Dr. Lusine H. Bekirska-Tamazyan – Ophthalmologist, Microsurgeon, Excimer Laser Surgeon; Head of the Department of Ocular Excimer-Laser Microsurgery at Medical Center after V. Avakyan; Ophthalmologist and Microsurgeon in the Department of Excimer-Laser and Modern technologies at S.V.Malayan’s Eye Center. 

Education and Training

Dr. Lusine H. Bekirska-Tamazyan graduated from the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi (YSMU) in 1992, and the Clinical Residency of the National Institute of Health Named After Academician S. AVDALBEKYAN (NIH) in 1994.

Dr. Lusine Bekirska-Tamazyan participated in several educational and training programs, including:

• Acquaintance with the Experience of Western Office Work, American University of Armenia - 1996
• International Improvement Program ORBIS - 1996
• Course "New Things in Children's Vision Preservation" in NIH of Ophthalmology after Helmholts, Moscow, Russia - 1996
• "Eye's Microsurgery" at Medical Academy of Post diploma Education, Moscow, Russia - 2001
• Refractive surgery under the leadership of professor Dittsen, got a license from German Company ESCLEPTION for working on MEL-60 Excimer and Laser - 2001
• Implemented for the first time the laser correction (FRK) of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism - 2001
• License from German company KARL TSEASE for working on MEL-70 Excimer and Laser - 2008
• License for the CrossLinking Surgery, Swiss Company IROC - 2009
• Implemented for the first time the eximer-laser correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism - 2011
• Patent of eximer-laser apparatus ALLEGRETTO of ALCON Company – subsidiary of NOVARTIS Company - 2013
• Refractive correction via Femtosecond (FS 200, Femtosecond Laser) laser: nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism - 2013
• Patent by CARL ZEISS German Company of working on MEL-80 Excimer-Laser - 2014
• 14th International Ophthalmological Conference - 2016
• 15th international conference of the Armenian Eye Care Project, dedicated to ophthalmology and neonatology – 2017
• Workshop on "Principles of Ophthalmology and Complex Correction of Refraction Defect" – 2017
• Workshop on "Contemporary Achievements in Contact Correction" – 2017
• Upgrading training on "Organic Allergic Diseases of the eye" - 2017

Medical practice and related professional experience

Dr. Lusine H. Bekirska-Tamazyan started her medical practice as a medical doctor at MIKAELYAN SURGERY INSTITUTE in 1933. She became a Resident Medical Doctor at Pediatric Ophthalmology Department of N8 Hospital in 1994.

Dr. Lusine Bekirska-Tamazyan is the Head of the Department of Ocular Excimer-Laser Microsurgery at Medical Center after V. Avakyan, since 2001. In addition she works as Ophthalmologist and Microsurgeon in the Department of Excimer-Laser and Modern technologies at S.V.Malayan’s Eye Center, since 2006.

Conferences

• International Pan-Armenian Congress
• Pan-Russian Ophthalmological Congress of Moscow

Publications

12 scientific and other related publications

Awards

• RELIABLE SURGEON - Recognized by the TOP DOCTORS Company - 2016
• BEST OPHTALMOOGIST OF THE YEAR - National Trust Award - 2016