Dr. Mari Darakchyan - Pediatrician / Neonatologist, MD, PhD, Head of Neonatal Service at Grigor Narekatsi Medical Center.

Education and training

Dr. Mari Darakchyan graduated from the Department of General Medicine of the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi (YSMU) in 2004, and the Residency (in Pediatrics) of the same university, in 2007. Later, in 2008, Dr. Darakchyan successfully accomplished her second Residency in Neonatology, in the National Institute of Health Named After Academician S. AVDALBEKYAN (NIH).

Dr. Mari Darakchyan participated in several training programs, such as:

• Neonatal advances, Wurzburg, Germany, 2017
• Armenian Association of Neonatal Medicine, "Improvement of low birth weight infants", Yerevan, Armenia, 2017
• Armenian Association of Neonatal Medicine "Training for neonatal service trainers", Yerevan, Armenia, 2016
• OMI Salzburg Medical Seminar on Neonatology, Salzburg, Austria, 2015
• Medicos center, Neonatal intensive care, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, 2014-2015

Medical practice and other relevant experience

Dr. Mari Darakchyan started her medical practice in 2004, being in the Residency of the YSMU, on Pediatrics. She also worked in pharmaceutical sector from 2007 to 2016 - Product Manager at KRKA pharmaceutical company, 2007-2011; Medical representative at SERVIER pharmaceutical company, 2011-2013; KAM manager at NOVARTIS pharmaceutical company, 2015-2016. In parallel, Dr. Mari Darakchyan worked as a lecturer in the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, from 2013 to 2014. From 2014 to 2017, Dr. Darakchyan worked in the ASTGHIK MEDICAL CENTER, as a neonatologist. Currently Dr. Mari Darakchyan is the Head of Neonatal Service of GRIGOR NAREKATSI MEDICAL CENTER.      

Scientific activities

During the years of 2012-2016 Dr. Mari Darakchyan was a post-graduate student (PhD researcher) at Neonatology Department of the YSMU, and later respectively defended her PhD thesis in Pediatrics, in 2017.

Conferences

• 6th international conference on clinical neonatology, Turin, Italy, 2016
• Neonatal-perinatal medical forum, Yerevan, Armenia, 2016
• The 3rd Georgian, Ian Donald Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound Course “Advances in ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology” & The 47th International congress on pathophysiology of pregnancy & The 3rd International experts meeting TBILISI-2015 “New trends in prenatal and perinatal medicine” Tbilisi, Georgia, 2015

Publications

• Non invasive respiratory therapy of newborns 34 weeks and higher gestation: Annual reporting scientific conference proceedings, Volume 1, 2013-pages 274-279; Mazmanyan P.A., Darakchyan M.A., Kerobyan V.V.
• High flow nasal therapy method for the treatment of respiratory disorders of newborns 34 weeks and higher gestation; Mazmanyan P.A., Darakchyan M.A., Kerobyan V.V; Neonatology. Moscow, 2013, N 2, Pages.39-42
• Breathing dynamically changes positive airway pressure during nasal high flow in neonates; Pavel Mazmanyan, Mari Darakchyan, Sheng Feng, Stanislav Tatkov; European Respiratory Journal, September 1, 2014, vol. 44 Suppl 58, P3299
• Airway pressure during nasal high flow and CPAP in neonates; Pavel Mazmanyan, Mari Darakchyan, Sheng Feng, Stanislav Tatkov; 4 European Respiratory Journal 2015 46: PA1861
• Perinatal factors, morbidity and short term outcomes of term and late preterm newborns with respiratory disorders; Darakchyan M.A; Issues in theoretical and clinical medicine, N 1(104), 2016-page 35-39
• Late preterm newborns-perinatal factors, respiratory morbidity and outcomes; Pavel Mazmanyan, Mari Darakchyan; Issues in theoretical and clinical medicine, N 2 (105), 2016-page 24-27
• The role of thyroid hormones and cortisol indevelopment of respiratory distress in newborns of 34 and higher weeks of gestation; Darakchyan M.A., Mazmanyan P.A.; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology, vol.10, N 1, 2016-pages 35-42

Awards

1. THE BEST STUDENT OF THE YEAR, YSMU, Yerevan, Armenia, 2002
2. LETTER OF COMMEDATION from the Prime Minister of Armenia - for the Active Role Player in Politics Among the Armenian Youth, 2003
3. SILVER MEDAL AFTER MKHITAR HERATSI - for the long and devoted professional work, YSMU, Armenia, 2005
4. KRKA Golden Icon as the Best Employee of the Year 2009, Lublana, Slovenia, 2010

Activities in professional associations

Major activities included: development of guidelines, training modules and presentations, training for neonatologists. The Armenian Association of Neonatal Medicine - since 2015