Gintaras Petrosius
Rochester, Kent,United Kingdom
Summary
Driven physician with extensive clinical experience in the UK, demonstrating strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills in managing complex patients. Committed to patient safety, effective teamwork, and compassionate communication with patients, families, and colleagues. Actively involved in teaching medical students and junior doctors, with experience in leadership and clinical mentorship. Seeking Family Medicine residency training in the United States, with long-term interests in geriatric and palliative care, focusing on the care of the most vulnerable patient populations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Resident in Acute and General Internal Medicine
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
2023.08 - Current
- Served as an Internal Medicine Resident managing acute and chronic conditions across adult and geriatric populations at a 1,400-bed tertiary care center
- Assessed and stabilized 15-20 deteriorating patients daily, performing emergent procedures including lumbar punctures and paracentesis
- Conducted daily rounds on 6-10 complex patients, coordinated multidisciplinary care plans
- Led rapid response team interventions
- Developed advanced directives and provided compassionate end-of-life care for terminally ill patients
- Taught, mentored, and supervised junior colleagues and medical students
Foundation Program Resident Doctor
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
2021.07 - 2023.08
- Completed 4-month rotations in UGI surgery, Surgical assessment unit, Respiratory Medicine, Acute Medicine, Neuropsychiatry Rehabilitation, and Medical Microbiology
- Performed initial medical and pre-operative assessments, generated initial treatment plans in emergency, acute medicine, and surgical assessment units
- Assessed and managed acutely unwell patients
- Developed expertise in rapid triage, risk stratification, and disposition planning essential for emergency and acute care medicine
- Managed pre- and post-operative medical complications for surgical patients
- Responded to code blue activations throughout the hospital, leading resuscitation efforts
- Managed undifferentiated presentations in the ambulatory care unit.
- Carried out mental health, decision-making capacity, and cognitive assessments
- Managed psychoactive medications and rapid tranquillization
- Prepared patients for tribunal hearings
- Detained patients with psychiatric and cognitive needs under the Mental Health legal framework
- Led Multidisciplinary team and Morbidity and Mortality review meetings
- Prepared treatment and rehabilitation goals
- Interpreted blood cultures and formulated antimicrobial treatment plans for complex infections
- Provided telephonic infectious disease consultations hospital-wide
- Participated in medical microbiology ward rounds in Orthopaedics, Renal and Respiratory medicine, NICU, and ICU
Nursing assistant
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom
2016.06 - 2021.07
- Provided direct care to patients of all age groups across multiple healthcare settings, including medical rehabilitation, Dementia care, acute and forensic psychiatry, psychiatry intensive care unit, and learning disabilities
- Assisted patients with personal care
- Monitored vital signs, documented clinical observations, and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams
- Developed skills in de-escalation, patient safety, and therapeutic communication
- Provided care in the psychiatry admission suite
- Escorted patients between hospitals and provided 1:1 care
Education
Doctor of Medicine -
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Poznan, Poland 2017.08 - 2021.05
Bachelor of Science -
Middlesex University London
London, United Kingdom 2012.09 - 2015.06
Skills
Interventional skills:
- Incision and drainage of subcutaneous abscesses
- Lumbar puncture
- Obtaining/interpreting arterial blood gas
- Venepuncture under Ultrasound
- Surgical drain review and removal
- PR and prostate examination
- Assisted in the operating room with laparoscopic procedures
Clinical teaching and leadership:
- Mentored and taught medical students
- Supervised interns
- Delivered organized teaching sessions to fellow residents
- Presented cases during the weekly Psychiatry case conference
- Organized and delivered induction for incoming foundation doctors
- Implemented quality improvement initiatives that enhanced patient safety and care continuity
- Led multidisciplinary meetings
- Coordinated complex discharge planning for patients requiring multiple levels of care
RESEARCH
Contributing investigator in the National Transplant Access to Theatre Study:
- Analyzed factors contributing to cold ischemia time prolongation in kidney transplantation.
- Identified process delays that increased readmission rates by 15%, leading to protocol modifications.
- Study findings were published in the Clinical Transplantation journal.
- Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70227
Currently investigating DVT prophylaxis compliance through the VELMA study:
- The study aims to investigate whether video education offers improved DVT compliance among post-surgical patients compared to standard written instructions.
- Enrolled 50+ post-surgical patients, conducting three-month follow-up assessments showing 30% improved compliance with video education.
Timeline
Resident in Acute and General Internal Medicine
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
2023.08 - Current
Foundation Program Resident Doctor
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
2021.07 - 2023.08
Doctor of Medicine -
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
2017.08 - 2021.05
Nursing assistant
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
2016.06 - 2021.07
Bachelor of Science -
Middlesex University London
2012.09 - 2015.06