Lali Mekokishvili,MD, PhD

Georgia
Professor, Caucasus International University (CIU);Dean, the Medical Faculty of CIU
Doctor Dermato-Venereologist, Infectologist

2006-2012 - Dean of the Faculty of Health care at Telavi State University;
2012- 2015 – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy;
2016 – up today - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Caucasus International University
Supervisor of postgraduate residency program in Dermato-venereology;
Since 2013 - An official expert at the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia in Dermatology;
Since 2012 - President and founder of Georgian Association of Photodermatology and Skin Cancer;
Dr. Mekokishvili earned her medical degree at medical faculty of Tbilisi State Medical Institute in 1985; scientific degree of Ph.D. M.D. - at the Gramashevski Scientific Institute of (Kiev, Ukraine) in 1992.
Dr. Mekokishvili has a practical working experience in infectology since 1990, and in dermato-venereology since 1996. She enhanced qualification in various dermatological clinics of Germany.
She is a member of various International Societies:
President and founder of Georgian Association of Photodermatology and Skin Cancer;
Board member of International Society of Dermatology;
Board member of International Dermoscopy Society;
Board member of Georgian Association of Clinical Immunology and Allergology;
Board member and one of founder of Euro-Asian Association of Dermatology and Venereology;
Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Vitiligo Research Foundation;
Board member and national representative of the “Euromelanoma” campaign;
Honorary member of International Scientific Research Society “SigmaX”;
Specialist member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV);
Member of Georgian Medical Association
Professor Mekokishvili conducts editorial work in the scientific journals:
Since 2010 - Reviewer of International journal “Dermatologic Therapy”;
Since 2010 - member of editorial board of Russian version of journal “Der Hautarzt”;
Since 2012 - member of editorial board of international journal “Our Dermatology Online”;
Since 2014 - member of editorial board of international journal “International Journal of Clinical Dermatology & Research (IJDR)”;
Since 2015 - member of editorial board of international journal “Continental Dermatology”;
Since 2018 - member of editorial board of “Dermatologic Therapy”
 
Since 1991 up today, she regularly has been publishing scientific works in Georgia and abroad.
Since 2003 up to day – conducting lectures at various international and national conferences as invited speaker.
She has organized several international scientific conferences in 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.  Among them regional meeting of ISD. 
Family status
Husband – Rainauli Zurab – professor, doctor; Daughter – Rainauli Nino, doctor