Work
2011- Present Professor of Chair of Pediatrics N2, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) Yerevan, Armenia
2006-Present Head of Gastroenterology Hepatology Service of “Arabkir”MC-ICAH Yerevan, Armenia
2010-Present Head of the National Pediatric Centre for Familial Mediterranean fever of Arabkir MC- ICAH Yerevan, Armenia
1999-2002 Vice-dean of the Faculty of General Medicine, YSMU Yerevan, Armenia
1998 – 2011 Associate Professor of Chair of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery N1, YSMU Yerevan, Armenia
1995- 2006 Pediatric Gastroenterologist /Hepatologist; Arabkir MC Yerevan, Armenia
1988-1998 Assistant Professor of Chair of Pediatrics N1, YSMU Yerevan, Armenia
1984-1987 Scientific Research Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology Moscow, USSR
1983-1984 Pediatrician, Republican Children’s Hospital Yerevan, Armenia
1981-1983 Resident; Chair of General Pediatrics of YSMI; Republican Children’s Hospital Yerevan, Armenia
Scientific experience
1988 Allergic peculiarities in children with Chronic Liver Diseases PhD; Moscow, USSR ;
2010 Familial Mediterranean Fever in children: clinical and genetic aspects (phenotype-genotype correlations) and modern approaches to treatment
Trainings
1996 (March-June) Visiting-Fellowship on Gastroenterology, Cornell University MC, New York, USA
2000 (November) Visiting-Fellowship on Hepatology and Gastroenterology; Necker-Enfant-Malade Hospital Paris, France
2004 (February) Fellowship on Pediatric Gastroenterology Salzburg, Austria
2008 (May) Observership on Pediatric Gastroenterology Gratz, Austria
2013 (March) Visiting-Fellowship on Gastroenterology, Zurich Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
2015 (February) Visiting-Fellowship on General Pediatrics, Post-Graduate Medical Academy of Russian Federation Moscow, Russian Federation
2015 (June) Fellowship on General Pediatrics Salzburg, Austria
Publications
132 publications , 32 – during the last 5 years
Membership of Scientific & Professional Societies
2011 – present Member of the Scientific Board N 028 «General Medicine» of Yerevan State Medical University
2010 – present Member of the Scientific Board Arabkir MC-ICAH
2010- present Member of the Board of Arm Assoc of Gastroenterologists & Hepatologists
2012- – present Member of ISSAID ( Internat Society for Systemic Auto-Inflammatory Diseases)
2010 – present Member of the Board of Armenian Pediatric Association
2011 – present Member of Pediatric Rheumatology International Trial Organization (PRINTO)
2015 – present Full Member of European Society Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology Nutrition (ESPGHAN)
2017 – present Chief specialist of Ped. Gastroenterology of the MoH R
Professional activities
Trainer – participation in the programs of UNICEF_UNHCR & Ministry of Health of Republic of Armenia:
1995-2004 Program for Control of Acute Respiratory Infections & Diarrheal Diseases in Children (UNICEF)
1995 – 1996 Medical humanitarian program for refugees (UNHCR)
2003 – present Program for Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) (UNICEF)
Local organizer of International conferences /seminars/ work-shops on in Arabkir MC- ICAH_YSMU :
2004 – present
Pediatric Gastroenterology & hepatology [ Zurich University Children Hospital, Swiss (2004-present,
annually); ESPGHAN Summer School (2007), Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium (2009, 2013- present )] – General Pediatrics [ Graz_ Leiden University Children Hospitals, OMI, Austria (2016)]
Grands
2003 – ANSEF, New York (USA) Grant No NS5 Title: Effect of ImmunoGuard® on nitric oxide, IL-6 and IL-10
level in blood plasma of children with Familial Mediterranean Fever
Awards
Gold (2000 ) and Silver (2010) medals of YSMU after M. Heratzi
Language skills
Armenian (native), Russian (fluent), English(good)