Education
2004-2009
Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Faculty of Stomatology
2009-2010
Kharkov Postgraduate Education Medical Academy, Department of Dentistry, Surgical Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Residency in Maxillofacial Surgery
2010-2012
Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Clinical Residency in Maxillofcial Surgery
2018-2020
National Academy of Sciences RA, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Master's Degree
Trainings
2011
IHDE DENTAL Dental Implantation Master Class, Minsk, Belarus
2012
ALFA BIO Dental Implantation Master Class, Yerevan, Armenia
2016
Training course on "Disaster Medicine", YSMU, Yerevan, Armenia
2017
Training course on "Contemporary Issues in Dental Implantology", YSMU, Yerevan, Armenia
2017
Training course on "Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Dentistry", Degendorf, Germany
2019
Training course on "Medical Marketing", YSMU, Yerevan, Armenia
2019
Theoretical and practical training course on "Cognitive-Behavioral Psychology", Academy of Management, Yerevan, Armenia
2021
Cognitive behavioural therapy CBT
Specialization
Candidate of Psychological Sciences (PhD)
Awards
2025
Winner of the “Doctor of the Year” nomination in the Quality Mark Awards
2020
"Letter of gratitude" "For providing psychological support to the wounded servicemen during the war and in the post-war period on a voluntary basis" Armenian Psychiatric Association
2021
"Young Doctor of the Year 2022" award to the clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, devoted doctor Rafael Petrosyan, for his unwavering dedication, great responsibility and work aimed at the development of the field
2024
Certificate in the category “Trusted clinical psychologist, psychotherapist caring for the visitor” received the “Golden Laurel” award, NATIONAL CONFIDENCE COUNCIL
2024
The "Parliament" socio-political magazine awards Rafael Meruzhani Petrosyan and recognizes him as the "Psychotherapist of the Year."
2024
"Quality Mark" award in the "Doctor of the Year" category
Professional activity
Since 2025
Lecturer at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Co-founder and Co-Chair of the MeetQ online psychological platform
2018 - present
Individual Entrepreneur "R.Petrosyan" as a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist
2020-2021
POLYCLINIC N 16 Health State Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) as psychologist
2016-2018
"Best Life" Armenian-Japanese Medical Center, Consultant
2016-2024
Yerevan State Medical University, Chair of Disaster Medicine and Civil Defense, lecturer
06-07/2018
Acting Chief Physician at "Metallurg" Resort, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk region, Russia
2013-2015
RA Armed Forces, WB RA, doctor in border military unit
2011
"Yerevan VIP Dent" Dental Clinic, maxillofacial surgeon
2008-2009
"Manuk" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, assistant surgeon, doctor on-duty
2007-2008
"Malatia-Sebastia" MC, assistant surgeon, doctor on-duty
2005-2009
"Kanaker-Zeytun" MC, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, assistant surgeon, doctor on-duty
Memberships
Armenian Psychiatric Association
Russian Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy