David Chakhunashvili

About Me:

Davit Zazaevich Chakhunashvili is a general practitioner, internist, cardiologist and a registered doctor specialising in general surgery.

In my practice I perform ultrasound diagnostics of the cardiovascular system, including ultrasound of the neck vessels, ultrasound of the vessels of the lower extremities and echocardiography.

I pay special attention to the prevention of health problems, and find it easy to get along with patients with exceptional attention to detail.

Professional Competencies:

• Cardiological pathologies (arterial hypertension, chronic heart failure, heart rhythm disorders)
• Acute and chronic diseases of various organs and systems (respiratory, endocrine, digestive, genitourinary systems)
• Treatment of bacterial and viral pneumonia
• Treatment of common viral and bacterial infections
• Treatment of superficial skin burns
• Diagnosis of acute abdominal syndrome (appendicitis, peritonitis, acute pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis)
• Diagnosis and treatment of chronic and acute heart failure
• Diagnosis and treatment of valve diseases of the heart
• Postoperative wound care and treatment of complications (including osteomyelitis).
• Diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias
• Echocardiography
• ECG interpretation.

Education:

• First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
• Internship specializing in “Cardiovascular surgery”. Cardiovascular surgery physician 2012-2014;
• Internship specializing in “General Surgery”. Specialist in Surgery 2011-2012;
• Specialty in “General Medicine” 2005-2011.

Scientific endeavour:

Membership in associations:

• Member of the European Society of Cardiology (European Society of Cardiology);
• Member of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons of Russia.

Medical articles:

• Journal of Arrhythmology, December 2022;
• ‘Pacemaker implantation in active COVID-19 patients: experience of a city hospital’.

Advanced training:

• Electrocardiography in clinical practice, 2022;
• Actual questions of cardiovascular surgery, 2022;
• Issues of clinical cardiology and cardiac surgery, 2022;
• Organisation of transfusion therapy in hospital, 2022.

Professional Experience:

• Worked as an assistant at the “St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University”;
• Cardiovascular surgery physician at Pokrovsky City Hospital in St. Petersburg, where he practiced open heart surgery and cardiac pacemaker implantation;
• General surgeon at City Polyclinic №53 in St. Petersburg;
• General practitioner at Prima Vita Clinic LLC and GMC Medical Clinic in Dubai

DHA License: No. 45638962-004