Department of Pathological Anatomy
Central Clinic of Tbilisi State Medical University (Georgia)
 

George Burkadze, MD., PhD., M.Sc.D.
Professor, Department of Pathological Anatomy
Central Clinic of Tbilisi State Medical University
Head of PAP Smears and Immunocytochemistry Laboratory
Vice-President of Georgian Society of Pathology
20/55 Vazha-Pshavela Avenue, 380060 Tbilisi, Georgia
Mobile Phone: + 995 99 578833
Office Phone: + 995 32 252842
Fax: + 995 32 252842
E-mail: burkadze@yahoo.com

The Central clinic has 1 100 beds and is divided into 31 units.

The department of pathological anatomy consists of the following laboratories:

  • Laboratory of Histopathology

  • Laboratory of Cytopathology

  • Laboratory of Molecular Pathology

  • PAP Smears and Immunocytochemistry Laboratory

PAP Smears and Immunocytochemistry Laboratory provides investigation of the following samples:

  • Surgical specimens
  • FNA biopsies
  • Core needle biopsies
  • Smears (cervical, respiratory etc)
  • Endometrial aspirates
  • The total number of cases is around 3 500 per year

The department organizes bi-annual CME training courses:

  • Cervical lesions and PAP technology

  • Modern mocelular morphological methods in the early diagnosis of diseases

  • Morphological basis of endocrine diseases and modern morphological diagnosis

Research

The majority of researchers of our department are working in gynecological pathology. The following are examples:

  1. Characteristics of proliferation and involution of chorio-decidual system in preterm and term delivery

  2. Histological and immunohistochemical criteria of ductal intraepithelial neoplasias and infiltrative carcinoma of the breast in reproductive and postmenopausal patients

  3. Cytological, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of endocervical glandular atypia

  4. Expression of estrogen receptors and MIB-1 index in endometrial hyperplasias and adenocarcinoma

Grants

  • Grant PHE/09/99 awarded by Open Society Georgia Foundation (Soros Foundation), "Diagnosis and prevention of pathologies of uterine cervix by cytological tests amons refugee and IDP women in Tbilisi" (1999-2000).

  • Program for prevention of oncological diseases, N 3.6.1/01, awarded by the Ministry of Health of Georgia, 2003, July-December.

Books

  • Cervical cytopathology. 2001. G. Burkadze.

  • Immunomorphology – Norm, Pathology. 2001. G. Burkadze.

  • Gynecological cytopathology. 2003. G. Burkadze.

Scientific papers

  1. G. Burkadze et al. The algorithm of cytological differential diagnosis of HPV cytopathies of cervix. Georgian Oncology. 2002, N1. P. 49-55.

  2. M. Zaridze, G. Burkadze, G. Turashvili. Peculiarities of distribution of lymphocytes in p53-positive and p53-negative invasive breast carcinomas. The Scientific Works of TSMU. TSMU, Tbilisi. Georgia.T. 37. 2001. P. 208-211.

  3. G. Burkadze et al. Peculiarities of hormon-dependency of cervical infections. The Scientific Works of TSMU. Tbilisi. Georgia.T. 37. 2001. P. 67-69.

  4. G. Burkadze. Importance of immunomorphological diagnostic methods in practical medicine. II International Congress, “Modern methods of diagnostics and treatment of allergy, asthma and immunodeficieancy”. Tbilisi-Tskhaltubo, Georgia, 2001.

  5. G. Burkadze, M. Zaridze, G. Turashvili. Possible morphological criteria for evaluation of effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in invasive breast carcinoma. Histopathology. Abstracts of the XXIVth International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology. Vol. 41. Suppl. 1. P.01.152. P.68.

  6. S. Khardzeishvili, O. Khardzeishvili, G. Burkadze. Peculiarity of distribution of estrogen receptors in endometrial tissue of adenocarinoma and correlation with blood estradiol concentration. Collection of Scientific Works dedicated on 80 Anniversary of Department of Pathological Anatomy. Tbilisi. Georgia. T. 38. 2002. P. 171-174.

  7. G. Burkadze, G. Turashvili, N. Meckhvarishvili. AgNOR counts, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of placenta in preterm delivery with live and dead newborns. Virchows Archiv. Abstracts of 19th European Congress of Pathology. Vol. 443. Number 3, September 2003. P-061. P. 315.

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