Physician, Transfiguration Convent Mercy House
Executive Director, Transfiguration Convent Mercy Center

Fellow, International Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, OhioHealth

E-mail: dedaonino@gmail.com
Skype: deda_nino20

Mother Nino received her medical degree at the Georgian State Medical University in 2000. She completed her residency in Family Medicine in December 2010. Mother Nino received additional medical training at the Hungarian Hospice Foundation specializing in pain management and symptom control. She is the Executive Director of the Transfiguration Convent Mercy Center in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she is also a physician.

Key Accomplishments

• Founding partner and Executive Director of the Transfiguration Convent Mercy Hospice in Tbilisi, Georgia

Education / Honors:

• Residency in Family Medicine, 2010
  Master course in Palliative Care, European School of Oncology, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2007
  Palliative Care course, Hungarian Hospice Foundation, Budapest, Hungary, 2002 and 2011
  Medical Degree, Pediatrics, Tbilisi State Medical University, 2000

Key Publications

• Georgian Orthodox Traditions and Spiritual Help for Cancer Patients~ European Journal of Palliative Care, 11th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Vienna, Austria, May 2009.

Resources

• Transfiguration Convent Mercy House website: http://www.mercycenter.ge/ge/