Audrius V. Plioplys

Audrius V. Plioplys
Born1951 (age 74–75)
Toronto, Ontario
EducationUniversity of Chicago (Majors of Physics and Chemistry)

University of Chicago (MD) Medical internship: the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Independent study of art and art history, Washington, D.C. Adult Neurology: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Child Neurology: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Scientific career
FieldsArtist, neurologist, neuroscientist
Websitehttps://plioplys.com/

https://www.hopeandspirit.net/

http://ramute-plioplys.com/

Audrius V. Plioplys is a Canadian artist, neurologist, neuroscientist and public figure of Lithuanian descent.

Early life and education

Plioplys was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Lithuanian immigrant parents. In 1962 his family moved to Chicago, United States. He graduated from St. Rita High School in 1968 as a valedictorian and went on to study physics and chemistry at the University of Chicago until 1971. Plioplys studied at the Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, and graduated with an MD degree in June 1975.[1]

He subsequently completed postgraduate medical training in internal adult medicine at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Madison, Wisconsin. He then left medicine to pursue art full-time.[2]

Career

Art career

Plioplys began painting during his youth in Toronto after being introduced to oil painting by a childhood acquaintance, Algis Cesekas. He continued to develop an interest in art while studying medicine at the University of Chicago, where he produced paintings, visited museums and galleries, and studied art history. Following completion of an internship in 1976, he left clinical practice to focus on artistic work.[3]

colorful art
The art piece Memory Cycles is displayed in the Audrius Plioplys Atrium of the University of Chicago.

During this period, he exhibited his work in various venues and studied the work of Lithuanian artist and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis.[4] His research and interpretations of Čiurlionis were later published in the book Čiurlionis: Mintys / Thoughts.[5]

Plioplys has participated in multiple exhibitions since the late 1970s, including an early exhibition at the Washington Project for the Arts in Washington, D.C.[6]

His works have been displayed in many institutional and public settings in Chicago, including the Blue Man Group, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Chicago,[7] Blackstone Hotel, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel,[8] Brookfield Zoo, and Beverly Arts Center. Additional works have been exhibited in other locations in the United States, including installations at the American Academy of Neurology in Minneapolis.

Plioplys' artwork is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the British Library,[9] Harvard University, Cambridge, US, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain; and National M. K. Ciurlionis Art Museum and the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania.[10][11]

Installing Veil at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, University of Chicago

His installation work includes a piece titled Mirror Neurons, which has been referenced in connection with the publication Consciousness and the Social Brain by Oxford University Press.[12]

In 2011 and 2012, Plioplys developed a project titled Hope and Spirit, addressing post-World War II history in Eastern Europe. The project was exhibited at the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture in Chicago and was associated with commemorations of Soviet-era deportations from the Baltic region.[13][14][15] He was designated the American-Lithuanian community's Man of the Year in 2012.[16]

He has also created a large-scale outdoor installation at the Varnupiai Sacred Mound in Lithuania, dedicated to archaeologist Marija Gimbutas.

A 230-boulder installation by Audrius Plioplys at Varnupiai Sacred Mound (piliakalnis) in Lithuania. This installation took place to honor the famed archeologist, Marija Giimbutas.

Plioplys has also explored work at the intersection of visual art and fashion, including the production of large-scale silk scarves featuring his artistic designs. His recent series, titled Spellbound in Silk, extends his artistic practice into textile-based formats.

Plioplys' most recent line of art is in the world of fashion which includes large-scale, pure silk scarves.

Medical career

Plioplys returned to clinical training to complete a residency in adult neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, from 1979 to 1982. During this period, he worked under the supervision of Jasper R. Daube.[17] He subsequently pursued additional training in pediatrics, reflecting a shift in focus toward child neurology.

He later moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he trained at the Hospital for Sick Children. There, he completed further pediatric training between 1982 and 1983 and served as chief resident in child neurology from 1983 to 1984.

Following his residency, Plioplys undertook a research fellowship in neuroimmunology at Université Laval from 1984 to 1986, supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada.[18]

He is reported to be board-certified in neurology with specialization in child neurology in both the United States, through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and Canada, through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.[19]

After completing his fellowship, Plioplys worked as a neurologist and researcher at the Hospital for Sick Children and held an academic appointment as an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Toronto. His clinical work included general pediatric neurology, with reported involvement in the evaluation and treatment of children with autism.[18] His research laboratory, located at Surrey Place Center, used neuroimmunologic techniques to investigate brain development and causes of central nervous system disorders in children. Many of his research objectives touched upon potential causes for the development of Alzheimer's disease.[20][21].

In 1990, he returned to Chicago, where he was associated with clinical and research activities related to neurological disorders, including work at institutions such as Michael Reese Hospital and Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.[22] He was an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Illinois.[23]

Plioplys has also been involved in the care of children and young adults with severe neurological disabilities, including cerebral palsy, and has served in medical leadership roles in long-term care settings.[24]

He has been associated with clinical work related to chronic fatigue syndrome, including the establishment of a specialized evaluation Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and treatment program in Chicago.[25][26]

Plioplys has held professional roles within medical organizations, including involvement with the Pediatric Long-Term Care Section of the American Medical Directors Association.[27]

Research work

Plioplys has contributed to research in neurology and related fields, with publications addressing topics such as pediatric neurological disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, and long-term care in patients with severe disabilities. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and The New York Times. Several of his publications have been cited in academic literature.

Among his published works are studies on survival outcomes in children with severe neurological disabilities, the use of intravenous immunoglobulin in autism, pulmonary therapies in pediatric long-term care, and symptom comparisons in chronic fatigue syndrome. [28][29][20][30] Additional publications have addressed respiratory treatment approaches in patients with cerebral palsy and clinical considerations in life expectancy assessments.[31][32][33]

An archive associated with Plioplys has been established at the Lithuanian Research and Studies Center in Chicago. The archive is reported to include materials related to his artistic and medical work, along with additional historical collections.

References

  1. ↑ Flynn, Carol. "Plioplys art exhibit soars in atrium". The Beverly Review.
  2. ↑ Antoline, Dawn (May 2002). "UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH AUDRIUS V. PLIOPLYS, MD VISUAL ARTIST AND NEUROLOGIST". Neurology Today. p. 37.
  3. ↑ neringashop (2020-09-07). "Turininga dr. Audriaus Plioplio savaitė Lietuvoje". DRAUGAS. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  4. ↑ 1910 EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS BY ČIURLIONIS IN PARIS, LITUANUS LITHUANIAN QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Volume 24, No.2 - Summer 1978.
  5. ↑ Čiurlionis, M. K. (2004). Strungytė, I. (ed.). Čiurlionis: Mintys / Thoughts. Vilnius: Vilnius Academy of Arts; University of Vilnius.
  6. ↑ The art work of Audrius V. Plioplys, Lituanus, Lithuanian quarterly journal of arts and sciences, Volume 34, No. 3 - Fall 1988.
  7. ↑ "Cycles of Memory: An Exhibit by Audrius Plioplys | IFK". ifk.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  8. ↑ Audrius V. Plioplys on the blurring line between art and neurology, UChicagoarts, February 13, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Columns of Thought: An installation by Audrius V. Plioplys | UChicago Arts | The University of Chicago". arts.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  10. ↑ KRONIKA: PARODOS IR RENGINIAI LIETUVOS MUZIEJUOSE, „LIETUVOS MUZIEJAI" 2005 M. NR. 1–2 / Rytai–Vakarai
  11. ↑ PARODOS, 7 meno dienos 2004-09-03 Nr. 626
  12. ↑ Graziano, Michael S. A. (1 August 2013). Consciousness and the Social Brain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-992865-1. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Ameriką atradimu sužavėjęs lietuvis mediciną dukart metė dėl meno". 15min (in Lithuanian).
  14. ↑ "Renata Šerelytė. Trys eilėraščiai iš Sibiro". Bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 February 2012.
  15. ↑ garsai", Rūta Kupetytė, LRT RADIJO laida „Ryto. "Ameriką atradimu sužavėjęs lietuvis mediciną dukart metė dėl meno". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "Audrius V. Plioplys: "Supratau vieną dalyką – menas ir neurologija nėra du atskiri pasauliai"". Bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  17. ↑ "Meet the Master of Blending Neuroscience and Art". www.brainandlife.org. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  18. 1 2 Compatible Worlds:The Work of Audrius Plioplys, Congress Quarterly, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Fall 2016
  19. ↑ Camper, Fred (1996-02-08). "Wandering Thoughts". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  20. 1 2 Plioplys, AV (1998). "Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of children with autism". J Child Neurol. 13 (2): 79–82. doi:10.1177/088307389801300207. PMID 9512308. S2CID 45599670.
  21. ↑ Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism, Autism: Immunological investigation, p.133-135; p.308-309
  22. ↑ "Man in coma needs miracle for 'recovery, court is told" (PDF). Chicago Sun-Times.
  23. ↑ "A neuroscientist and artist balances two seemingly divergent careers". The University of Chicago Magazine.
  24. ↑ Lee, AL; Button, BM; Tannenbaum, EL (2017). "Airway-Clearance Techniques in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease and Bronchiectasis". Front Pediatr. 5: 2. doi:10.3389/fped.2017.00002. PMC 5256070. PMID 28168184.
  25. ↑ Diagnosing and treating chronic fatigue syndrome, DR SARAH MYHILL, UPPER WESTON, LLANGUNLLO, KNIGHTON, POWYS LD7 ISL, p. 75 October 2007: 24th Edition
  26. ↑ Plioplys, A. V. (1997). "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Should Not Be Diagnosed in Children". Pediatrics. 100 (2): 270–271. doi:10.1542/peds.100.2.270. PMID 9240812. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  27. ↑ Vulnerable Populations in the Long Term Care Continuum, Autoriai: Paul R. Katz, MD, Mathy Doval Mezey, Marshall B. Kapp p.109 Audrius V. Plioplys; Volume 5 2004
  28. ↑ Survival rates among children with severe neurologic disabilities, Audrius V. Plioplys, Irene Kasnicka, Shelley Lewis, Debbie Moller, February 1998, Chicago
  29. ↑ Plioplys, A. V.; Kasnicka, I.; Lewis, S.; Moller, D. (February 1998). "Survival rates among children with severe neurologic disabilities". Southern Medical Journal. 91 (2): 161–172. doi:10.1097/00007611-199802000-00009. ISSN 0038-4348. PMID 9496870. S2CID 40933691.
  30. ↑ Plioplys, Audrius V.; Lewis, Shelley; Kasnicka, Irene (2002). "Pulmonary vest therapy in pediatric long-term care". Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 3 (5): 318–321. doi:10.1016/S1525-8610(05)70548-X. ISSN 1525-8610. PMID 12807620.
  31. ↑ Jason, Leonard A.; Plioplys, Audrius V.; Torres-Harding, Susan; Corradi, Karina (July 2003). "Comparing symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome in a community-based versus tertiary care sample". Journal of Health Psychology. 8 (4): 459–464. doi:10.1177/13591053030084005. ISSN 1359-1053. PMID 19127712. S2CID 24849776.
  32. ↑ Plioplys, A.; Kasnicka, I. (2011). "Nebulized tobramycin: prevention of pneumonias in patients with severe cerebral palsy". Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. 4 (2): 155–158. doi:10.3233/PRM-2011-0168. PMID 21955974. S2CID 29639104.
  33. ↑ "Electron-microscopic investigation of muscle mitochondria in chronic fatigue syndrome". Northwestern Scholars. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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