Nikoloz Chkhartishvili graduated from Tbilisi Medical Institute with MD degree, he obtained MS degree in epidemiology from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany and PhD degree in infectious diseases from Tbilisi State University (TSU).

Currently Dr. Chkhartishvili holds the position of Deputy Director for Research at the Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center in Tbilisi, Georgia, which is country’s leading institution in the field of HIV, viral hepatitis and other infectious diseases. He has been leading national HIV treatment and care program since 2008.

Dr. Chkhartishvili has over 15 years of experience in HIV, HCV and other infectious diseases research. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed literature and also co-authored several national and international guidelines