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This doctor makes house calls: Irakli Khvedaguridze packs a knife, matches, rifle, and limited medical supplies before he mounts his horse, Bichola, to make his way through the mountainous villages of Tusheti, Georgia (pictured above). The only licensed doctor in a 386-square-mile remote region, Khvedaguridze, 80, is a lifeline in the brutal winter for a shrinking community of Tush people. If the snow is too high, he switches to skis. “Each time you step out, no matter the season or weather, you know that anything could happen,” he tells writer Nadia Beard. Read the story and see the photos.
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