On November 8 - 11, 2013 in the frames of the project launched by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia  professors from the University of Chicago Medicine (USA): Professor Ben Z. Roitberg, Professor Vernon L Towle, Professor Jean P. Spire and Professor Sozar Chkhenkeli visited to Tbilisi State Medical University  and delivered the lectures about neurosurgical current issues for TSMU students, medical residents and academic staff.

In the frames of the visit American professors participated in the 8th Black Sea Neurosurgical Congress.