Undergrad Institution; Degree and Major:
Tbilisi State Medical University, MD
Medical School:
Tbilisi State Medical University, MD
In practice since:
2003
Your Specialty:
Radiation Oncology (Pediatric Radiation Oncology Subspecialty)
Where and for how many years did you train AFTER medical school:
Emory residency program for 5 years.
How did you choose your specialty?
With the help of mentors
What do you like MOST, and like LEAST, about your specialty?
Children with cancer are bot vulnerable and resilient and I love working with them. It is also very rewarding to be able to cure so many of them. My work can be emotionally very challenging at times but I would not say that this makes me like my specialty any less. I am very fortunately to be able to do what I love.
In your opinion, what attributes are important in anyone choosing this specialty?
Extra empathy and sensibility since you dealing with not only a patient but whole family.
Hobbies/special interests:
Travel, reading, gardening, skiing.