Education
2000 - 2007
Military Medical Academy of Thessaloniki, Greece, Department of Medical Sciences of University of Thessaloniki named after Aristotle, Faculty of General Medicine
2008 - 2009
Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Internship in Internal Medicine in the Armed Forces
2013 - 2015
"Erebouni" Medical Center, Clinical Residency in Rheumatology
2016-2018
EULAR online courses
Trainings
2012
"Organization of Medical Service" NATO Training Center, Oberamergau, Germany
2011
"Basic Medicine Courses for Military Doctors", Armed Forces of the Republic of Lithuania, Kaunas, Lithuania
Since 2005
Participation in more than 30 conferences on Rheumatology, Internal Diseases and Organization of Medical Service in the Armed Forces in Armenia and Abroad
Marital Status
Married, has 2 daughters
Awards
2021
"Garegin Nzhdeh Medal" for the participation in the 44-day war
2013
"Admiral Hovhannes Isakov Medal", RA Ministry of Defense
2012
"Medal dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the RA Armed Forces", RA Ministry of Defense
2011
"Vazgen Sargsyan Medal", RA Ministry of Defense
Professional activity
Since 2021
"Nairi" Medical Center, Head of Rheumatology and Immunology Service
2019-2021
"Validus" Medical Center, Rheumatologist
2017-2021
Central Medical Commission of the RA Ministry of Health, Therapist-expert
2017-2018
"Vardanants" Center for Innovative Medicine, Rheumatologist
2015-2021
"Erebouni" Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumatologist
2015-2016
National Violence Prevention Mechanism under the RA Human Rights Defender, Independent medical expert
2012-2013
RA Ministry of Defense, Head of the Medical Service of the Motorized Rifle Regiment, m/s Captain
2010-2012
RA Ministry of Defense, Head of the Medical Center of the Motorized Rifle Regiment, m/s Senior- Lieutenant
2009-2010
RA Ministry of Defense, Medical Center of the Motorized Rifle Regiment, Doctor, m/s Lieutenant
Scientific works
"Frequency of HLA-B*51 and the association with clinical manifestations in Armenian patients with Behcet disease" (Author of abstract) http://ard.bmj.com/content/76/Suppl_2/1403.2
"MEFV gene mutations in Armenian patients with Behçet's disease", (Coauthor of abstract), https://ard.bmj.com/content/74/Suppl_2/1110.2
"Efficacy and safety of curcumin and its combination with boswellic acid in osteoarthritis: a comparative, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study" (researcher), https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29316908/
"Factors associated with synovitis and joint effusion in knee osteoarthritis" (Author of abstract), http://2018.wco-iof-esceo.org/sites/all/files/wco18/WCO18-AbstractBook.pdf page 450 /P946/
"Լow dose colchicine combined with sporadic intramuscular injections of betamethasone – efficient and sustained treatment of acute gouty arthritis", https://ard.bmj.com/content/79/Suppl_1/457.1
"The eumusc.net standards of care for rheumatoid arthritis: Importance and current implementation according to patients and healthcare providers in the Netherlands", https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32873554/