Department of Epidemiology

            The department of Epidemiology of Yerevan State Medical University was founded by the professor A.B.Aleksanyan in1935. The department was headed by prof. A.B.Aleksanyan (1935-1971), prof. K.M.Deghdzunyan (1971-1990), ass. arof. V.H.Hovasapyan (1990-1995), prof. A.Dz.Hambardzumyan (1995-2011), prof. H.S.Hovhannisyan (2011-2014), prof. A.Dz.Hambardzumyan (2014-present). Research priorities of department were – urgent issues of epidemiology and clarification of problems of the regional pathology. In 1976 in the department was organized the first laboratory of the prevention of hospital-acquired infections in the Caucasus, which scientific achievements were used for the prevention and control of nosocomial infections.

The department staff has investigated the antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory properties of “Narine” lactic acid bacteria and their metabolism products and they are used in various fields – for the treatment and prevention of purulent-inflammatory diseases, as well as in cosmetics production (prof. A.Hambardzumyan). The Department has greatly contributed to sale lactic acid bacteria “Narine” to Japan. At present the main scientific direction of the department is study of the new features of epidemic process under the new social-economic conditions, as well as investigations using the latest molecular epidemiological methods are carried out.

Prof. A.B.Aleksanyan and prof. K.M.Deghdzunyan many years were headed the scientific organization of epidemiologists and microbiologists, which in 2000 was reorganized into the “Association of epidemiologists, medical parasitologists and microbiologists” (Chairman: Prof. A.Dz.Hambardzumyan).

• General Medicine Faculty students of the V year – course of general and special Epidemiology
• Faculty of Dentistry IV year students – Epidemiology course
• Faculty of the Military Medicine V, VI year’s students – general, military and special Epidemiology course
• Foreign students of the Medicine and Dentistry faculties (English- and Russian-speaking), general, special and non-communicable diseases Epidemiology course
• Students of the I and II years of the Public Health faculty – general, special and non-communicable diseases Epidemiology training

The duration of the training course of Epidemiology for 1week is 30 hours.

The program scheduled material is introduced to students as lectures, practical classes and independent work.

To improve the efficiency of learning process are used additional teaching materials, videos. Students work independently organized the essays, reports, presentations and case discussions.

The subject is summarized by the tests and exam.

• Residency of Еpidemiology, 1 year
• Ph.d. 3 years.
• Residents of a related subjects, 1 week – 30 hours
• Trainings for doctors and middle medical personnel are held in 1, 2, 5 and 7-week courses

The main areas of scientific work are:

• Epidemiological features of infectious and somatic diseases;

• Epidemiology and prevention of hospital acquired infections (HAI). Development of localized approaches for the prevention and detection of epidemiological features of HAI, the study of the molecular and epidemiological features of multidrug-resistant strains and the prevention of their formation• Study and forecasting of epidemiological trends in the prevalence of managed infections

• Research Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology after N.F. Gamalea, Moscow.
• Department of Microbiology of the West London University
• Research Center of Maternal and Child Health Protection, Armenia