Valts Ābols

Valts Ābols serves as a Lecturer at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) in the Health Management study program since 2016 and concurrently holds the position of Chairman of the Board at Children's Clinical University Hospital since 2017. His academic and professional trajectory bridges clinical medicine, public health administration, and corporate healthcare leadership.

Education:

• Master's in Public Health and Health Management, University of Liverpool (UK), 2016
• Master's in Business Administration, Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration, 2000
• Medical Degree (with honors), Latvian Medical Academy (now RSU), 1995

His research interests focus on systemic healthcare administration, with emphasis on public health policy implementation, hospital governance structures, and cross-sector collaboration between clinical institutions and private enterprises. His work integrates clinical medicine with business administration frameworks to optimize healthcare delivery systems in Eastern European contexts.

Ābols contributes to academic discourse through institutional leadership as a Member of the Council of Advisors at RSU and previously served on Latvia's Foreign Investors Council (2013-2016), where he chaired the health working group. His industry experience includes 18 years (1998-2016) in progressive roles at GSK Latvia, providing practical grounding for his academic instruction in health management.