Scientific Degree
Doctor of Medical Sciences, (MD, PhD)
Rank
Professor
Education
1985-1993
Student of the medical faculty of Yerevan State Medical University
1993-1995
Resident at the Department of Surgical diseases 2 YSMU /head. Professor Apoyan T. V./
Trainings
2006
Specialization in laparoscopic surgery at the Department of Endoscopic surgery, National Institute of health, Yerevan, Armenia
2008
Seminar on cardio-thoracic surgery, Salzburg, Austria
2008
Training in general and laparoscopic surgery in Clinic of surgery of Heidelberg University, Germany
2009
Training in Clinic of thoracic surgery of University of Vienna /AKH Hospital/, Austria
2012
Attended a training course at Vienna University clinical hospital of Thoracic Surgery, (AKH hospital)
2013
Training in Memmingen hospital /clinical hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich/, Bayern, Germany
2016
Training in Institut of Surgery after A.V.Vishnevski, in department of surgery of liver and pancreas, Russia, Moscow.
2019
Training in National Medical Research Center of Oncology after N.N. Blokhin (Moscow, Russia)
Marital Status
Married, has 3 children.
Awards
2016
Awarded medal “Mkhitar Heratci’’
2010
Awarded “Gold medal’’ of Yerevan State Medical University.
Medical Practice
Since 2018
Adviser of the MH RA for General Surgery
Since 2018
Head of the Clinic of Surgery, Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery
Since 2008
Head of the Department of surgery 1 of YSMU
2008-2018
Head of the Clinic of Surgery, RMC “Armenia”
2007-2008
Head of the Department of surgery I of the RMC “Armenia”
2005-2008
Associate professor of the Department of Surgical diseases 2 of YSMU
1996-2005
Assistant professor of the Department of Surgical diseases 2 of YSMU
Professional activity
● Performes abdominal and thoracic, open and endoscopic operations.
● In practice of the clinic introduced laparoscopic operations for acute adhesive small bowel obstruction, use of antiadhesive barriers for prevention of abdominal adhesive disease.
● In practice of the clinic introduced laparoscopic operations for perforated duodenal ulcer.
● In practice of the clinic introduced laparoscopic TEP operations for inguinal hernias with self-fixing Swing-Contact mesh.
● Performes open and laparoscopic operations for esophageal hiatal hernias, gastroesophageal reflux disease.
● Operations on bile ducts – laparoscopic procedures for gallstone disease, open operations for tumors of bile ducts, gallstone disease, reconstructions on bile ducts after operative complications.
● Operations for tumors and cysts of the liver.
● Operations for diseases of the pancreas – pancreatoduodenal resection /Whipple procedure/, pancreatodigestive anastomosis, left resection.
● Operations for hydatid cysts of various locations.
● Operations for diseases of thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, for diffuse toxic goiter, nodular goiter, thyreoiditis, tumors, adenomas of parathyreoid glands.
● Operations for diseases of adrenal glands, hormonal active tumors, incidentalomas.
● Operations for diseases of the esophagus, for diverticulas, achalasia, tumors, including replacement of the esophagus with stomach, colon, Luis procedure.
● Operations for peptic ulcer disease of stomach and duodenum, tumors of stomach, diseases of small intestine.
● Operations for abdominal hernias of various location and severity.
● Coloproctological procedures.
Scientific works
2000
Phd thesis- “Pylorus preserving /sparing/ resections in the surgical treatment of gastric ulcer”
2013
Doctoral thesis - “Some aspects of pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of adhesive disease of the abdomen”
The author of over 125 scientific papers and publications.
The editor of two volumes of the textbook “Surgical diseases” in Armenian language /edition 1999. and 2010/.
Co-author and editor of 12 textbooks “Surgical diseases” of YSMU /in Armenian, Russian and English languages/.
The author of three innovations in abdominal surgery.
Memberships
Since 2016
Vice-President of the Armenian Surgical Association
Since 1995
Member of the Armenian Surgical Association.
2017-2018
President of the European Society of Surgery /ESS/
Since 2016
Member of the European Society of Surgery /ESS/.
Since 2011
Member of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery /EAES/.
EDUCATIONAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
Since 2018
Member of editorial advisory council of the journal “Medicine, Science, Education” of YSMU
Since 2016
Member of editorial advisory council of “The New Armenian Medical Journal” of YSMU
Since 2011
Chairman of educational-methodical Commission of the surgical diseases of YSMU
Since 2008
Vice Chairman of the expert Committee of the Special board “Surgery” of YSMU
