Vakhtang Kipiani MD.

• 1995-2002 – Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, the Faculty of Medicine. General Medicine – General practitioner (Diploma AN 12809);
• 2002-2004 – Clinical residency at A.N. Bakulev National Medical Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. Moscow Russian Federation;
• 2004-2007 – Clinical postgraduate study at A.N. Bakulev National Medical Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. Department of X-ray Surgical and Endovascular Research and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation;
• 2007-2011 – Academician N. Kipshidze Central University Hospital. Critical Cardiology and Perioperative Treatment Section. Interventional cardiologist;
• 2011-2012 – Academician N. Bokhua Center of Cardiovascular Diseases. Head of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory;
• 2010 – Attendance of the training course “Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Vessels”, St. Nicholas Cardiovascular Center, Belgium;
• 2011 – Participation in the Cordis Company training course “Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Arteries”, Kiev, Ukraine.

• 2002-2007 – Clinical residency at A.N. Bakulev National Medical Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. Moscow Russian Federation;
• 2007-2011 – Academician N. Kipshidze Central University Hospital. Critical Cardiology and Perioperative Treatment Section. Interventional cardiologist;
• Since 2011- till now – Bokhua Memorial Cardiovascular Clinic. Head of Endovascular Surgery and Catheterization Laboratory.

• 2007 – State certificate in vascular surgery No. 005143. I a 39;
• 2008 – State certificate in cardiac surgery No. 000041 I a 32;
• 2011 – State certificate in interventional cardiology 32-2 No. 001031.

• 2008-2012 – Member of the Georgian Association of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons.

Participation in Clinical Studies:

• First-In-Man study by the “Tripelay System” for percutaneous treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, “A novel 14F endograft for abdominal aortic aneurysm”: first in man. N. Kipshidze central university hospital 2010”.
• Single-center clinical study of the safety and functioning of Accelerate-at coated stent with a biometric method with percutaneous intervention “The first-In-Man study of Accelerate-at coated stent (Georgia, 2008-2009). (Incomplete study);
• INTERNATIONAL, MULTICENTER CLINICAL STUDY CONDUCTED BY VASCULAR THERAPIES, LLC. 181 E 90th Street, N 12B. New York, NY 10128, since 2010 (study in progress).

Participation in conferences and congresses:

• Participated in various local and international conferences and congresses.

Publications:

• The authorand co-author more then 3 publications.

Knowledge of languages:

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