Mikheil Mikeladze, MD
BAU International Hospital, Batumi
Mikheil Mikeladze, orthopaedic trauma surgeon
I work at BAU International Hospital in Batumi, where I have headed the orthopaedics and traumatology department since 2016. I specialise in total hip replacement through the anterior approach with a bikini incision.
For the past few years my practice has been focused on a single joint. This is a deliberate choice: I believe that going deep in one field gives a patient more than doing everything.
I see surgery as the most extreme form of treatment. My aim is not to perform operations. My aim is to help people, and surgery is one of the tools. If a patient leaves a consultation with the conclusion that they do not need surgery yet, that is a successful outcome for me.
In recent years a large part of my time has gone into learning: fellowships in the USA, visits to leading European clinics, cadaver courses and international conferences. This is not certificate collecting. It is the only way to perform a method the way it should be performed.
Languages
- Georgiannative
- Russianfluent
- Englishprofessional
- Ukrainianconversational
Education and training
- 2005-2011
Higher education
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
Batumi, Georgia
- 2012-2014
Residency, 2 years
Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
- 2024
Fellowship, 8 weeks
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer, Pennsylvania, USA
Mentors: Dr Ryan Molli, Dr Philip Frndak
Over eight weeks I attended roughly 150 surgical procedures. Observation on that scale within a single method shows you not only the standard case, but also how a surgeon behaves when something does not go to plan.
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- 2025
Fellowship, 6 weeks
Landmark Surgical Suites
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Mentors: Dr Jonathan Yerasimides
Dr Yerasimides counts an experience of roughly 14,000 operations through the anterior approach and is one of the leading specialists in this method in the USA. Here I learned the details that are written in no textbook.
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- 2026
EAHM fellowship visit, 1 week
Schulthess Klinik
Zurich, Switzerland
Mentors: Professor Michael Leunig
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- 2026
EAHM fellowship visit, 1 week
EOS Clinique du Sport
Paris, France
Mentors: Dr Frédéric Laude
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- 2026
EAHM fellowship visit, 1 week
Hôpital Erasme
Brussels, Belgium
Mentors: Dr Marc Jayankura
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- 2026
EAHM fellowship visit, 1 week
South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC)
London, United Kingdom
Mentors: Professor Richard Field
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Grants and international fellowships
- 2025Ronald Burkle FellowshipAnterior Hip Foundation (AHF)An international educational grant from the AHF. In 2025 the foundation selected twenty surgeons from around the world. The AHF is an international professional society focused on the anterior approach.The foundation’s 2025 list
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- 2026EAHM Travelling FellowshipEuropean Anterior Hip MeetingA competitive grant covering visits to leading orthopaedic centres in Europe and the United Kingdom: Schulthess Klinik (Zurich), EOS Clinique du Sport (Paris), Hôpital Erasme (Brussels) and SWLEOC (London). Co-fellow: Dr Mohammed Shaeir (United Kingdom). Final: London, 2 and 3 July 2026.EAHM’s announcement of the fellows
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Conferences
- 2024Anterior Hip Foundation Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 2024The 2nd U.S. Kinematic Alignment Summit, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- 2025Anterior Hip Foundation Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 2026European Anterior Hip Meeting, London, United Kingdom
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- 2026Smith & Nephew AWM Summit: Together to Win. Challenges in Treatment and Prevention of SSC & SSI, Warsaw, Poland
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Cadaver course
Hip Replacement: Direct Anterior & Bikini Approach (Primary & Revision), 5 sessions
- 2024Two courses, USA
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- 2025Two courses, USA
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- 2026One course, United Kingdom
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Mentors in cadaver training: Alexander Nedopil, Christopher Jimenez, Charles Lawrie, Sem Vander Eecken and Professor Richard Field.
Recognition
- 2025Med AwardNomination "Innovator orthopaedic trauma surgeon", Tbilisi.
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My own project
Patient Team Education Seminar
An awareness project for patients and interested parties about hip joint disease and modern surgical treatment. An adaptation of the American model to Georgian circumstances.
The idea is simple: a patient who understands what is happening in their joint and what the options are makes a better decision. This seminar is a recurring event, not a one-off.
Photographs
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Consultation
You can book by phone, on WhatsApp or through the online form.
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