BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION02 July 2013 - Good Clinical Practice Course (GCP US FDA focus) – Certificate of completion (100%) (Ref # 10600495) - CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative - USA, FL University of Miami20 June 2013- GCP Course for Clinical Trials Involving Investigational Medical Devices (international focus) – Certificate of completion (100%) (Ref # 10600494) - CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative USA, FL University of Miami 18 June 2013 - GCP Course for Clinical Trials Involving Investigational Drugs (international /ICH focus) – Certificate of completion (100%) (Ref # 10600493) - CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative USA, FL University of Miami 4 March 2003 - Post-Doctoral Dissertation Thesis defense (title: "Closure of Atrial Septal Defect with the Amplatzer Occlusion Device") Russian Scientific Center of Surgery (Moscow) – Awarded with Doctor of Medical Sciences Degree in Intervention Cardiology field (advanced PhD) RF, MoscowJune 1999 – March 2002 - Postdoctoral Research Study (Interventional Cardiology) - Medical School of Athens National & Kapodistrian University, Greece, AthensMarch 2000 - License for Intervention Cardiology Practice in Armenia, RA, YerevanMarch 1999 - License for Intervention Cardiology Specialization in Greece, GR, AthensJanuary 1997 - June 1999 - Postdoctoral Research Study (Interventional Cardiology) - Medical School of Patras University, Greece, PatrasSeptember – December 1997 - Postdoctoral Research Study (Interventional Cardiology) - Royal Brompton Hospital (UK), UK, London16 December 1992 - Defense of Doctoral Dissertation Thesis for Ph.D. Degree in Cardiology 1990 - 1992 - Doctoral research study in Pediatric Cardiology - Institute of Pediatric of Medical Sciences of Academy of USSR, Moscow1988-1990 - Postgraduate training in Pediatric Cardiology - Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) - Armenia, Yerevan1982- 1988 - Medical Doctor - Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) - Diploma with Honor, Armenia, YerevanPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & CAREER2011 – to present - Professor of General and Thoracic Surgery Chair, Yerevan State Medical University, RA2010-2011 - Professor of General and Thoracic Surgery Chair, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, RA2008– to present - Director’s Consultant, National Institute of Health, MH, RA2007 – to present - Chief of Intervention Cardiology Center2005 - 2006 - Consultant in Endocardiovascular surgery in all University Clinical Complex at Yerevan State Medical University2002 - 2006 - Head of A. Onassis Endocardiovascular Surgery & Diagnostic University Center, RA, Yerevan1997 - 2002 - Postdoctoral researcher - Department of Pediatric Cardiology "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Greece, Athens-Characters exceeded-