Zaza Demetrashvili was born in 1963, in Tbilisi. He studied from 1982 to 1988 in Tbilisi State Medical University, after graduation he got his MD status. He underwent Post Doctoral Fellowship (General Surgery) in 1991-1994 in Tbilisi State Medical University and got his PhD status. Currently he serves as an Associate Professor of Surgery, of Tbilisi State Medical University and and Senior General Surgeon of Kipshidze Central University Hospital (Tbilisi, Georgia). He has published more than 130 scientific articles in international peer reviewed medical journals. Zaza Demetrashvili's scientific interests include: Abdominal hernia, gastrointestinal surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, abdominal emergencies, abdominal trauma. He also is serving as an editorial board member and a reviewer of various international medical journals. He is a member of several international surgical associates. In 2018 he becomes a Fellow of American College of Surgeons.