History
Founded in 2011.(1998)
The Department of Endoscopic and Endocrine Surgery was founded in 1998 as part of the National Institute of Health of the MH of the RA on the basis of the laparoscopic surgical department of the Malatia Medical Center. The head of the department was elected Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Armen Rafaelovich Melikyan, who headed the department until 2021.June 15.
The department organizes postgraduate training in laparoscopic surgery and general endoscopy, and training of clinical residents in the specialty of General Surgery.
In 2011 postgraduate course of endocrine surgery was attached to the department.
Over the past five years, the department has been working to improve educational and methodological activities, as a result of which the library has been replenished with modern literature in Armenian, Russian and English.
The clinical base of the department is Asthik Medical Center.
Education
Postgraduate studies at the department are represented by residency and postgraduate studies lasting 3 years. Retraining and specialization in the specialties of general and laparoscopic, endocrine surgery, as well as short-term (2 weeks) and long-term (7 weeks) retraining, specialization (4 months) in the specialties of laparoscopic surgery, endoscopy, endocrine surgery are carried out. The course of study includes practical classes, lectures and duty. Practical classes are held in the operating room, dressing room, hospital ward and diagnostic department.
Scientific Research Works
The scientific research works of the chair have the following directions:
therapeutic and diagnostic laparoscopy of surgical diseases, treatment of acute pancreatitis by laparoscopic method, performing simultane operations by laparoscopic method, bile duct surgery, coloproctological surgery, laparoscopic hernioplasty, bariatric surgery.
Research works carried out at the department:
“Laparoscopic treatment of acute surgical diseases of the abdominal cavity”,
“The possibility of performing simulation operations in laparoscopic surgery”,
“Technique and possibilities of laparoscopic operations in the presence of adhesive processes”,
“Laparoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease”.
Cooperation
The chair closely cooperates with surgical clinics of Russian Federation and UK, thanks to this, the department is experiencing a great rise in the field of laparoscopic surgery.
Clinical activity of the department
The staff of the Department of Endoscopic and Endocrine Surgery of YSMU are actively engaged in clinical activities in the medical center ” Asthik”.
Staff of the chair
Voskanyan Arayik PhD, Associate Professor
Borozan Vardan PhD, Associate Professor
Dallaqyan Koryun PhD, Associate Professor