Lela Kopaleishvili MD. PhD.

• 2023: Passing the state licensing exam in the therapy specialty (Therapist Certificate).
• 2020: Certificate in “Healthcare Policy and Management”.
• 2019: Completion of the echocardiography course and certificate.
• 2018: Approval of the degree of Academic Doctor of Medicine (PhD), Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
• 2018: International Certificate in Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography (Basic FATE).
• 2017: Completing the Servier Advanced Cardiovascular School course (European Association of Cardiology program, 2015–2017).
• 2017: Certificate in Clinical Research Practice (GCP, first received in 2005; renewed until 2019).
• 2015: Winner of the international competition-project “Unforgettable Moments in Hypertension”.
• 2014: Master-class “Holter Analysis in Patients with Implanted Pacemakers” – Certificate.
• 2008: Training – Work in Intensive Care and Outpatient Departments, Heart Center Bad Krozingen (Germany).
• 2004: State Certificate in the specialty “Cardiology” (Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia).
• 2003: Licensing Exam in the specialty “Cardiology” (Georgia).
• 2001–2003: Residency in Cardiology, Moscow Postgraduate Medical Academy (Russia) – Cardiologist Certificate received.
• 1993–2000: Tbilisi State Medical University, Faculty of Medicine – Diploma of General Physician (MD). (During her studies, in 1997, she did clinical practice at the University Clinic in Innsbruck, Austria.)

• Since 2025: Cardiologist and therapist, doctor of the outpatient department, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center (Tbilisi).
• 2022 – 2025: Head of the Department of Polyprofile Pathology, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center.
• 2020 – 2025: Head of the Diagnostic Department, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center.
• 2020 – 2022: Head of the COVID-19 Department, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center.
• 2018 – 2020: Coordinator of the Heart Failure Group, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center.
• 2013 – 2020: Cardiologist, Outpatient Department, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center.
• 2007 – 2013: Cardiologist, Intensive Care (Resuscitation) Department, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center.
• 2006 – 2007: Cardiologist, Surgical Department, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center.
• 2005 – 2006: Cardiologist (Co-Investigator), Multicenter Research Department, Acad. G. Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center.

• 2025 – Present: Associate Professor, Caucasus University (School of Medicine).
• 2022 – Present: Assistant Professor, Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University (TSU), Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine – Lecturer of the Cardiology course on Georgian and English language programs.
• 2017 – 2022: Invited Lecturer, Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Medicine (Department of Therapy).

• Many years of clinical practice experience in intensive cardiology (resuscitation care) and ambulatory cardiology (20+ years).
• Participated as a co-investigator in many international multicenter clinical trials from 2005 to the present, including MERLIN-TIMI 36, TRITON-TIMI 38, PLATO, CHAMPION PHOENIX, SIGNIFY, CANTOS, AFFIRM-AHF, VERTIS CV, AMBER, TRCA-303 (TRICIDA) and others.

• Since 2010 – Member of the Georgian Society of Cardiology.
• Since 2012 – Professional Member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
• Since 2017 – Member of the European Heart Failure Association (HFA).
• Since 2020 – Member of the European Association for Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI).
• Since 2020 – Member of the European Council of Cardio-Oncology.
• Since 2023 – Member of the European Council of Arterial Hypertension.

Participation in conferences and congresses:

• Participated in various local and international conferences and congresses.

Publications:

• Author of 9 scientific articles;
• 2 in Impact Journal.

Clinical studies:

• Since 2005: MERLIN TIMI 36; PLATO; CHAMPION: GILEAD; ANTHERA; VISTA-16; MK-3102; SUMMIT; MK-8835/PF; RELYPSA; TRICIDA.

Knowledge of languages:

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