Dr. Armen Hrachik Vardanyan – Ophthalmologist, MD, PhD, Doctor of sciences, Professor at the Department of Eye Diseases, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhtar Heratsi, Head of Traumatology Department, Ophthalmological Center Named after S. V. Malayan, Chief Ophthalmologist of Yerevan, 1990 - 2015.

Dr. Armen Vardanyan graduated from the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Faculty of General Medicine in 1980, and the Clinical residency on Ophthalmology / Department of Eye Diseases of the same university in 1983.

Dr. Vardanyan started his medical practice in 1980 as doctor-intern at the Department of Surgery, City hospital N1.

Professional experience:

Since 1998 - Head of Traumatology Department, “Ophthalmological Center Named after S. V. Malayan”

Since 1997 - Head of the Center for vitreoretinal diagnostics and treatment at Ophthalmological Center Named after S. V. Malayan

Since 2007 - Professor at the Department of Eye Diseases, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi

1989-2015, Doctor-consultant at RA MIA Hospital

1983-1988 - Senior laboratory assistant at the Department of Eye Diseases, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi

1984-1998, Head of Traumatology Department “Republican Ophtalomology Hospital”

Trainings: 

1996-1997 - “Surgery of Vitreous body and Retinal Diseases” Clinical training course, University of California, Irvine, Los Angeles.

1993 - "Vitreoretinal surgery" three-months, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles.

1987 - One-month trainings on “Glaucoma”

1985 - “Intraocular lens implantation”, “Eye Microsurgery” scientific-technical complex named after S. Fyodorov.

1984 - “Eye traumas and Microsurgery”, Helmholtz Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russia.

Scientific Activities: 

2002 - Doctoral thesis defense, theme: “New methods of treatment complicated retinal detachment and other retinal pathologies”, Doctor of Medical Sciences.

1986 - PhD thesis, theme: “Daignostics, Treatment and Clinical Immunology of Various Forms of Vernal Conjunctivitis”, Helmholtz Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russia, Candidate of Medical Sciences.

Awards: 

2008 - Awarded “Mkhitar Heratsi Medal” by the President of Armenia

2011 - Awarded special medal of the Ministry of Defense

2011 - President’s award of 2010 in the sphere of Medicine