Dr. Eduard Asatryan - Endoscopic Pediatric Neurosurgeon, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon at the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery of SOURB ASTVATSAMAYR Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia.

Education, Science and Training

Dr. Eduard Asatryan graduated from the Department of General Medicine of the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi (YSMU) in 2008 and the Medical Residency of the same University in 2011. He spent part of his Residency in St. Petersburg - in one of the world's most famous medical centers for neurosurgery -- the Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Neurosurgery named after Professor POLENOV, which is one of the oldest medical institutions of Russia and the first scientific and practical neurosurgical institute in the world.

During the years of 2011-2014 Dr. Eduard Asatryan completed his postgraduate studies with scientific research in the POLENOV Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Neurosurgery.

Later, in 2016, Dr. Edurd Asatryan successfully defended his scientific thesis in Epilepsy Surgery and received а PhD in Medical Science (Neurosurgery).

Medical practice and related professional experience

Dr. Edurd Asatryan started his medical practice during the Medical Residency in the POLENOV Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Neurosurgery since 2011.

He began working in the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery at SOURB ASTVATSAMAYR Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia, as a neurosurgeon, starting in 2015.

SOURB ASTVATSAMAYR Medical Center is the only Pediatric Neurosurgery department in Armenia. Head and spine trauma, brain cysts, tumors, abscesses, congenital CNS malformations (spinal and craniocerebral hernia), occlusion hydrocephalus are treated here. The Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery collaborates with the Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Neurosurgery named after Professor POLENOV and the Fratebenefratelli Hospital (Milano, Italy) via exchange of experience, visiting professorship programs, and master classes on state-of-the-art medical operations in situ in very complicated cases.

Conferences, seminars and other professional events

Dr. Edurd Asatryan participated in several local and international conferences, seminars and other professional events on neurosurgery, endoscopic and pediatric medicine.