Mamuka Bokuchava MD.

Performs all types of reconstructive operations on arteries and veins, including:

• Carotid endarterectomy;
• Surgery for the thoracic outlet syndrome;
• Surgery to remove aneurysm/reconstructive surgery for the aorta and peripheral arteries;
• Aortobifemoral bypass
• Femoral-popliteal, femoral-ankle reconstruction
• Varicose vein surgery, etc.

• 1985 – Tbilisi State Medical Institute;
• 1985-1987 – Residency at K. Eristavi Scientific Research Institute of Experimental and Clinical Surgery.

• Since 1987 till now– Bokhua Memorial Cardiovascular Center.

• In 1997, he was awarded the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences “Reconstructive operations in the aortobifemoral vascular zone for improving blood supply in the lower extremities and erectile function in men”;
• In 1999, 2000, and 2002 he worked as a vascular surgeon with prof. W. Stockman in Berlin, Germany, in the Franciskus Krankenhaus Clinic.

• President of the Georgian Association of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons (since 2012);
• Member of the European Association for Vascular Surgery (since 1997);
• 2005-2007 – Chairman of the Standardization and Nomenclature Commission of the Georgian Association of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons;
• 2007-2012 – Chairman of the Education and Science Commission of the Georgian Association of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons.

Participation in conferences and congresses:

• Participated in various local and international conferences and congresses.

Publications:

• Author of 33 scientific works

Participation in Medical Researches:

• 2004 – Principal researcher in open multicenter phase II studies on the use of liposomal prostaglandin E (liprostin) in patients with intermittent claudication and critical limb ischemia (“Endovasc” USA).
• Since 2003, principal researcher in Georgia “In a comparative research of general anesthesia and local anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy – GALA (Edinburg, Scotland)”.

Knowledge of languages:

• Georgian – native
• Russian – fluent
• English – spoken