Lali Sharvadze MD. PhD.

Education:

• 1980-1986 – Tbilisi State Medical University, (Diploma AU-N 02125);
• 1995 – State Medical Academy of post-graduate education of doctors. Specialization course in infectious diseases – certificate of infectious disease doctor;
• 2001 – Licensing exam in adult infectious diseases (Certificate Series I A 08. # 014815);
• 2008 – Doctor of Medicine. (Certificate of Qualification # 000038)

Trainings:

• 2000 – USA. University of Washington. Seattle. Training: “Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS”.
• 2001 – USA. University of Alabama. Birmingham. Training. “Public Health, AIDS, Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases”.
• 2004 -USA. Johns-Hopkins University. Baltimore. Training. “HIV infection/AIDS treatment”.
• 2007 -USA. Emory University. Atlanta. Training “Clinical management of patients with HIV/AIDS”.
• 2010 – Spain. San Lorenzo, El Escorial. Training: “HIV infection and B and C co-infections.”
• 2010 – Austria. Salzburg. Training: “HIV infection/AIDS treatment”.
• 2010 – France. Montpellier. Training: “HIV infection/AIDS”.
• 2011 – USA. Emory University. Atlanta. Training: “Diagnosis of tuberculosis and other lung diseases”.
• 2013 – Germany, Hanover. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Training: clinical program “Viral hepatitis”.
• 2014 – Turkey, Izmir. Kent Hospital. Training: Liver Transplant Training Course.
• 2020 -USA. Philadephia. Training: Hepatitis C elimination.

• Since 2005-till now – Infectious disease specialist of the Center for Infectious Pathology, AIDS and Clinical Immunology. Head of the Dispensary Department for Sheds and Immunodeficiency.
• Since 2008-till now – Associate Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Iv. Javakhishvili State University.
• Since 2008-till now – Georgian-French hepatological clinic “Hepa” – infectious disease doctor.
• Since 2009-till now – Professor at the University of Georgia.
• Since 2014-till now – Member of the State Commission for the Elimination of Hepatitis C in Georgia.
• Since 2008-till now – expert of the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Protection of IDPs from the occupied territories of Georgia in the field of infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and liver diseases.
• Since 2006-till now – medical examiner of the Medical Examination Department of the National Bureau of Forensic Examination named after Levan Samkharauli.
• 2006-2008 – Expert of the Joint Commission of Medical Specialists of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Protection.
• 1988-1989 – Central Scientific Research Laboratory of Tbilisi State Medical Institute. Senior research associate.
• 2000-2008 – National Center for Disease Control (NCDC). Consultant.

• Since 2005 – till now – Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University.
• Since 2010 – till now – Head of the “Infectious Diseases” module: “Infections of the liver and biliary tract” of the Faculty of Medicine of Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University.
• Since 2009 – till now – Head of the Doctoral Program “Infectious Diseases” of Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Faculty of Medicine.
• Since 2019 – till now – Invited Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Georgia.
• 1997-2000 – Invited lecturer of Tbilisi State Medical University.

• Member of the European Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (EASL) since 2005.
• Member of the Georgian Hepatology Association (GHA) since 2009.
• Member of the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) since 2014.
• Member of AIDS Association of Georgia since 2017.
• Member of the Association of Infectious and Tropical Diseases of Georgia since 2019.
• 2008-2011 member of the International Society of Infectious Diseases (ISID).
  2009-2014 Member of the Asia-Pacific Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (APASL).

• 2011 National Award of Georgia. The title of laureate of the National Award of Georgia (for achievements in the field of infectious diseases).
• 2006 Medal of Honored Physician. By order #1-0 of February 2, 2006 of the President of the Medical Workers Protection Association of All Georgia.
• 2000 Georgian Medal of Honor Decree #107 of the President of Georgia dated February 6, 2000.

Publications and studies:

• More than 100 publications in highly ranked journals.
• More than 100 standing and/or oral presentations at international conferences.
• Participation in more than 10 grant (research) projects as a researcher and/or project leader.

Supervision of doctoral theses (dissertation):

• Supervisor of 12 doctoral theses, including 9 protected theses.

Monographs, guidelines:

• 3 monographs, 11 guidelines.

Georgian – Native
Russian – Fluent
English – Fluent