Specialty: Surgical Oncologist, General Surgeon. Specialist in Pain Management and Palliative Care.

Scientific Degree: MD. Doctor of Medicine.

Place of Work/Position: Doctor – oncologist of the Institute of Clinical Oncology.

Education:

• General course of Karl Storz apparatus and equipment work technique, treatment and exploitation 24.10.2016-16.11.2016, Tbilisi, Georgia.
• 1-month Fellowship in the Department of Urology and Urological Oncology at Hannover Medical School (MHH) Hannover, Germany from 1th Juli till 31th July 2016.
• Hospital Management Training Program at Caucasus Economics and Healthcare School. 24 September 4 November, 2014, Tbilisi, Georgia.
• The American Academy of Hospice  and Palliative Medicine Developing Countries Scholarship, March 14, 2014. San Diego, USA.
• Ministry of Labour Health and Social affairs of Georgia, specialization: Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, July, 2013.
• International Palliative Medicine Fellowship The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, from August 31 to September 28, 2012,  San Diego, USA.
• International Palliative Medicine Fellowship The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, from March 16 to April 13, 2012,  San Diego, USA.
• 2011 ESMO Palliative Care Fellowship, Israel, Haifa, Rambam Medical Center,  presented on the occasion of The ECCO-ESMO-ESTRO Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress, Stockholm, Sweden 23-27 September  2011.
• International Palliative Medicine Fellowship The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice,  from July 29  to August 26, 2011.  San Diego, USA.
• Tbilisi Family medicine clinical and  training center,   specialization Family Doctor,  2011.
• Tbilisi State medical university, Resident in oncology, specialization: Oncologist, 2004-2008.
• Tbilisi State medical university, faculty of general medicine, specialization: Doctor of Medicine, 1996-2002.
• Secondary school N1,  Baghdati, Georgia, 1985-1996.

Professional Experience:

• Surgeon Oncologist at Institute of Clinical Oncology. Hospital Digomi, Tbilisi, Georgia from June 2015 to present.
• Doctor of Palliative Care Unit, Universal Medical Center Tbilisi, Georgia, from November 2013 to May 2015.
• Simon Khechinashvili University Hospital, Department of Hematology. Nightshift doctor, from March 2013 to present.
• Invited teacher of Oncology in Tbilisi State Medical University from October 2013 to present.
• Medical coordinator Home Care Service, Cancer Prevention Center, January 2013-to present.
• Doctor of Palliative Care Unit, Cancer Prevention Center, Tbilisi, Georgia, from January 2005 -to November 2013.
• Surgeon-oncologist resident, National Cancer Center, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2004-2008.

Achievements

• Annual Assembly of The American Academy of Hospice  and Palliative Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Convention Center San Diego, CA, March 12-15, 2014.
• Salzburg Open Medical Institute & Open Society Foundations Seminar in Palliative Care in Neurology & Neuro-Oncology, February 23-march 1, 2014.
• Second International Conference of Georgian Society of Clinical Oncology. December 4, 2013, Tbilisi, Georgia.
• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care award,  In Recognition for his support to the promotion and development of Palliative Care in the World, October 1, 2013.
• Effective Interdisciplinary Management of Pain and Associated Symptoms in Advanced Illness Course.   January 24-February 06, 2011, Tbilisi, Georgia.
• Salzburg Open Medical Institute, Open Society Foundations Seminar in Palliative Care in Cancer, September 26-October 2, 2010.
• DAAD Summer School on “Infectious Diseases”, Research Center Borstel, Borstel Germany September 11-19, 2010.
• DAAD Summer school in Borstel on October 17^th – 25^th , 2009 in Borstel, Germany.
• “Breast Cancer”, ESMO Supported Course, Tbilisi, Georgia, November 30 –2 December  2007.
• “Master class in Palliative Cancer Care”, The European School of Oncology, Tbilisi, Georgia, 6-10 October, 2007.
• “Pain Management of Incurable Patients in Terminal State of Diseases”. The Course of Medical Education, Tbilisi, Georgia, 21-30 October, 2005.
• “Symptom Control and Management of Incurable Patients in Terminal State of Diseases”, The Course of Medical Education, Tbilisi, Georgia, 21-30 October, 2005.
• “Development of Palliative Care in Caucasian Region”, Cancer Prevention Center, Tbilisi, Batumi, Georgia, 7-11 June, 2005.
• “Clinical Transfusion”, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion, Tbilisi, Georgia, 16-30 May, 2005.

Membership

• Member of International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care.
• Member of American Academy Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Member of European Society for Medical Oncology.
• Member of European Association for Palliative Care

Publications
Author of 15 publications and 1 monograph.