Professor Emeritus of the University of Leuven, Belgium, President of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) and the International Society for Liver Transplantation (ILTS) Jan Lerut visited the University of BSU. The well known transplantologist met with the Rector of the University of BSU, Tite Aroshidze, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health, Rusudan Khukhunaishvili, and leading professors and teachers in this field. During the visit, the professor also toured the university’s infrastructure and medical laboratories.
The prospects for future cooperation were discussed at the introductory meeting. It was planned that Professor Jan Lerut will conduct lectures and practical classes in transplantology at the University of BSU. It is noteworthy that this direction is successfully implemented in Georgia by a team of transplantologists consisting of BSU academic staff, led by Professor Kakhaber Kashibadze.
The visit took place within the framework of a scientific symposium dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Batumi Liver Diseases and Transplantation Center. At the event, which was held at Batumi University Hospital, a space named after Belgian transplantologist Professor Jan Leruth was opened.
The meeting emphasized such important issues as a new stage of liver transplantation in Georgia and the role of international cooperation in this process. The symposium was attended by BSU Rector Tite Aroshidze, Dean of the Faculty Rusudan Khukhunaishvili, professors and specialists in the field of transplantation.
Professor Leruth actively participated in the work of the symposium, was was involved in the process of updating clinical protocols together with Georgian transplantologists, which will contribute to the further development of the field of transplantology in Georgia in the future.
BSU continues to deepen international cooperation in the field of medicine and supports the development of transplantology in the country.
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