Dr. Yelena Aghajanova – Endocrinologist, M.D., PhD, Professor and Head of the Department of Endocrinology of the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi; Chief Pediatric Endocrinologist of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Armenia; Head of Endocrinology Clinic of MURATSAN University Hospital; President of the Armenian Association of Pediatric Endocrinologists; awarded a special medal of the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi.

Education, research and training

Dr. Yelena Aghajanova graduated from the Faculty of General Medicine of the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, in 1996, and the Medical Residency (on Endocrinology) of the same university in 1999. Dr. Aghajanova defended her PhD thesis in Endocrinology and Biochemistry in 2002. She was faculty member of the Department of Internal Disease N2, Yerevan State Medical University, in 1999-2002, and an Assistant Professor of the same Department in 2002-2004. In 2004 Dr. Yelena Aghajanyan became Assistant Professor of the Department of Endocrinology, and Associate Professor of the same Department, from 2005 to 2008.

Several training programs include:

• Training on Pediatric Endocrinology, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia - 2016
• Insulin Pump Therapy in the treatment of Diabetes, Professional and personal CGM, Medtronic, Yerevan, Armenia – 2015
• 2nd EASD Oskar Minkowski Diabetes Clinical Research Postgraduate Course, Kaunas, Lithuania - 2015
• Magyar Imre EASD Clinical Postgraduate Course, Budapest, Hungary - 2014
• II EASD Postgraduate Educational Course on Clinical Diabetes, Kazan, Russia - 2013
• IV EASD Postgraduate Educational Course on the Management of Diabetes and its Complications, Kiev, Ukrain - 2012
• III EASD Postgraduate Educational Course on the Management of Diabetes and its Complications, Odessa, Ukrain - 2011
• Internship at Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic, Charite University hospital, Berlin, Germany - 2009
• Internship at the Department of Internal Medicine of Barmherzige Bruder Hospital, Graz, Austria - 2008
• Center for Metabolism and Endocrinology, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden - 2003
• Russian Endocrinological Scientific Centre, Department of Diabetic Foot, Moscow, Russia - 2003
• Salzburg-Duke Seminar in Family Medicine, Salzburg, Austria - 2001

Medical practice and relevant professional experience

Dr. Yelena Aghajanova started her medical practice, as an endocrinologist, in the ARMENIA Republic’s Medical Center, in 1998, and continued her practice in the Republic’s Endocrinology Dispensary in 2001-2004; and in the SHENGAVIT Medical Center from 2005 to 2008.

Dr. Aghajanova became the Head of the Endocrinology Clinic of MURATSAN University Hospital, from 2008 till now.

Meantime, Professor Yelena Aghajanova teaches Endocrinology and Internal Diseases in the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, since 2000.

Publications

77 publications (Russian, Armenian, English)

Membership

• President of the Armenian Association of Pediatric Endocrinologists, since 2015
• Member of European Society of Endocrinology, since 2014
• Member of the Board of Armenian Endocrinologists Association, since 2010
• Member of Council of faculty of General Medicine, since 2008
• Member of European Association of Study of Diabetes (EASD), since 2008
• Member of the Board of Armenian Osteoporosis association, since 2008
• Member of Council of the YSMU, 2008-2011
• Member of Armenian Association of Internists, 1999-2008
• Member of the Board and National Exchange Officer of the Scientific, 1995-1997
• Association of Medical Students of Armenia (SAMSA)