Dr. Arsen Razmik Grigoryan – General and Endocrine Surgeon, MD, PhD, Medical Director for Surgery at ARMENIA Republic’s Medical Center; Head of the Chair of the Field Surgery of MMF at Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi (YSMU), Lieutenant olonel and Head of the Surgical Clinic of the Central Military Hospital of the MOD of Armenia.
Education and science
Dr. Arsen R. Grigoryan graduated from the Department of General Medicine of the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi (YSMU) in 1994, and the Medical Residency on Surgery of the same university, in 1997 (both with diplomas with honors). Dr. Grigoryan also graduated from the Military Medical Academy of Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2002, and received another Diploma with Honor in the specialty of Physician-Surgeon and Organizer of Medical Care.
Dr. Arsen Grigoryan successfully defended his scientific thesis on “Peculiarities of surgical treatment of thyroid disorders”, and received his PhD academic degree in Surgery (by the Supreme Certifying Commission of the Republic of Armenia and according to the Resolution of the Council of Yerevan State Medical University), in 1999.
Training, conferences and other professional events
- Scientific Conference of “Minimally invasive methods of diagnosis and treatment in biliary surgery”, Yershov, Russia, 2002
- HEALTHY LIFE STYLE online project organized by Project Harmony within the framework of Armenia School Connectivity Programs, Armenia, 2005
- Bilateral Annual Program, Armenia-Germany Has successfully completed the medical equipment of a German reserve hospital group held at Yerevan Military Hospital, Yerevan, Armenia, 2008
- Pan Armenian International surgical congress, Yerevan, Armenia, 2008
- The 3rd Scientific Conference of “High-tech methods of diagnosis and treatment of abdominal surgery”, Moscow, Russia, 2009
- The 2nd Pan Armenian International surgical congress, Yerevan, Armenia, 2010
- Team Training Thyroid Surgery (at the European Surgical Institute in Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany, 2011
- The 82nd Annual Meeting of American Thyroid Association, Quebec, Canada, 2012
- Robotic Thyroid Surgery Master Class at American Hospital of Paris, Paris, France, 2013
- The 21st International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Vienna, Austria, 2013
- International Conference on Disaster and Military Medicine 2013, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2013
- EURO-NOTES Workshop 2015, Torino, Italy, 2015
Medical practice and related professional experience
Dr. Arsen R. Grigoryan started his medical practice in 1994, as a Resident Surgeon of the Chair of Clinical Surgery N1 of the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi (YSMU), based in the Department of Surgery of the EREBOUNI MEDICAL CENTER. He became Associate Professor at the Chair of Clinical Surgery N1 of the YSMU, in 1997. He also worked as a teacher of SURGERY at Medical College N2, Yerevan, Armenia (1994-1997).
From 1997 to 1999 Dr. Grigoryan became the Head of Surgical Department of the Central Military Policlinic of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.
During the years of 1999-2002 Dr. Arsen Grigoryan worked as a Resident Surgeon at the Chair of Surgery of the Military Medical Academy of the Emergency Hospital named after JANELIDZE, St. Petersburg, Russia (physicians’ advanced training with course of emergency surgery).
Dr. Arsen Grigoryan works in the Central Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense since 2002. He started the work as a Resident Surgeon, then became Senior Resident Surgeon (2002-2003), Leading Surgeon (2003-2014), Director of Medical Unit and Deputy Chief of the Hospital (2014), and finally -- the Head of Surgical Clinic (since 2014).
Meantime, Dr. Arsen R. Grigoryan is the Medical Director for Surgery at the ARMENIA Republic’s Medical Center, and the Head of the Chair of the Field Surgery of MMF at YSMU, since 2014.
Major professional focus and activities
- General surgery
- Endocrine (thyroid surgery, adrenal gland surgery)
- Abdominal (GIT) surgery
- Thyroid nodules
- Thyroid cancer
- Thyroid disorders
Awards
- SILVER MEDAL FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE, School № 168, Yerevan, 1987
- Nominal scholarship named after Mkhitar Heratsi, YSMU, 1992
- GOLD MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), 1994
- GOLD MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE, Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 2002
- HOVHANNES BAGHRAMYAN MEDAL, Ministry of Defense, ARMENIA, 2002
- Certificate of Merit on the day of a Military doctor FOR GOOD SERVICE, 2006
- Certificate of Merit on the day of a military doctor “For High academic performance and discipline in Military medicine”, Ministry of Defense, ARMENIA, 2008
- Medal “For Service in the North Caucasus” Russia, 2009
- Medal “For Impeccable service - First grade” Ministry of Defense, ARMENIA, 2011
- Jubilee Medal “Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia - 20 years”, Ministry of Defense, ARMENIA, 2011
- Medal “For Impeccable service - Second grade” Ministry of Defense, ARMENIA, 2012
- DRASTAMAT KANAYAN MEDAL, Ministry of Defense, ARMENIA, 2012
- SOLDIER OF MOTHERLAND MEDAL, Coordinating Council for Human Rights of SOLDIER NGO, 2013
- Testimonial in Contest of DOCTOR OF THE YEAR in Nomination of the MILITARY DOCTOR OF THE YEAR, Ministry of Defense, ARMENIA, 2013
- MEDAL of LIBERATION WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, 2014
- GOLD MEDAL of GENERAL ANDRANIK Patriotic Organization, 2014
- MEDAL OF ARMENIAN YERKRAPAH, 2014
- CERTIFICATE OF HONOR devoted to the 20th Anniversary of the Central Military Hospital -- by the LIBERATION WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION.
Publications
Dr. Arsen R. Grigoryan has 41 scientific publications, including: 3 manuals, 2 tutorials, and 36 scientific articles.
