Professional Experience

• District Pediatrician: 9th Children's Polyclinic, Georgia (1976-1980)
• Clinical Resident: Scientific Research Institute of Pediatrics, Tbilisi, Georgia (1981-1983)
• Junior Research Fellow: Scientific Research Institute of Pediatrics, Tbilisi, Georgia (1983-1990)
• Senior Research Fellow: Same Institute (1990-2003)
• Head of Department: Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (2003-2004)
• Clinical Director: Scientific Research Institute of Pediatrics (2004-Present)
• Lecturer and Course Leader: Academy of Classical and Traditional Medicine, Tbilisi Medical Academy, TSMU, etc. (1993-Present)

Education and Qualification

• Tbilisi State Medical Institute, Faculty of Pediatrics (1970-1976)
• Clinical Residency, Scientific Research Institute of Pediatrics (1976-1978)
• Central Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians, Moscow – Medical Genetics (1989)
• Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians, Kyiv; Tallinn, Estonia – Immunotherapy and Homeopathic Treatment (1991)
• International Certificates: ISTC, AIHA, etc.

Publications and Dissertations

116 scientific publications

• Candidate Dissertation: "Clinical Features of the HLA System during Bronchial Asthma in Childhood" (1989)
• Doctoral Dissertation: "Multidimensional Phenotyping in Children with Bronchial Asthma" (1999)

Supervision:

• Doctoral Dissertation – 1 (2002)
• Candidate Dissertations – 5 (1998, 2005, 2006, etc.)
• Postgraduate Student – 1 (TSU Faculty of Sciences – 2005)

Expert Activity and Patents

• Expert of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia (Since 2006)
• Expert of the Ministry of Health of Georgia in Pediatric Allergology (Since 2005)
• Expert of Cairo University in Medical Genetics (Since 1996)
• Patent: Ointment for the treatment of Atopic Dermatitis (Patent #6638/01)
• Licenses: Allergology-Immunology; Evidence-Based Medicine Lecturer

Public Activity

• President of the Lions Club of Georgia
• Vice-President of the Association of Pediatric Allergists and Clinical Immunologists
• Member of ESPACI
• Board Member of the Medical Women's Association of Georgia
• Editor/Reviewer for books and journals: "Bronchial Asthma in Children", "Mother's Calendar", "Nanny in the Family"

International Grants

• ISTC – Project #308 (2000–2002)
• OSGF – "Asthma-School" (1998–1999)
• USAID & Mercy Corps – Restoration of medical cabinets (2003–2004)
• Royal Netherlands Embassy – Assistance in Saguramo (2004–2005)
• Software AG Stiftung – "Asthma bronchiale im Kindesalter" (2004–2006)
• Cordaid Service Fonds – Early Intervention Program for Down Syndrome (2006)

Teaching Experience

• Academy of Classical and Traditional Medicine (1993–1999 – Genetics, 1999-Present – Pediatrics)
• Tbilisi State Medical University (1994–1996)
• Tbilisi Medical Academy (1996–1998)