Internal Medicine Propaedeutics and Laboratory Diagnosis

Address: Gudamakari st. 4

Email: giorgi.saatashvili@tsu.ge

Education/Academic Degrees:

• 1967-1973 Tbilisi Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine
• 1973-1974 - Internship
• 1987 - Candidate's dissertation
• 2005 - Doctor of Medicine
• 1997 "Healthcare Integration Workshop" - Robert R., Wgner Graduate School of Public Service. New, York University, Ministry of Health, Georgia,
• 2001 - License of Cardiologist
• 2002 - Prevention of ischemic heart disease in primary care (continuing medical education course); WHO Regional Office for Europe - National Training Center for Family Medicine
• 2003 - "Prevention of coronary heart disease in primary health care" educational program NF MTC and "Cindi" group, 2004.

Working experience:

• Currently - Tsinamdzgvrishvili Cardiology Center (German-Georgian Clinic), Cardiologist
• 2016 -2019 TSU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Therapy, Assistant Professor
• 2015-2016 Invited Lecturer, Department of Therapy, TSU Faculty of Medicine
• 2008-2012 - Head of Scientific Research, Department of Interventional Medicine and Cardiovascular Surgery, N. Kipshidze Central University Clinic, Doctor-Consultant of Outpatient Service
• 2010 -2012 Doctor-consultant of the 6th Medical-Diagnostic Center Ltd
• 1991- 2008 M. Tsinamdzgvrishvili Leading researcher at the Institute of Cardiology
• 1988- 1991 M. Tsinamdzgvrishvili Head of the Institute of Cardiology Employee
• 1978 - 1988 M. Tsinamdzgvrishvili Institute of Cardiology

Membership in professional associations:

• Member of the Georgian Society of Cardiologists
• Member of the European Society of Cardiology
• Member of the Georgian Atherosclerosis Society
• Member of the International Society of Holter and Non-Invasive Electrophysiology

Participation in international forums:

• World Congress of Cardiology, 2008, Buenos-Aires
• Congress of European Society of Cardiology, Vienna 2007
•  4th Asian-Pacific Congress of Heart Failure, Australia 2008
•  World Congress of Cardiology, Barcelona, Spain, 2006
•  Cardiovascular Disorders in Rheumatic diseases” Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005

Important publications (last ten years):

• Giorgi Saatashvili, Nino Sharashidze, Zurab Pagava, Chronotropic response to exercise and heart autonomic regulation in middle-aged veteran elite athletes with LV hypertrophy compared with hypertensive. Circulation 122(2) e 119 (2010)
• G. Saatashvili, N. Sharashidze, Z. Pagava, G. Abuladze, Cardiac autonomic function and arrhythmias in middle-aged veteran elite athletes. European Heart Journal 2008, vol.29(Supplement 1) pp967- 968
• N Sharashidze, Z Pagava, G Saatashvili et all, Chronotropic response to exercise and blood pressure dynamics in middle-aged veteran elite athletes and sedentary healthy voluntaries. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (May 2012) 19 (Supplement 1), S29
• L.Gujejiani, N.Sharashidze, Z.Pagava, G.Saatashvili, Gender Differences in Prevalence of Comorbidities in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes. Journal of Hypertension Vol 30, e-Supplement A, April 2012. e-223
• Nino Sharashidze, Zurab Pagava, Giorgi Saatashvili, Chronotropic response to exercise and QT dispersion in middle-aged veteran elite athletes with LV hypertrophy compared with pathological heart hypertrophy. Circulation 122(2) e 115 (2010)
• N. Sharashidze, Z. Pagava , G. Saatashvili, G. Nikolaishvili, R.Agladze, Heart autonomic regulation in asymptomatic middle-aged males of different modes of physical activity: veteran elite athletes and sedentary controls . European Heart Journal (2010) 31 (Abstract Supplement), 388
• L. Gujejiani, N. Sharashidze, Z. Pagava, G. Saatashvili, Gender differences in one year outcomes after PCI in patients with ACS European Journal of Preventive Cardiology,April 2013 20: S1-S154
• N Sharashidze, Z Pgava, G Saatashvili, G Nikolaishvili, Chronotropic response to exercise in subjects with lv hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunctio: elite ex-athletes and hynpertensive patients. European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements (2010) 9, S223
• Z. Pagava, R. Agladze, R. Shakarishvili, N. Sharashidze, L. Gujejiani, G. Saatashvili, Diagnostic value of conventional precatheterization ecg in differentiation of stemi and tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal, Supplements ( 2010 ) 12 (Supplement F), F118
• N. Sharashidze, Z. Pagava, G. Saatashvili, R. Agladze, Heart rate variability in middle-aged veteran elite athletes with LV hypertrophy compared with Hyprtensive patients. Europace Journal (2009) 11 (S6)
• Sharashidze, Z. Pagava, G. Saatashvili, D. Trapaidze, B. Tsinamdzgvrishvili, R. Arterial hypertension in middle-aged veteran elite athletes. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation May 2009 16: S54
• Z. Pagava. N. Sharashidze G. Saatashvili, R. Agladze Chronotropic response to exercise and Heart rate variability in Middle-aged veteran Elite Athletes. European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements ( 2009 ) 8
• N. Sharashidze, Z. Pagava, G. Saatashvili, R. Agladze. Non-electrocardiographic parameters of the load test and left ventricular diastolic filling rates in middle-aged veteran athletes. "Cardiology and Internal Medicine", 2008, N3-4, pp.39-42
• Sharashidze, Nino, Pagava, Zurab., Mamaladze, Guram, Kismareia, Tamar, Saatashvili, Giorgi, LV remodelling features in athletes and hypertensive subjects. Heart Lung and Circulation” 2008.vol 17
• Sharashidze N,.Pagava Z, Saatashvili G, Agladze R. G, Diastolic Function and Exersice Induced QT Dispersion Changes in Subjects With Athletic and Pathological LV Hypertrophy. European Heart Journal” 2007, vol. 28 (Supplement 1) pages 176-177 5
• Sharashidze N, Pagava Z, Saatashvili G, Kishmarcia T, Agladze R. Exercise induced QT dispersion changes in middle-aged veteran elite athletes. Georgian Med News. 2008 Apr;(157):53-5
• Sharashidze NS, Pagava ZT, Saatashvili GA, Agladze RA. Heart rhythm abnormalities in middle-aged veteran elite athletes. Georgian Med News. 2008 Jun;(159):31-4
• N.Sharashidze L.Gujejiani, , Z.Pagava, G.Saatashvili, Gender differences in early outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with acute coronary syndromes Abstract Book, 80 th EAS congress 2012, Milan, Italy, N 749
• Sharashidze NS, Pagava ZT, Saatashvili GA, Agladze RA. Non-ECG Parameters of Exercise test and LV Diastolic Filling Indices In Middle Agesd veteran Elite Athletes.Cardiology and Internal medidcine.2008. 2-4, PP. 39-42
• N. Sharashidze, L. Gujejiani, Z. Pagava, G. Saatashvili. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF CO-MORBIDITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITHOUT HISTORY OF ANGINA PECTORIS, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Journal of Hypertension Volume 33, e-Supplement 1, 2015,
• N. Sharashidze · L. Gujejiani · Z. Pagava · G. Saatashvili, GENDER RELATED DIFFERENCES IN OUTCOMES FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF PATIENTS WITH ST – ELEVATION ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. European Scientific Journal February 2015 edition vol.11, No.6 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857 pp 32-42
• Sharashidze, N.; Gujejiani, L.; Pagava, Z.; Saatashvili G. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF CO-MORBIDITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITHOUT HISTORY OF ANGINA PECTORIS. Journal of Hypertension.June. 2015
• Sharashidze, N.; Gujejiani, L.; Pagava, Z.; Saatashvili G Gender differences in early outcomes following PCI in different age groups of patients with STEMI. Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie. December 2015
• L. Gujejiani, N. Sharashidze, Z. Pagava, M. Mamatsashvili, G. Saatashvili, M. Jebashvili, Gender Differences of Prognostic Value of Co-morbidities in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes. ACTUAL TOPICS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH. No 3 (2014)
• L. Gujejiani, N. Sharashidze, Z. Pagava, G. Saatashvili. Gender differences in one year outcomes after PCI in patients with ACS. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. April 2013 20: S1-S154
• Botchorishvili I., Sharashidze N., Pargalava N., Pagava Z., Saatashvili G. Comparison of Cardiac and Renal Involvement in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Aorto-Illiac Occlusive Diseases who Underwent Elective Vascular Surgery. European Scientific Journal March 2017 edition vol.13, No.9 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431. PP 345-352