Saulius Rutkauskas

Dr. Saulius Rutkauskas is a Researcher at the Radiology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. He earned his doctorate in 2014 and maintains active affiliations with multiple university departments including the Institute of Cardiology and Kaunas Clinics Hospital. His core research explores ultrasound diagnostics with dual clinical and educational applications.

Research interests center on musculoskeletal ultrasound, pediatric radiology (particularly hip dysplasia), and developing ultrasound as a teaching tool for medical anatomy. Key focus areas include:

• Stress fracture detection protocols
• Joint and bursa fluid analysis
• Neonatal hip development metrics
• Ultrasound pedagogy for clinical training

He has supervised 10+ graduate theses (2017-2025) covering topics from sports injury diagnostics to radiographic measurement standardization. No scientific awards are documented in available sources.