Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Panic Attacks and Multiple Sclerosis: A Georgian Study Gets a Second Life
A case-control dataset collected in Batumi between 2004 and 2006 sat unpublished for two decades. A study in the Georgian…
SheniEkimi: The Georgian AI Symptom Checker Built to Be Checked
Generative AI chatbots fabricate medical citations in an estimated 28–47% of queries — and Georgian speakers face a compounded risk,…
Can Georgian Clay Clean Poisoned Water? Scientists Test a Natural Solution to Heavy Metal Pollution
Unregulated discharge from copper and gold mining in Georgia's Bolnisi district has pushed copper concentrations in the Kazretula and Mashavera…
CMV and Brain Development in Georgian Children: A New Study Protocol
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common infectious cause of non-hereditary sensorineural hearing loss, and a leading contributor to neurodevelopmental…
A Heart Valve Replacement Gone Wrong: Why Prosthesis Choice Is Not Trivial
Prosthetic valve thrombosis is classically thought of as a mechanical-valve problem. A case report in the Georgian Medical Journal makes…
When the Blood Counter Gets It Wrong: A Teaching Case in Haematology
Modern automated haematology analysers classify white blood cells at extraordinary speed, using volume, conductivity, and light-scatter properties. But a case…
When MS Looks Like Something Else: A Case of Baló Concentric Sclerosis
A 17-year-old male arrived at the emergency department with sudden right-sided weakness and an unsteady gait — a presentation that,…
Georgian Wine Waste and Your Heart: The Science Behind the Polyphenols
Red wine's association with lower cardiovascular disease risk — the so-called "French paradox" — has been public-health folklore for decades,…