Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia (MD 2005)
Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, Tbilisi State Medical University (2005-2006)
Internship, Department of Surgery, Central University Hospital, Tbilisi State Medical University (2006)
Cardiac surgery research laboratory, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria (2007)
Cardiac surgery research laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2007-2008)
General surgery internship, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2008-2009)
Cardiac surgery junior clinical fellowship, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2009-2010)
General surgery residency, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2010-2011)
Integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (2011-2016)
Mechanical circulatory support & cardiac transplantation fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2016-2017)