Zhordania Ioseb

Zhordania Ioseb (1895–1962), Gynecologist, Honored Worker of Medicine of Georgia (1962), born in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1923 he graduated from the Military-Medical Academy in Petrograd. Starting from 1939 he chaired the sub-department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Military-Medical Academy. From 1944 he headed the sub-department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Institute of Advanced Medical Studies in Moscow. As of 1950 he filled the position of the Chief Gynecologist of Moscow and the USSR. From 1951 he chaired the sub-department of obstetrics and gynecology at the 2nd Medical Institute of Moscow. In 1958 I. Zhordania settled in Tbilisi and till the rest of his life he headed the Scientific-Research Institute of Female Physiology and Pathology, which was founded on his initiative. In 1968 it was renamed the Scientific-Research Institute of Human Generating Functions named after I. Zhordania.

I. Zhordania perished in the air crash near Rio-De-Janeiro, when he let an American girl have his life jacket.

Ioseb Zhordania was buried in Tbilisi.