English-speaking doctors in Tbilisi
A checked list of Tbilisi clinics that say on their own websites that they treat patients in English, plus what healthcare costs and how to use it as a foreigner.
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Finding a doctor in a new country is one of those problems that feels trivial until you actually need one. In Tbilisi the practical question is rarely whether good care exists — it does, and it is inexpensive — but whether you can be understood.
The list
Every clinic below states on its own website that it treats patients in English. That is the entire inclusion rule, and it is why the list is short.
What ranks today for this question is Facebook group threads and a PDF. Those are useful, but nobody checked them. We would rather give you three entries that were verified than thirty that were copied.
American Medical Centers (AMC)
Their website- Phone:
- +995 322 500 020
Why it is listed: States "a world-class team of national and international specialist consultants, all English-speaking".
Open 24/7Home or hotel visitsFamily medicine · Paediatrics · Gynaecology · Dermatology · Endocrinology · Neurology · Mental health
International Medical Support Services (IMSS)
Their websiteInternational Medical Support Services Ltd Georgia
- Address:
- 10a Bakhtrioni St, 5th floor, Tbilisi 0171
- Phone:
- +995 599 100 311 / +995 599 266 669
Why it is listed: States its physicians are "expatriate and internationally qualified (US & European Trained)" and "fluent in Georgian, English, Russian and German".
Bills insurers directlyHome or hotel visitsConsultations · Emergency care · Medical evacuation · Occupational health screening
A Clinic
Their websiteLLC "A Clinic Geo"
- Address:
- Archil Tsagareli 21–23, Tbilisi
- Phone:
- +995 555 234 554
- Hours:
- Monday to Sunday, 09:00–21:00
Why it is listed: States it has "multilingual staff to serve international patients".
Long daily opening hoursGeneral practice · See the clinic’s own services and prices page
What healthcare actually costs
Private care in Tbilisi is cheap enough to change how you use it. A consultation costs a small fraction of what the same appointment costs in Western Europe or North America, and you can usually be seen within days rather than weeks.
The practical consequence is that many foreigners here do not hold local health insurance at all. They pay directly for routine care — appointments, tests, dentistry — and carry insurance only for the things that would actually be ruinous: hospitalisation, surgery, and repatriation.
Whether that suits you depends on your appetite for risk and whether you have cover from elsewhere. It is worth deciding deliberately rather than by default.
One thing that is no longer a choice: getting into the country in the first place. Since 1 January 2026, every tourist entering Georgia must hold health and accident insurance of at least 30,000 GEL, and a policy may be checked at the border. That entry requirement is about the trip; the decision described above is about ongoing cover once you live here. The travel insurance requirement page has the full rules and a checker for your existing policy.
How to actually use the system
In an emergency, call 112. That is the general emergency number and it covers ambulances. Several private clinics also run their own 24/7 lines, and some will send a doctor to your home or hotel — which is genuinely useful at 3am in a country where you do not speak the language.
For anything routine, go private and go direct. You generally do not need a referral. Book with the clinic, turn up, pay.
Bring your own history. Georgian clinics will not have your records. A short written summary of your conditions, medications and allergies — ideally translated — makes the first appointment considerably more useful.
Pharmacies are everywhere and well stocked. Many medicines that need a prescription elsewhere are available over the counter, and pharmacists are used to advising. That cuts both ways: it is convenient, and it is a reason to be careful about self-prescribing.
Where English runs out
Being honest about the limits: English is common in the private clinics that serve foreigners, and much less reliable elsewhere. In state hospitals, with older doctors, and in administrative situations — insurance paperwork, test results, discharge notes — you may find Russian more useful than English.
For anything serious, going with someone who speaks Georgian or Russian is worth more than any list.
Know a clinic that belongs here?
The fastest way to make this list better is for people who have actually been treated in Tbilisi to tell us who was good. Use the form below — tell us the clinic, roughly what you saw them for, and whether the consultation genuinely happened in English.
We check every suggestion against the clinic's own information before adding it, and we do not accept payment for listings.
Frequently asked questions
Many younger doctors do, particularly in private clinics that serve foreigners. It is far less reliable in state hospitals and with older practitioners, where Russian is often more useful than English. The clinics listed here state on their own websites that they treat patients in English.
Private consultations are inexpensive by Western European or North American standards, typically a small fraction of what the same appointment costs in those countries. Many foreigners simply pay out of pocket for routine care rather than holding insurance.
These are two questions since 2026. To enter as a tourist, yes — since 1 January 2026 every tourist entering Georgia must hold health and accident insurance of at least 30,000 GEL, and possession of a policy may be checked at the border (full rules at /moving-to-georgia-country/travel-insurance-requirement). Ongoing cover while you live here remains a choice. Because routine private care is cheap, many people pay directly and hold insurance only for serious events, hospitalisation and repatriation. Some clinics bill international insurers directly.
The emergency number in Georgia is 112. Some private clinics also operate their own 24/7 lines and will visit you at home or at a hotel.
Because a clinic only appears here if its own website states that it serves patients in English. We would rather publish three entries we checked than thirty we copied from a Facebook thread. If you know a clinic that belongs here, tell us and we will verify and add it.
Where these numbers come from
Verified on against the primary sources listed below. This is information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change and individual circumstances differ — confirm anything you intend to act on with the Revenue Service or a qualified adviser.
Not fully verifiable
Some details on this page could not be confirmed against an English-language primary source and are marked as indicative where they appear.
Important caveats
- Each entry was checked against the clinic’s own website on the date shown. We have not visited them, and we do not assess medical quality.
- Confirm current address, hours and whether an English-speaking doctor is available for your specific need before travelling — details change.
- This is not a recommendation or a referral, and we receive nothing from any clinic listed.
- The operative rules live in Ordinance No 602, published in Georgian only; the English wording here follows the MFA consular portal’s own statement of the same rules.
- The insurance period is defined as entry until exit, capped at 1 year — a stay beyond a year is outside the tourist regime this requirement covers.
- Possession of a policy may be checked at border crossing points by the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Rule Article 3(3)).
- The minimum is set in GEL, so the equivalent in other currencies moves with the exchange rate.
Sources
- American Medical Centers — Tbilisi
- International Medical Support Services
- A Clinic — about
- Law of Georgia on Tourism — Article 12, Mandatory insurance of tourists visiting Georgia — Article 12
- Law of Georgia on Tourism — Article 51, commencement and suspension of Article 12 — Article 51(3)-(3¹)
- Law of Georgia on Tourism — Article 50(1)(f), the mandate for the implementing ordinance — Article 50(1)(f)
- Ordinance No 602 of the Government of Georgia of 26 December 2025 on mandatory health and accident insurance of tourists entering Georgia (no English text published) — Rule Articles 1(3), 2-5; Ordinance Article 2
- Consular Department of the MFA of Georgia — Entering Georgia, mandatory tourist insurance (official English statement of Ordinance No 602) — Entering Georgia — insurance requirement