Education
1975-1985 — Hi Scholl (With Golden Medal)
1980-1986 — Medical Doctor, MD Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia. (With Highest Honors)
Postgraduate Training
2023 — State Certification in Vascular Surgery (Cert. N 025512). Tbilisi, Georgia
2022 — Special Clinical Training Program in Vascular Surgery. Tbilisi State Medical University. Tbilisi, Georgia
2012 — Workshop – Systems Analysis and Modeling (SAM). Innsbruck, Austria
2010 — Workshop – Modern Trends Of Medical Education. Tbilisi State Medical University. Tbilisi, Georgia
2009 — Internship – New Medical Technologies. Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN, USA
2007 — Training and Evaluation Program. Strategic Planning. United Department of Commerce. Washington DC, USA
2005 — Special American Business Internship Training – Hospital Administration program. Washington DC, USA
2004 — Special American Business Internship Training. La Crosse, WI, USA
2004 — Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) – Hospital and Healthcare Management Program. Washington DC, USA
2003 — Training and Evaluation Program – Development and Management of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Field. US National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA). Encinitas, CA, USA
2002 — Workshop in Emergency Management – Coordination of Emergency Situations and Emergency Assistance Organized By Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Washington DC, USA
1999 — Generic Instructor Course (GIC) in First Aid and Life Support by Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG). Clinical Skills Center, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen,UK
1998 — Training Courses – Basic Life Support (BLS), Immediate Life Support (ILS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Pediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS), European Pediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS). Clinical Skills Center, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
1997 — Training for Trainers in First Aid. Emergency Medical Service Learning Center, Vladivostok, Russia
1997 — Training in First Aid. Emergency Medical Service Training Center, Tbilisi, Georgia
1991 — Visiting Staff, Bakulev Center of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dep. Of Surgery, Moscow, Russia
1990 — Visiting Staff, Institute of Surgery, Department of Cell Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
1986 -1988 — Resident, Department Of General Surgery of Tbilisi State Medical University. Center of Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Tbilisi, Georgia
Appointments
2023 — Invited Vascular Surgeon, Regional Health Center. Akhaltsikhe and Adigeni Municipality Georgia
2023 — Vascular Surgeon, High Technology Medical Center, University Clinic. Tbilisi, Georgia
2022 – 2023 — Vascular Surgeon. N. Bokhua Memorial Cardiovascular Center. Tbilisi, Georgia
2019 — Advisor of “TeleClinic” LLC. Tbilisi, Georgia
2018-2020 — ICT Project Advisor. “Fly Inspectors” LP, Dublin, Ireland
2011 — Chief Data and Analytics Officer “GSI Technology” Inc. Sunnyvale, CA, USA
2011 — Advisor of “MedConsult” LLC. Tbilisi, Georgia
2010-2011 — Hospital Project Manager of Clinic Hospital “Oksigen” Baku, Azerbaijan
2008 — Advisory Board Member of “GSI Technology” LLC. Tbilisi, Georgia
2008-2009 — Hospital Project Manager of Medeq International LLC, New York, NY, USA
2007-2008 — Hospital Project Manager of American Hospital in Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
2007-2008 — Hospital Project Supervisor. AWORD Capital, LLC. Tbilisi, Georgia
2004-2011 — Advisory Board Member of “Special Service 008” LLC. Tbilisi, Georgia
2003-2007 — Consultant of Disaster and Emergency Medicine Learning Center. Tbilisi, Georgia
1997-2003 — Deputy Director. Head of Task Force Department. Center of Disaster and Emergency Medicine of Georgia.
1997-1997 — Director of “Special Service 008” Ltd. Tbilisi, Georgia
1994-1997 — Vascular Surgeon, Center of Angiology, Tbilisi, Georgia
1993-1994 — Head of Medical Department of Military Police; Ministry Of Defense Of Georgia. Tbilisi, Georgia
1990-1993 — Vascular Surgeon, Republic Center of Angiology, Tbilisi, Georgia
1988-1990 — Research staff Vascular Surgeon, Laboratory of Angiology and Microsurgery. Institute of Clinical and Experimental Surgery. Tbilisi, Georgia
Languages
Georgian (native)
Russian (good)
English (good)