Scientific Degree
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Rank
Professor
Education
1987-1993
Yerevan State Medical University
1998
Licensed surgeon in ophthalmology and microsurgery
2004
PhD, "Ocular Toxoplasmosis"
2011
PhD "Uveitis associated with hypertensive syndrome, infection and systemic diseases"
Trainings
2000-2001
Research Fellowship, Francis I. Proctor Foundation, UCSF, USA
2004
Fellowship, Weill - Cornell Seminar in Salzburg, Austria
2005
Fellowship, Cincinnati Eye Institute, USA
2009
Training in Cataract surgery-Phacoemulsification at Feodorov Clinic, Moscow, RF
Marital Status
Married
Awards
1999
Grant by American Pharmacological Organization
2001
Annual award after Kesoyan, Armenia
2001
Award for best presentation at 1st International Young medics’ Conference, Yerevan, Armenia
2003
Award of Armenian Academy of Sciences for best paper at 2nd International Young Medics Conference, Yerevan, Armenia
2004
Award by Meria of Yerevan for working as a doctor with high sense of responsibility
Medical Practice
1995-2002
Ophthalmologist, Trauma and Vitreo-Retinal Department at the Ophthalmological Center after S. Malayan
2002-2005
Head of Cornea/Uveitis Service at the Ophthalmological Center after S. Malayan
Since 2004
Associate Professor of the Ophthalmology Department of Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi
Since 2005
Head of the Department Cornea-uveitis at the Ophthalmological Center after S. Malayan, Yerevan, Armenia
Publications
Author of more than 34 articles in journals and over 33 conference materials
Conferences
Participated in 20 international conferences, 13 of which gave a speech
Scientific works
1995-1999
Ophthalmologist-interpreter in Armenian–American Joint Conferences
1996
Ophthalmologist-interpreter in "Orbis" International Organization
Memberships
2004
AMA (Armenian Medical Association)
2009
ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)
Description
Is the only ophthalmologist in the CIS region who performs Boston keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea) installation (www.aaojournal.org/article/)
