Few words about David
Member of European and World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmnology (EABIP, WABP). First in Georgia to implement airway stenting, laser resection, valvular bronchoblocation. Successful cases are growing rapidly during the recent years.
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I studied at the Tbilisi Medical University. After graduation, I was directed to a great place – Abastumani, a place with an observatory and the cleanest air. It was a place where patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were receiving treatment. After 2 years working there, my sphere of interest became pulmonary medicine.
In 1987, I started my first job as a pulmonologist in diagnostic department of Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Tbilisi. There I’ve been interested in novel diagnostic method, called bronchoscopy.
Milestone in my career was case of middle aged female patient. She suffered with haemoptysis, chest pain, weight loss. Radiologically she was diagnosed with lung cancer. During the diagnostic bronchoscopy I discovered a plastic denture in the bronchial lumen and removed it.
I never forget her happy eyes. I realized the power of bronchoscopy and decided to perfect this method. In 1990, I went to Central Research Institute of Tuberculosis RAMS (CTRI) in Moscow to study this method.
Fiberbronchoscopy was not enough for me and in 1991 I went to the Roentgen-Radiology Research Institute in Moscow to study rigid bronchoscopy and transthoracic needle biopsy (TNB). At that time bronchoscopy and TBN were highly modern diagnostic methods.
In 1990, I participated in the 1st Congress on Lung Diseases in Kyiv. In 2011, I attended the 1st European Congress of Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology (ECBIP),
and since then I have actively participated in EABIP congresses with oral presentations and poster presentations. Since 2019, I have been a member of the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP).
I was the first in Georgia to introduce and continue to successfully perform advanced interventional procedures such as endobronchial valve therapy (EBV), bronchial stenting and laser resection. Due to its successful clinical outcomes, endobronchial valve therapy was incorporated into the updated tuberculosis guidelines and received NTP (National TB Program) funding in 2020.
The accumulated clinical experience and research data in interventional pulmonology formed the basis of my doctoral dissertation, and in 2020 I was awarded Ph.D. degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences.
In 2023, I was contacted by US-based specialists working on innovative medical device technologies and was invited to conduct interventional research in Georgia. At “Helthycor” Clinic, I established an Interventional Pulmonology Department staffed with highly qualified specialists.
As a result, for the first time in the world, non-pharmacological interventional treatment studies are being conducted in Georgia in patients diagnosed with asthma, COPD, and airway stenosis. A two-year follow-up of enrolled patients has demonstrated outcomes that are significantly better than expected.
Education, Qualifications, Congresses, Scientific Activities
| 28/06/1984 | Medical degree | |
| 10/06/1985 | Clinical internship | |
| 28/04/1988 | Rigid Bronchoscopy Course, Institute of Radiology, Moscow | |
| 12-17/12/1988 | Certification in Bronchoscopy, Central Tuberculosis Institute, Moscow | |
| 09-12/10/1990 | First National Congress in Pulmonology, Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| 21/09/2006 | State Certificate No. 000671, Specialty: Phthisiology | |
| 13-17/11/2006 | Certificate in Comprehensive Radiologic and Differential Diagnosis of Thoracic Diseases | |
| 10-12/07/2010 | II Congress of the Georgian Respiratory Association, Batumi, Georgia | |
| 29/10/2010 | Bronchoscopy Subspecialty Certificate No. 01728-4085 | |
| 10-12/03/2011 | I European Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Marseille, France | |
| 03/01/2012 | Membership Certificate of the European Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology | |
| 12/05/2012 | I Congress of the Georgian Association of Endoscopists, Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 27-30/04/2013 | II Congress of European Interventional Bronchologists, Izmir, Turkey | |
| 06-08/07/2013 | III Congress of the Georgian Respiratory Association, Batumi, Georgia | |
| 30/11/2013 | Seminar “Chronic Respiratory Diseases” | |
| 03/11/14-05/01/2015 | Completed Residency Training in Phthisiology and Pulmonology | |
| 19-21/06/2014 | IV Congress of the Georgian Respiratory Association, Batumi, Georgia | |
| 2015 | Training Course “Updated Definitions of Tuberculosis and Recording-Reporting System” | |
| 23/03/2015 | Scientific-Practical Conference “Modern Problems of Tuberculosis” | |
| 14/11/2016 | IV Congress of the Georgian Association of Endoscopists, Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 01/10/2016 | V Congress of the Georgian Respiratory Association, Batumi, Georgia | |
| 01/10/2016 | V Congress of the Georgian Association of Endoscopists, Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 03-07/10/2016 | Completed Teacher Training Program | |
| 18/08/2017 | XIII Multidisciplinary Medical Conference “International Standards of Clinical Practice”, Chakvi, Georgia | |
| 07/10/2017 | VI Congress of the Georgian Association of Endoscopists, Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 28-30/07/2018 | VI Congress of the Georgian Respiratory Association, Batumi, Georgia | |
| 08/05/2019 | V European Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Dubrovnik, Croatia | |
| 08-11/05/2019 | V European Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Dubrovnik, Croatia | |
| 07/07/2019 | Membership Certificate of the World Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology | |
| 13/07/2019 | Conference of the Tbilisi Cardiology Society, Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 18-20/09/2019 | International Clinical Conference “Modern Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment”, Batumi, Georgia | |
| 11/12/2020 | PhD in Medicine | |
| 23/10/2021 | International Webinar “Challenges in Respiratory Disease Research: The Earlier, The Better” | |
| 01/12/2022 | Completed Training on Portfolio Application for Students | |
| 16/04/2023 | Completed Training in Animal Laboratory Techniques, USA | |
| 16/05/2023 | Certificate of Recognition as the First in the World to perform Airiver Drug-Coated Balloon dilation for the Treatment of Tracheobronchial Stenosis | |
| 05-07/10/2023 | International Conference “Latest Innovations in Surgery”, Georgian National University SEU, Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 2023 | Completed Training in Drug-Coated Balloon Dilatation Techniques | |
| 2023 | Professor at European University, Head of the Pulmonology Department. | |
| 08-10/01/2024 | Personal Training in Endosonography | |
| 09/03/2024 | Certificate of Completion of the Training Program “Teaching and Assessment Methods in Higher Education” | |
| 06/04/2024 | Training – Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA) and Portfolio | |
| 26/07/2024 | World-first clinical application of Airiver drug-coated balloon in severe asthma treatment | |
| 02-04/10/2024 | Completed Course in Interventional Bronchoscopy, Marseille, France | |
| 20-22/09/2024 | The Georgian MedTech Summit | |
| 06/04/2025 | Assessment of Basic English Skills – CEFR C1.Advanced Level | |
| 01/10/2025 | Certificate of Attendance, European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 21/10/2025 | Completion Certificate: Tuberculosis Management Course |
Professional Clinical Experience
| 1985-1987 | Physician at Sanatorium “Arazindo”, Abastumani |
| 1987-1990 | Physician, Diagnostic Department, Tbilisi Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute |
| 1992-2009 | Head of Hospital (Inpatient) Department, Tbilisi Phthisiopulmonology Center |
| 2009 – დღემდე | Medical Doctor (Bronchology), Diagnostic Department, National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases |
| 2010 – დღემდე | Consultant Pulmonologist, Mediclub Georgia |
| 2011 – დღემდე | Interventional Pulmonologist, Aversi Clinic |
| 2019 – დღემდე | Head of Pulmonology Department, D. Tatishvili Health Center |
| 2020 – 2022 | Interventional Pulmonologist, Mardaleishvili Diagnostic Center |
| 2022 – 2024 | Head of Interventional Pulmonology Department, Bohua Cardio-Pulmonology Center |
| 2022 – დღემდე | Head of Pulmonology Department, Georgia–Israel Multidisciplinary Clinic “Helsicor” |
Membership
| Member of the Georgian Respiratory Association |
| Member of the Georgian Endoscopists Association |
| Member of the European Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology |
| Member of the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology |
| Member of the European Respiratory Association |
| Member of the American Thoracic Society |
Clinical Trials
| 2010-2013 | Phase III COPD study, Sub-Investigator |
| 2012 – 2015 | Phase III COPD clinical trial, Sub-Investigator |
| 2014 – 2015 | Phase III pneumonia clinical trial, Sub-Investigator |
| 2014 – 2016 | Phase III bronchiectasis clinical trial, Sub-Investigator |
| 2016 – 2018 | Phase III adenocarcinoma clinical trial, Sub-Investigator |
| 2016 – 2018 | Phase III pneumonia clinical trial, Principal Investigator |
| 2017-2018 | Phase III pneumonia clinical trial, Principal Investigator |
| 2019-2021 | Phase III adenocarcinoma clinical trial, Principal Investigator |
| 2022-2023 | Phase IIb idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) clinical trial, Principal Investigator |
| 2023-2024 | Phase I/A clinical trial of interventional treatment for COPD, Principal Investigator |
| 2024-2025 | Phase I/A clinical trial of interventional treatment for emphysema, Principal Investigator |
| 2024-2025 | Phase I/A clinical trial investigating interventional treatment of airway stenoses, Principal Investigator |
| 2025-ongoing | Phase I/A clinical trial of interventional treatment for asthma, Principal Investigator |
| 2026-ongoing | Phase I/A clinical trial of interventional treatment for COPD, Principal Investigator |
| 2026-ongoing | Phase IIb idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) clinical trial, Principal Investigator |
| 2026-ongoing | Phase IIA iAsthma, COPD clinical trial, Principal Investigator |
Publications
| 1990 | ფილტვების დაავადებათა პირველი ეროვნული კონგრესი, კიევი, უკრაინა. | 1. სხვადასხვა ტიპის ლაზერების გამოყენება ფილტვების არასპეციფიური და სპეციფიური დაავადებების დროს. | |
| 2010 | საქართველოს რესპირაციული ჟურნალი, ტომი 6, დამატება N1, თბილისი, საქართველო. | 2. ციტოსპინით მომზადებული ბრონქო-ალვეოლარული ლავაჟის როლი ფილტვების დიფუზური პარენქიმული დაავადებების დროს. 3. ბრონქოსკოპიის თანამედროვე მეთოდები. |
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| 2011 | იმუნორეაბილიტაციის საერთაშორისო ჟურნალი, ტომი 13, N1, პარიზი, საფრანგეთი. | 4. ტუბერკულოზი: კლინიკური შემთხვევა. | |
| 2011 | ევროპის მიკრობიოლოგთა საზოგადოების 32 წლიური კონგრესი, ლუბეკი, გერმანია. | 5. ფილტვის ტუბერკულოზით დაავადებული პაციენტების ბრონქო-ალვეოლარულ ლავაჟში Genotype®MTBDRplus ტესტის შეფასება ტუბერკულოზის მიკობაქტერიის კომპლექსის აღმოსაჩენად. | |
| 2011 | საქართველოს სამედიცინო სიახლენი, ISSN 1512-0112, თბილისი-ნიუ იორკი. | 6. მარცხენა მთავარი ბრონქის სტენტირება პოსტტუბერკულოზური ნაწიბუროვანი ცვლილებების გამო. | |
| 2011 | XLV საქართველოს სახელმწიფო სამედიცინო უნივერსიტეტის სამეცნიერო შრომათა კრებული, თბილისი, საქართველო. | ციტოსპინით მომზადებული ბრონქო-ალვეოლარული ლავაჟის ციტოლოგიის ეფექტურობა ფილტვების დიფუზური პარენქიმული დაავადებების დროს. | |
| 2012 | საქართველოს რესპირაციული ჟურნალი, ტომი 8, N1, თბილისი, საქართველო. | 8. მულტირეზისტენტული ტუბერკულოზის ამბულატორიული მკურნალობის გაფართოება საქართველოში. 9. ფილტვების ტუბზ-ზე ეჭვმიტანილი პაციენტების ბრონქო-ალვეოლარულ ლავაჟურ (ბალ) სითხეში ტუბერკულოზის მიკობაქტერიის კომპლექსის დეტექცია Genotype®MTBDRplus მეთოდის გამოყენებით. |
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| 2012 | საქართველოს რესპირაციული ჟურნალი, ტომი 8, N2, თბილისი, საქართველო. | 10. The use of advanced bronchoscopic methods in Georgia; 11. პოტის დაავადება. 12. თვალის ტუბერკულოზი. |
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| 2013 | Solunum. თურქეთის რესპირატორული საზოგადოების ჟურნალი, ტომ. 15, დამატება 1, ISSN-1302, EISSN 2147-3676, სტამბოლი, თურქეთი. | 13. MTB -ს დეტექცია ფილტვების ტუბზით დაავადებული პაციენტების ბალ-ში Genotype®MTBDRplus ტესტით. |
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| 2015 | ტუბერკულოზის თანამედროვე პრობლემები. კონფერენციის მასალები. | 14. ინტერვენციული ბრონქოსკოპიის როლი ფილტვების ტუბერკულოზის მართვაში. | |
| 2016 | X მულტიპროფილური სამედიცინო კონფერენცია, კლინიკური პრაქტიკის საერთაშორისო სტანდარტები, ბაკურიანი, საქართველო. | 16. ბრონქოსკოპია – გუშინ, დღეს, ხვალ. | |
| 2016 | საქართველოს რესპირაციული ჟურნალი, თბილისი, საქართველო. | 17. ბრონქოსკოპიის როლი ფილტვების დაავადებათა მართვაში. | |
| 2016 | ექსპერიმენტული და კლინიკური მედიცინა. ISSN 1562-3692 No. 1. | 18. ბრონქოსკოპია-გუშინ, დღეს, ხვალ. | |
| 2017 | XIII პოლიპროფილური სამედიცინო კონფერენცია, კლინიკური პრაქტიკის საერთაშორისო სტანდარტები, ჩაქვი. | 19. საქართველოში დანერგილი ინტერვენციული ბრონქოსკოპიის თანამედროვე მეთოდები. | |
| 2019 | 5th ECBIP, Book of Abstracts. | 20. When all possibilities are exhausted, it’s time for Interventional Bronchoscopy. | |
| 2019 | 5th ECBIP, Book of Abstracts. | 21. Development of Interventional Bronchoscopy in Georgia. | |
| 2019 | თბილისის კარდიოლოგთა საზოგადოების კონფერენცია. | 22. ტრაქეო-ბრონქული ხის მაოკლუზირებელი სტენოზის მკურნალობა ინტერვენციული ბრონქოსკოპიისა და სტენტის იმპლანტაციის-მულტიდისციპლინური მიდგომა. | |
| 2020 | Georgian Med News. Tbilisi-New York. 2020 Jun #6(303): pp. 32-36. | 23. The Efficacy of Endobronchial Valve Therapy in the Complex Treatment of Broncho-Pleural Fistulas. | |
| 2022 | საქართველოს რესპირაციული ჟურნალი. ISSN 1512-2778 Vol 18. No. 3. | 24. ტუბერკულოზით დაავადებულ პაციენტთა სოციალურ ფსიქოლოგიური თავისებურებანი. | |
| 2023 | GBMN, Georgian Biomedical News ISSN (Print): 2720-7994 VOLUME 1. ISSUE 2. | 25. Novel Bronchoscopic Management of Bleeding from The Respiratory Tract. | |
| 2023 | ჟურნალი ავერსი. | 26. ინტერვენციული ბრონქოსკოპია – წარსულიდან მომავალში. | |
| 2024 | Cureus. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54635 | 27. Bronchoscopic Laser Resection as a Monotherapy, for Bronchial Carcinoid. | |
| 2024 | Oxford Medical. https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omae022 | 28. Closure of TB pulmonary cavern using endobronchial valve placement. | |
| 2025 | Georgian Med News. Tbilisi-New York. 2025 Nov #11 (368): pp. 171-175. | 29. Laser resection and endobronchial stenting in the management of malignant central airway obstruction: a comparative survival and quality of life analysis. |
My Mission Is to Provide a Professional Help to People with Pulmonary Problems.
Why You Should Visit Me
Experience
Long term experience in field of respiratory medicine. 25 years of experience in bronchoscopy and interventional pulmonology in addition of 10 years of experience in clinical trials as subinvestigator and principal investigator.
Professional & Friendly Staff
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Only specialist in Georgia with experience in advanced bronchoscopic methods such an endobronchial biopsy, airway stenting, laser resection, valvular bronchoblocation.
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In the NCTLD there is a large flow of outpatients and hospital admissions with pulmonary diseases and for this reason the best infrastructure, high quality equipment and most experienced professionals.
