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Work experience

2011 - Present

Acting Assistant

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

2002 - Present

General practitioner

Ilze Skuja GP Practice

Education and training

1998 - 2001

Residency in Family Medicine

The University of Latvia

1992 - 1998

Medical Doctor's Diploma

Riga Stradins University

Achievements

Field of research


  • Cardiovascular disease risk factors and their detection and possible prevention;
  • Metabolic syndrome;
  • Prediabetes;
  • Arterial hypertension;
  • Uric acid;
  • Obesity;
  • Fatty liver.

Lectured study course

​​Chest pain in GP Practice

Memberships

Member of Latvian Family Physicians Association

Member of WONCA (World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians)​

Member of EGPRN (European General Practice Research Network)​

Publications

Research articles​​

Ectopic adipose tissue storage in the left and the right renal sinus is asymmetric and associated with serum kidney injury, molecule-1 and fibroblast growth factor-21 levels increase [Elektroniskais resurss] / G.Krievina, P.Tretjakovs, I.Skuja, V.Silina, G.Bahs ...[et al.] // EBioMedicine [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.13 (2016, Nov.), p.274-283. - Resurss aprakstīts 2017.g. 6.febr. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5264268/

Skuja, Ilze. Chemerin relationship with glucose and lipid metabolism in clinically asymptomatic patients [Elektroniskais resurss] / I.Skuja, I.Stukena, A.Lejnieks // Family Medicine & Medical Science Research [Elektronisks resurss]. - Vol.5, Issue 1, (2016), [p.1-6]. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/chemerin-relationship-wi…

Urīnskābe kā informatīvs metabolisko pārmaiņu rādītājs aptaukošanās gadījumā / I.Skuja, I.Stuķēna, D.Vanaģele, A.Kalvelis, A.Lejnieks // Zinātniskie raksti : 2013.g. medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2014. - 89.-96.lpp.

Abstracts​​

Aknu fibrozes bioķīmiskie testi asimptomātiskiem pacientiem ar nealkohola taukaino hepatozi / I.Skuja, E.Skuja, I.Stuķēna, A.Lejnieks // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 62.lpp.

Serum fibroblast growth factor-21 is associated with renal sinus fat increasment independently of total intraabdominal obesity [Elektroniskais resurss] / G.Krievina, P.Tretjakovs, I.Skuja, V.Silina, G.Bahs // Drug Metabolism and Personalized Therapy [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.31, No.4 (2016, Dec.), p.eA50. - 8th Santorini Conference on Systems Medicine, personalized health and therapy (Santorini, Greece, Oct.3-5, 2016) : Abstracts. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/dmdi.2016.31.issue-4/dmpt-…. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Skuja, Ilze. “Akūtās stundas” pacienti ģimenes ārsta praksē / I.Skuja, E.Skuja // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 52.lpp.

Abdominal fat distribution in clinically healthy persons in GP practice / I.Skuja, G.Krievina, I.Stukena, A.Lejnieks // 19th Nordic Congress of General Practice (Gothenburg, Sweden, June 16-18) : Programme and Abstracts. - Gothenburg, 2015. - P.130.

Blood pressure association with segmented abdominal fat / G.Krievina, I.Skuja, V.Silina, P.Tretjakovs // The Physiological Society Meeting "Physiology 2015" (Cardiff, UK, July 6-8, 2015) : Abstract Book. - Cardiff, 2015. - P.156P.

Overweight asymptomatic patients in GP practice-biochemical approach to understand illness / I.Skuja, G.Krievina, I.Stukena, A.Lejnieks // Turkish Journal of Family Practice. - Vol.19, Special Issue (2015, Oct.), p.S63. - 20th WONCA Europe Conference (Istanbul, Turkey, Oct.22-25, 2015) : [Abstracts].

Serum fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 associated with renal sinus fat increase independent of total intraabdominal obesity / G.Krievina, I.Skuja, V.Silina, P.Tretjakovs // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 170.lpp.

E-selektīna saistība ar aptaukošanos, smēķēšanu un fiziskām aktivitātēm / I.Skuja, I.Stuķēna, D.Vanaģele, A.Lejnieks // 2014.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2014.g. 10.-11.aprīlī) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2014. - 145.lpp.

NAFLD patients with and without obesity / I.Skuja, I.Stukena, G.Krievina, A.Lejnieks // Obesity Facts. - Vol.7, Suppl.1 (2014), P.101. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Associations between risk factors for atherosclerosis and ratio of intra-abdominal to total abdominal fat volume / G.Krievina, I.Skuja, I.Stukena, P.Tretjakovs // 6th Baltic Atherosclerosis Congress (Riga, Latvia, Oct.11-12, 2013) : Program and Abstracts. - Riga, 2013. - P.21.

Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with asymptomatic NAFL [Elektroniskais resurss] : [abstract] / I.Skuja, I.Stukena, G.Krievina, A.Lejnieks // 81st European Atherosclerosis Society Congress (EAS) (Lyon, France, June 2-5, 2013) [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Lyon, 2013. - P.1597. - Resurss aprakstīts 2014.g. 9.apr. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://w3.kenes-group.com/apps/eas2013/abstracts/Index.htm

Relationship between intraabdominal fat distribution, plasma biomarker levels and endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic subjects [Elektroniskais resurss] : [abstract] / P.Tretjakovs, G.Krievina, I.Skuja, A.Jurka, I.Stukena, G.Bahs ...[et al.] // 81st European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress (Lyon, France, June 2-5, 2013) [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Lyon, 2013. - Abstr. No.1529. - Resurss aprakstīts 2014.g. 6.febr. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://w3.kenes-group.com/apps/eas2013/abstracts/pdf/1529.p…

Seruma adhēzijas molekulu saistība ar zemādas un viscerālo taukaudu segmentāru lokalizāciju / G.Krieviņa, I.Skuja, V.Siliņa, P.Tretjakovs // 2013.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2013.g. 21.-22.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2013. - 160.lpp.

Association between HDL-c/LDL-c Ratio and MCP-1 [Elektroniskais resurss] : [abstract] / I.Stukena, A.Lejnieks, P.Tretjakovs, I.Skuja ...[et al.] // The World Congress of Clinical Lipidology (Budapest, Hungary, Dec.6-8, 2012) [Elektroniskais resurss]. - e-poster N 65, 6 p. - Resurss aprakstīts 2013.g. 16.maijā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://www.clinical-lipidology.com/e-posters/pdf/65.pdf

Metabolic syndrome associated with higher CVD risk for women / I.Stukena, A.Kalvelis, G.Bahs, I.Skuja, A.Lejnieks // Circulation. - Vol.125, Issue 19 (2012), p.E906. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 as cardiovascular risk indicator in case of metabolic syndrome / I.Stukena, A.Kalvelis, I.Skuja, G.Bahs, A.Lejnieks // 80th European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress (Milan, Italy, May 25-28, 2012) : [Abstracts]. - Milan, 2012. - P.1354.

The effect of hypercholesterolemia and chemokines on microvascular dysfunction [Elektroniskais resurss] : [abstract] / I.Stukena, A.Lejnieks, P.Tretjakovs, I.Skuja ...[et al.] // The World Congress of Clinical Lipidology (Budapest, Hungary, Dec.6-8, 2012) [Elektroniskais resurss]. - e-poster N 38, 6 p. - Resurss aprakstīts 2013.g. 16.maijā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://www.clinical-lipidology.com/e-posters/pdf/38.pdf

Triglycerides as marker of unfavourable lifestyle / A.Kalvelis, I.Stukena, I.Skuja, G.Bahs, A.Lejnieks // European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. - Vol.19, Suppl.1 (2012, May), p.S37. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Regional correction in waist circumference evaluation needed in Latvia / I.Stukena, A.Kalvelis, G.Bahs, I.Skuja, A.Lejnieks // Atherosclerosis Supplements. - Vol.12, N 1 (2011, June), p.168. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Sirds un asinsvadu slimību riska novērtējums personām ar metabolo sindromu (Vai SCORE sistēmai var ticēt?) / I.Stuķēna, G.Bahs, A.Kalvelis, A.Lejnieks, I.Skuja // 2011.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2011.g. 14.-15.aprīlī) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2011. - 130.lpp.

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