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Georgiy TavartkiladzeRussian scientist
Date of Birth: 23.08.1948
Country:  Georgia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Academic Career
- Doctoral Dissertation (1987)
- Professional Experience
- 1983-1988
- Scientific Contributions
- - Audiological medical-social expertise
- - Board Member, European Federation of Audiological Societies
- Honors and Awards
- Editorial Positions
Early Life and Education
Giorgi Alexandrovich Tavartkiladze, born on August 23, 1948, in Tbilisi, Georgia, is a prominent Russian scientist in the field of audiology. He graduated from the N. I. Pirogov Second Moscow Medical Institute in 1973 and completed his residency from 1973-1975.
Academic Career
Candidate Dissertation (1977)- Acoustic Impedansometry and Tubosonometry in Audiological Diagnostics
Doctoral Dissertation (1987)
- Potentials of the Cochlea and Brainstem in Norm and in Various Forms of Hearing Loss
Professional Experience
1975-1978- State Institute for the Improvement of Physicians, Tbilisi
1978-1983
- Moscow Research Institute of Ear, Throat, and Nose: Junior and Senior Research Associate
1983-1988
- Head of the Laboratory of Surdology and Hearing Aids1988-Present
- Director, Russian Scientific and Practical Center of Audiology and Hearing Aid Fitting (Various changes in institutional names over the years).
Simultaneously, he held the position of Head of the Department of Surdology at the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.
Scientific Contributions
Dr. Tavartkiladze's research interests focus on:- Early detection of hearing loss, especially in newborns
- Rehabilitation of patients with hearing impairments and deafness, including cochlear implantation
- Audiological medical-social expertise
- Occupational hearing lossUnder his leadership, important advancements were made:
- Development of a universal audiological screening system
- Multichannel cochlear implantation program
International Recognition
Memberships and Positions:
- Fellow, American Academy of Audiology
- Fellow, European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
- Board Member, International Study Group on Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Board Member, European Federation of Audiological Societies
- Member, Council of Experts, World Health Organization (since 1994)- President, International Society of Audiologists (Past)
- General Secretary, International Society of Audiologists (Current)
- President, International Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Honors and Awards
1996- Order of Friendship for Contributions to Audiology in Russia
2008
- Certificate of Honor, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
2015
- Order of Honor
Education and Training
Dr. Tavartkiladze established the Department of Surdology at the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, which trained over 4200 specialists in surdology and audiological screening. The Center also provides training in objective hearing assessment and rehabilitation methods for children and adults with hearing loss.
Editorial Positions
Dr. Tavartkiladze is the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Folia Otorhinolaryngologiae et Pathologiae Respiratoriae and a member of the editorial boards of several influential journals in the field of otolaryngology and audiology.
