CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: GIORGI PKHAKADZE
Gender: MALE
Nationality: UKRAINE
Drivers license: B
Contact address (Temporary): 115, CALEA VICTORIEI 32-34, SECTOR -1, BUCHAREST-010081, ROMANIA.
Contact address (Permanent): 17, Tsereteli St., Kutaisi 384000, GEORGIA.
Tel.: +40 1 726843513
E-mail: giorgi76@gmail.com

EDUCATION

09/20/2002-2005 University of Madras, Department of Anthropology, Chennai, India.
Ph.D. student in Public Health – Anthropology.
· Research topic: “Poverty, Migration and HIV/AIDS in South India”.

04/01/2001-05/01/2002 Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Master of Public Health (MPH).
· Thesis: “Poverty, Migration and HIV/AIDS in Dadeldhura District (Nepal).”

09/01/1991- 12/30/1997 "L&C" University, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Medical Doctor (M.D.) General Surgery.
· Graduated as a Medical Doctor by decision of the State Examination Commission on December the 30th, 1997, specialized in General Surgery.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

08/01/2003- 08/01/2005 French Institute of Pondicherry, Department of Social Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
Research fellow.
· Affiliated to the Microfinance Team in the framework of the collaborative programme between the University of Madras and the French Institute of Pondicherry.
· Study entitled “Microfinance and Health Services”.

01/04/2003-01/04/2004 Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India (Part-time)
Doctor/fellow in emergency department
· Daily duties in the Emergency Department under the supervision of Casualty Medical Officers.
· Research entitled “Knowledge, attitude and care management of blood borne diseases (HIV, HCV, HBV, Syphilis, etc.) among health care providers in the emergency departments”.
· Fellowship in Emergency Medicine in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India associated with Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK.

05/01/1997- 12/30/2000 United Nations Association of Georgia, Kutaisi, Georgia (Full-time).
Coordinator of the Imereti region field-office.
· Provided support to the Regional Department of Education to reach out to 534 primary and secondary schools with projects on Human Rights and Healthy Lifestyle education,
· Supervised a team of 43 volunteers for the above described projects,
· Fund raised from UNICEF, UNFIP, UNDP, UNV, USAID, British Embassy in Georgia, Soros Foundation, for the same,
· Capacity building for NGOs working in field of Human Right, Health (HIV/AIDS), and youth, initiator of the NGO House in Kutaisi, Human Rights educational center, and Imereti Children’s forum,
· Published articles in local newspapers, and animated radio-programmes, on related issues.

09/01/1998- 09/01/1999 Imereti Regional Health Education Center, Ministry of Health-Georgia, Kutaisi, Georgia (Part-time).
Public Health Doctor.
· Organized and facilitated monthly training-seminars on hygiene and sanitation for shopkeepers, on health education for schools and universities.

06/01/1997 – 07/30/1998 Charity Humanitarian Center Abkhazeti (UNICEF funded project), Kutaisi, Georgia (Part-time).
Doctor and Social Worker
· Prepared and animated a Sunday school for 40 children displaced because of conflict, with a psycho-social rehabilitation focus.

05/01/1996 – 04/30/1997 Hospital 2, Tbilisi, Georgia (Full-time).
Surgeon Assistant of Professor Sulkhan Kemoklidze.
· Apart from the usual tasks of an Assistant Surgeon, also published an article on Gastritis in the university magazine.

04/01/1995 – 04/30/1996 Republic Epidemiological Hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia (Full-time).
Nurse within the Intensive Care department.
· In extreme circumstances (with electricity cuts and lack of basic medicines), attended to the needs of patients in the intensive care department.

01/10/1995-01/30/1996 Mother and Infant Center in Tbilisi, Georgia (Part-time).
Assistant of Professor la Verulashvili.
· As an intern, assisted Professor Verulashvili in the diagnosis of gynecological diseases,
· With colleagues, published a joint article on endocrinology.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

08/01/2003-12/30/2004 Sahodaran (NGO), Chennai, India.
Doctor/Researcher.
· Conducting free health consultations (physical examinations, counseling, blood tests, diagnosis and prescription) for sexual minorities (MSM, transvestites) and commercial sex workers every week for 20 patients.
· Research entitled “Men who have Sex with Men and AIDS in Chennai” 1,600 respondents, 95 case studies.

03/01/2001-06/01/2002 National Center for AIDS and STD Control and Blue Diamond Society (NGO), Katmandu, Nepal.
Doctor/Researcher.
· Conducting free health consultations, (physical examinations, counseling, blood tests, diagnosis and prescription), for 150 MSM patients in 4 weeks.

03/01/1998–06/01/2000 Working Group of Humanitarian Assistance (WGHA), throughout the CIS (Former USSR).
Assistant Coordinator.
· As a volunteer, assisted on an ad-hoc basis the organization throughout the CIS of regional workshops on psycho-social rehabilitation of displaced persons, emergency preparedness and emergency assistance (among other subjects), as part of the WGHA of the UNHCR / IOM / OSCE Regional Conference on Refugees and Displaced Persons.

LANGUAGES

English FLUENT
Georgian FLUENT
Russian NATIVE
French FAIR
Ukrainian FAIR

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS office software applications FLUENT
Internet/email FLUENT
EpiInfo 2000 FLUENT
SPSS 10 GOOD

PUBLICATIONS

Giorgi Pkhakadze, “Participatory Methods in Health Research”, National seminar on “Experiencing Participation: A Critical Review”, Department of Anthropology, University of Madras, Chennai, India, Feb. 28- Mar.1, 2005.

Giorgi Pkhakadze, “Geopolitics of migration”, Geopolitica, Center of Geopolitics and Visual Anthropology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, January 2005, nr.1(5)/2005, an IV, p. 63-78.

Giorgi Pkhakadze, “Poverty, Migration and HIV/AIDS in Nepal”, 15th International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-16 July, 2004. 15:abstract no.TuPeC4730.

Giorgi Pkhakadze, “Homosexuality and HIV/AIDS in Kathmandu, Nepal”, 13th International Symposium on HIV & Emerging Infectious Diseases, Toulon, France. 3-5 June, 2004.

Giorgi Pkhakadze, “Rural Migration and Public Health Concern in Nepal”, 3rd International Conference on Environment and Health. Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003.

D. Thulasimala, V. Kumaraswami, Asantha Kumaran, Giorgi Pkhakadze, B. Dhanraj, “Dengue Vectors in Chennai City”, 3rd International Conference on Environment and Health. Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003.

K. Pari Murugan, Giorgi Pkhakadze, Pugazhendhi, “Slum in Chennai Metropolitan City – A case Study of Annai Sathya Slum”, 3rd International Conference on Environment and Health. Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003.

Pkhakadze Giorgi, “Migration and HIV/AIDS in Far West Nepal”, AIDS Newletters, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2002, p. 14

Pkhakadze Giorgi, “Poverty, Migration and HIV/AIDS in Dadeldhura District (Nepal)”, Geneva/ Kathmandu : International Labour Organization/National Center for AIDS and STD Control (Nepal), 2002, 128 p.

L. Baratashvili, I. Verulashvili, G. Pkhakadze, E. Tsulaia, “Hypothalamic-pituitary disorders and adnexites”, Institute of Medicine "Kutaisi", 4th Republic Scientific Practical Conference working papers, Kutaisi, Georgia, 1998, p. 137-142.

REFEREES

Mr. Ramaz Aptsiauri, Executive Director, United Nation Association of Georgia.
Contact address: 2 Dolidze St. 4th Fl. Tbilisi-0171, Georgia.
Email: ramaz@una.ge; Tel: +995 32 33 25 16; Fax: +995 32 33 52 16

Mr. Patrick Daru, Chief Technical Adviser, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, International Labour Office.
Contact address: c/o Inspectoratul Teritorial de Munca Bucuresti, Str. Radu Voda 26 - 26A, Sector 4, Bucharest-040275, Romania.
Email: cta@protectcee.ro; Tel: +40 (0)31 40 56 875; Fax: +40 (0)31 40 56 873

Dr. V. Sudarsen, Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology, University of Madras.
Contact address: University of Madras, Department of Anthropology, University Centenary Building, Chepauk, Chennai-600005, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: sudarsen@vsnl.com; Tel: +91 44 25368778 Ext: 329