Dr. IVA KUTIVADZE, Georgia

Head of the IVF Department

“Never give up! If parenthood is your heart's desire, you will become a parent. Being a parent means watching your baby grow into a child and being willing to fall and get back up. With the patience and discipline you begin developing during your IVF journey, you can become a good role model for him or her.”

Specialties

Reproductive medicine, gynecology

Degree

Physician

Clinical interests

 • Gynecology and obstetrics

• Treatment of male and female infertility

• IVF

Profile

Dr. Ivane Kutivadze has studied the diagnosis and treatment of infertility from different perspectives for many years. He has developed and implemented numerous new treatments and diagnostic procedures for infertility. He has acquired all the skills and knowledge required for modern IVF and its procedures. Alongside his clinical practice, Dr. Kutivadze continues his scientific work. He is currently writing his doctoral thesis, “Immune Triggers of Complications in the First Trimester of Pregnancy.”

Medical education

1987-1993 Faculty of General Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University;

1993-1994 Clinical internship in obstetrics and gynecology, Chachava Research Institute of Perinatal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology;

1994-1996 Clinical residency in obstetrics and gynecology, Chachava Research Institute of Perinatal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology;

1996-2001 Postgraduate studies, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 1, Tbilisi Medical Institute, based at the Chachava Research Institute of Perinatal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology;

1998 Obstetrics and gynecology specialty (state certificate);

2001 Reproductive medicine specialty (state certificate);

2009 Advanced training, IVF Department, ISIDA Clinic (Kyiv, Ukraine);

2012 Advanced training, IVF Department, ASSUTA Clinic (Tel Aviv, Israel).

Professional experience

2001-2010 I. Zhordania Institute of Human Reproduction, endoscopic surgery, reproductive medicine specialist and gynecologist;

2002-2006 Manager, Georgia branch of the MIRT project, University of Washington Swedish Hospital (Seattle, Washington, USA);

2003-2014 Head of the Department of Reproductive Immunology, I. Zhordania Research Institute of Human Reproduction;

2009-2014 Physician, reproductive medicine specialist and gynecologist, Artificial/IVF Department, I. Zhordania Research Institute of Human Reproduction;

2014-2020 Reproductive Medicine Center “Universe”;

Since 2020 Head of the IVF Department, reproductive medicine specialist and gynecologist, GGRC Georgian-German Center for Reproductive Medicine.

Professional memberships

Member of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology)

Member of the Georgian Association of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatal Medicine

Member of the Georgian Association of Reproductive Medicine

Languages

Georgian

Russian

English