BGCC & AngloMedical Brings Britain’s Top Oncologists to Tbilisi

A joint initiative of the British Georgian Chamber of Commerce (BGCC) and AngloMedical brought the UK’s top oncologists: Professor Ian Jenkins, Clinical Lead for Colorectal Cancer in St. Mark’s Hospital and Northwick Park Hospitals; and Professor Tom Cecil, Clinical Director of the Peritoneal Malignancy Institute in Basingstoke, to Tbilisi, where during their short visit they participated in the International Conference of Oncology held at Tbilisi State Medical University, organized by Professor Rema Ghvamichava, Director General of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia.

The British oncologists visited Georgian medical clinics, gave consultations to oncological patients and held a meeting with the Georgian Solidarity Fund to discuss the possibilities of future cooperation and opportunities for Georgian Solidarity Fund beneficiaries to get medical services in UK hospitals, which entails finding the best available methods for the diagnostics and future care of the patients. It was further agreed to organize trainings and programs of exchange for Georgian doctors in the UK.

“This is our very first step of collaboration,” said Karine Solloway, Founder of AngloMedical. “These two specialists have brought unique methods and techniques for the treatment of surgical colorectal cancer. My greatest belief is that international medicine will only develop through sharing and exchanging information and here we are with our enthusiasm and our energy to encourage the Georgian medicine field to move forward, and to invite our professors to lecture in Georgia. Through sharing knowledge and expertise, we will fight cancer with better success; fight and save real lives.”

Nino Gugunishvili