Scientific Degree
PhD, MD
Education
1992-1994
Resident (Clinical Ordinatura) at Department of Internal Diseases N 1, Division of Cardiology, Yerevan State Medical University, “Erebouni” Medical Center
1986-1992
Medical student, General Medicine Faculty, Yerevan State Medical University
1976-1986
Secondary School N 1 with physics-mathematical bias, Yerevan Yerevan State Medical University, General Medicine Faculty., finished with honours (Red Diploma)
Trainings
1999
Ultrasound Training , Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Echocardiography and Vascular Doppler
1995
Fellowship in Ultrasound, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA., Fellow of Jefferson Ultrasound Education Institute
1994
Training , All – Russian Cardiologic Center, Moscow, Russia
Awards
2005, 2010
Gold Medal of Yerevan State Medical University
Professional activity
1994-1999
Assistant Professor, Internal DiseasesDepartment N 1, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi, “Erebouni” Medical Center
2000-2003
Associate Professor
1999-2004
Head of Echocardiography Unit at Erebouni Medical Center
2004-2010
Professor and Chairman, Internal Diseases Department 1, Internal diseases and Cardiology Clinic, University Hospital N 1, Yerevan State Medical University ( YSMU )
Since 2010
Head of Department of General and Invasive Cardiology, University Hospital 1 , YSMU
Since 2000
Co-Director and Co-Founder , Ultrasound Education University Center (affiliation of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Philadelphia)
Publications
2007-2012
Member of Editorial Board of Russian Cardiologic Journal
Since 2007
Deputy Chief- Editor of New Armenian Medical Journal
Scientific works
81 scientific publications (23 in peer reviewed journals)
Memberships
Since 2013
Fellow, American Heart Association( FAHA )
Armenian Cardiologic Association, Board Member
European Society of Cardiology
Association of Heart Failure, Member
Association of Echocardiography of European Society of Cardiology, Member
Radiology Society of North America (RSNA)
Description
Research Career:
- 1992-1994 Competitor for the degree of Candidate of Medical Science, Internal Diseases Department N 1, Scientific – Research Center, Yerevan State Medical University.
- 1994 Defence of a thesis on topic “Cardioprotective effect of the products of lymphocytes activity”, Yerevan , Armenia
- 2001 Defence of doctoral theses on topic “ Clinical and pathogenetic characteristics of myocardial remodeling in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy”- Doctor of Medical Sciences, Moscow 2001, at Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy Scientific Council
International Partnerships:
- Thomas Jefferson University JUREI- Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Philadelphia, from 1999
- University Hospital of Basel, Division of Cardiac Intensive Care, from 2003
