Educational Background
- 2016-2019 Ph.D. candidate in Health Sciences (Urology),Department of Urology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
- 2011-2013 Master of Public Health (MPH), School of Public Health,American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
- 2006-2013 M.D. Physician ,Faculty of General Medicine ,Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
Professional Experience
- 2020-2022 Official Clinical Fellow of the Endourology Society, Department of Urology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
- 2018-present Urologist, Department of Urology, “Artmed” Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia
- 2019-2020 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Urology, University Hospital of Bern, Bern Switzerland
- 2018-2019 Urologist, Department of Urology, Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery,Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
- 2018-2019 Doctoral studies - Academic Scientific Exchange, Department of Urology,University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2016-2018 Urologist, Department of Urology,"Astghik” Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia
- 2015-2016 Doctoral studies - Academic Scientific Exchange, Department of Urology,University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2013-2016 Residency in Urology, Department of Urology,Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
- 2014-2015 Clinical Fellowship, Department of Urology,University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- 2013-2014 Research Assistant, Center for Health Services Research and Development,School of Public Health, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
- 2010 Academic Exchange, Department of Urology, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
- 2009 Professional Exchange, Department of Urology, University Hospital of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
- 2008-2009 Nurse, Department of Intensive Care, “Grigor Lusavorich” Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia
Scholarships and Grants
- 2021 1-year scholarship, European Urology Scholarship Program (EUSP), European School of Urology (ESU)
- 2021 Short Term Research Grant for Postgraduate Studies, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 2021 3-month clinical visit scholarship, European Urology Scholarship Program (EUSP), European School of Urology (ESU)
- 2019 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship
- 2019 Short Term Conference and Travel Grant, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- 2018 Short Term Research Grant for Postgraduate Studies, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 2018 Short Term Conference and Travel Grant, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- 2018 Conference and Travel Grant, STEP Program, 15th European Society of Oncological Urology Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2017 Seminar Grant, The American Austrian Foundation
- 2015 One Year Research Grant for Postgraduate Studies, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 2011-2013 Academic Excellence Full Scholarship, American University of Armenia (2 consecutive academic years). Awarded annually to top 2 (~2%) students of the class
- 2007-2013 Academic Excellence Full Scholarship, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi (6 consecutive academic years). Awarded annually to top 25 (~5%) students of the class
Invited Engagements
- 2022 Invited lecturer, ESU course, national congress of the Spanish Urological Association, Burgos
- 2022 Invited surgeon, Prone ECIRC at the time of 5th EMS webinar 2022, Patras, Greece
- 2022 Invited surgeon, Prone ECIRC at the time of 2nd EMS webinar 2022, Patras, Greece
- 2022 Invited speaker,UROwebinar on Current Laparoscopic Urology and Allied Technology
- 2021 Invited speaker, 5th ESU-ESUT Masterclass on Urolithiasis, Patras, Greece
- 2020 Invited speaker, 4th ESU-ESUT Masterclass on Urolithiasis, Patras, Greece
- 2019 Invited speaker, 34th EAU Annual Congress, Barcelona, Spain
Membership
- 2015-present American Association of Urology (AUA)
- 2014-present International Society of Urology (SIU)
- 2013-present European Association of Urology (EAU)
- 2013-present Armenian Association of Urology (AAU)
- 2022 Associate member of Young Academic Urologist Endourology and Urolithiasis Working Party
Thesis
"Health-related quality of life assessment following radical cystectomy with different types of urinary diversion"
Scientific Activity
2019 World Journal of Urology, British Journal of Urology International, BMC Urology, Journal of Endourology, World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Translational Andrology and Urology
Awards
- 2021 Reviewer Certificate of Recognition for the contribution in 2021: World Journal of Urology
- 2019 Best poster: 39th SIU Annual Congress, Athens, Greece
