RESUME

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 1995 Mental Health Foundation
President

1994 “Medecins Sans Fronteres/Belge”
Psychiatrist
-The special project of this international organization to reorganize institution for mentally disabled children in Kharberd, Armenia. Assessment of diagnoses, care, medical files and establishing new approaches.

1993 -1994 Nork Psychiatric Hospital
Head of department
Department was first non-gender segregated department in psychiatric institutions in Armenia with  regime.
Design and management of this reform.
Special training programs for personnel, supervision of practitioners.

1992 -1993 Yerevan State Medical University Assistant of Chair of Psychiatry
Trainer of the Second year medical students.Co-author of new non-ideological course of medical psychology for medical students.

1989 – 1992 Spitak Region, Armenia
Chief psychiatrist of region
The earthquake totally destroyed that region.Child, adolescent and adults treatment.Coordination of activities of international organizations in the field of mental health.

EDUCATION

1991 University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, USA
Postgraduate training

1988-1989 Yerevan State Medical University
Residency on psychiatry

1982 – 1988 Yerevan State Medical University
M.D.

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