstructive Surgery,
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2022 Clinical Fellowship in European Institute of Oncology, Division of Breast Surgery, Milan, Italy
Work experience
Since 2021 Nordclinic, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kaunas, Lithuania
Since 2023 OST KLINIKA, Mammology Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Publications (2022 – 2024)
1. Retrospective, Multicenter Analysis Comparing Conventional with Oncoplastic Breast Conserving
Surgery: Oncological and Surgical Outcomes in Women with High-Risk Breast Cancer from the
OPBC-01/iTOP2 Study. Fitzal F, Bolliger M, Paulinelli RR, Ostapenko E. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022
Feb;29(2):1061-1070. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10809-1. Epub 2022 Oct 13. PMID: 34647202;
PMCID: PMC8724061
2. Malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast with metastases to the lungs: A case report and literature
review. Ostapenko E, Burneckis A, Skaisgirytė A, Ostapenko V. Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Aug
18;17(10):4006-4012. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.037.
3. Prepectoral Versus Subpectoral Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Systemic Review and Metaanalysis.
Ostapenko E, Nixdorf L, Devyatko Y, Exner R, Wimmer K, Fitzal F. Ann Surg Oncol
(2022) doi:10.1245/s10434-022-12567-0.
4. Brain Metastasis in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Case report and Review of Literature. Ostapenko
E, Kogut A, Burneckis A, Ostapenko V. Journal on Surg. 2023 May 16; Volume 3. doi:
10.52768/2691-7785/1097
5. Bovine Acellular Dermal Matrix-Based Breast Reconstruction in Previously Irradiated Breasts:
Complications and Outcomes from a Single-Center Experience. Lisa A, Carbonaro R, Bottoni M,
Ostapenko E, Rietjens M. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Aug 21. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003667.
PMID: 37624913.
6. Ptotic versus Nonptotic Breasts in Nipple-sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Prepectoral Breast
Reconstruction. Ostapenko E, Nixdorf L, Devyatko Y, Exner R, Math P, Wimmer K, Haeusler T,
Fitzal F. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 May 26;11(5):e5032. doi:
10.1097/GOX.0000000000005032.
7. The Impact of Adjuvant Radiotherapy on Immediate Prepectoral Implant-Based Breast
Reconstruction. Ostapenko E, Nixdorf L, Devyatko Y, Exner R, Wimmer K, Fitzal F. Aesthetic Plast
Surg. 2023 Sep 22. doi: 10.1007/s00266-023-03661-z. PMID: 37737875.
8. Interest of acellular dermal matrices in immediate breast reconstruction: Comparison of quality of life
and complications with and without matrix. Carbonaro R, Lisa A, Bottoni M, Ostapenko E, RietjensM. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023 Dec;87:339-340. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.082. Epub 2023
Oct 18. PMID: 37925924.
9. Giant Common Peroneal Nerve Schwannoma Mimicking Synovial Sarcoma: An Unusual Case
Report. Tamulionis P, Ostapenko E, Šeinin D, Kilius A. Niger J Clin Pract. 2024 Jul 1;27(7):925-928.
doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_556_23. Epub 2024 Jul 27. PMID: 39082921.
10. Treatment and Prevention of Capsular Contracture in Previously Irradiated Breasts With the Use of
Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrices: Outcomes and Complications. Lisa AVE, Carbonaro R, Bottoni
M, Colombo G, Gentilucci M, Vinci V, Ostapenko E, Nicosia L, De Lorenzi F, Rietjens M. J Clin
Med. 2024 Sep 23;13(18):5653. doi: 10.3390/jcm13185653. PMID: 39337139; PMCID:
PMC11433312.
11. Omission of Axillary Dissection Following Nodal Downstaging With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.
Montagna G, Rosenberger LH, Hwang ES, Ingham A, Papassotiropoulos B, Nguyen-Sträuli BD,
Kurzeder C, Aybar DD, Vorburger D, Matlac DM, Ostapenko E. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Jun
1;10(6):793-798. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.0578. PMID: 38662396; PMCID: PMC11046400.