Dodo Agladze (Professor)

Doctor of Medicine

Field: Medicine, Pediatrics

Dodo Agladze is a physician, pediatrician, and Doctor of Medicine with extensive clinical, academic, and research experience. Her professional expertise encompasses medical genetics, pediatrics, molecular diagnostics, rare genetic disorders, and personalized medicine.

Throughout her professional career, she has been actively engaged in the diagnosis and management of genetic and pediatric disorders. She served as the Head of the Department of Oncological Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics at Todua Clinic and worked as a clinical geneticist and pediatrician at the New Children’s Clinic. Since 2019, she has been practicing at the Center of Medical Genetics and Laboratory Diagnostics as a pediatrician and geneticist, where she is involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and comprehensive management of patients with genetic conditions.

Alongside her clinical practice, Dodo Agladze is actively engaged in academic activities and currently serves as a Professor at the Faculty of Healthcare Sciences of East European University. Her academic work focuses on medical education, the professional development of medical students and young physicians, and the advancement of contemporary medical knowledge.

Her research interests include medical genetics, hereditary disorders, cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria, molecular diagnostics, and rare diseases. She is the author and co-author of numerous national and international scientific publications. Her research findings have been published in internationally recognized scientific journals, including “The Lancet,” “Molecular Genetics and Metabolism,” “International Journal of Neonatal Screening,” „Respiratory Medicine,” “Genetics in Medicine,” “European Journal of Public Health,” “Current Issues in Molecular Biology,” “Frontiers in Nutrition”

Her scientific contributions focus on the molecular and genetic characteristics of phenylketonuria, the spectrum of PAH gene mutations, clinical features of patients with cystic fibrosis, newborn screening programs, and modern approaches to the management of genetic disorders. She is also the author of national guidelines for the management of patients with phenylketonuria and pregnant women affected by the condition.

She actively participates in international scientific conferences and professional events as a speaker, presenter, and organizer. She has contributed to the South-Eastern European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, the Annual Conference of the Georgian Association of Neonatologists, and the conference “Innovations and Challenges in Medicine,” where she presented on topics related to cystic fibrosis management, newborn screening, and oncological genetics.

She is actively involved in international clinical research projects focusing on rare genetic disorders and inherited metabolic diseases, serving as both a principal investigator and co-investigator.

Dodo Agladze’s professional career integrates clinical practice, scientific research, international collaboration, and academic leadership, contributing significantly to the advancement of medical genetics and pediatrics.