Lali Mekokishvili MD. PhD.

• 1979-1985 Faculty of Medicine of Tbilisi State Medical Institute;
• 1990-1992 Department of Infectious Diseases of Kharkiv (Ukraine) Medical Institute – Clinical Resident;
• 1992 Scientific degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences (Kiev);
• 1997 Department of Dermatology-Venereology of the Tbilisi Medical Professional Institute, specialization;
• 2001 State certificate in the specialty “infectious diseases”;
• 2001 State certificate in “Dermatology-Venereology” specialty.
• 2002 Clinic of Dermatology and Allergology of Augsburg (Germany) (qualification);
• 2003 Tbilisi Oncology Center (qualification);
• 2005 and 2006. Dermatology and Allergology Clinic of Oldenburg (Germany) (qualification);
• 2008, 2009 Department of Dermatology, University of Freiburg (Germany), Visiting Professor;
• 2009 University of Cleveland (USA), Medical Education Program.

• 1986-1988 Doctor of Telavi Polyclinic;
• 1988-1990 Doctor of the intensive care unit of Telavi Hospital;
• 1990-1992 Clinical resident of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Kharkiv Institute of Physicians;
• 1992-1994 Infectious disease doctor of Telavi Polyclinic;
• 1994-1996 Head of the Infectious Diseases Department of Telavi Hospital;
• Since 2004 till now, the head of the dermato-venerological service of the university clinic “Salbuni”;
• Since 1996 till now, doctor of “Lokus” clinic, dermatologist and venereologist;
• Since 2006 till now, doctor of dermatology and venereology of the clinic “Women and Health”.

• Since 2006, I. Gogebashvili Telavi State University Associate Professor and Dean of Health Faculty;
• Since 2009, Professor of  I. Gogebashvili Telavi State University.

Educational activity:

• 1999-2012 – Educational courses of infectology, microbiology and immunology for students of dentistry specialty;
• Since 2006, the dermatovenerology training course for students of dentistry and medicine;
• Since 2008, development and management of academic pre-diploma educational programs;
• Since 2003, participation in post-graduate education programs for doctors;
• 2009 Scientific supervisor of doctoral research;
• Since 2012 till now – dermatovenerology training course for students of the Faculty of Medicine.

• Official expert in dermato-venerology of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Protection of Georgia.
• 2012 – Founder and President of Photodermatology and Skin Cancer Association of Georgia;
• 2022 International Society of Dermatology: Chairman of the Committee of the International Society of Dermatology;
• 2011 Euro Asian Society of Dermatology, Vitiligo Research Foundation, Member of the Board of Directors of Georgian Allergy and Clinical Immunology Association;
• 2004 Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV);
• Since 2012, the organizer of skin cancer screening – “Euromelanoma” (euromelanoma.org);
• Speaker of international dermatological congresses, organizer and president of international dermatological congresses in Georgia;
• Since 2010, member of the editorial board of international magazines/reviewer;
• Since 2019, an honorary member of the Association of Dermatologists of Azerbaijan;
• 2019 Honorary Doctorate of Wroclaw (Poland) State Medical University.

Participation in conferences and congresses:

• Participated in various local and international conferences and congresses.

Publications:

• Editor of various local and foreign scientific magazines;
• Holder of various training and scientific grants;
• Author of many scientific works.

Knowledge of languages:

• Georgian – native
• Russian – fluent
• English – fluent
• German – fluent