Famous endovascular surgeon Bagrat Alekyan to join 6th International Medical Congress of Armenia as a plenary speaker

March 27, 2023  14:36

Bagrat Alekyan, MD, Ph.D, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, expert in the field of endovascular surgery in cardiovascular disease will join 6th International Medical Congress of Armenia as a plenary speaker.

Dr. Alekyan has performed almost all endovascular surgery on children with heart disease in Russia. He was the first Russian doctor to perform balloon expansion surgery for newborn’s aortic valve stenosis, for closure of patent ductus arteriosus using the Gianturco method, for narrowed pulmonary valve stenting, for aorta angusta and recoarctation of the aorta and many other kinds of surgery.

Bagrat Alekyan is the chief external expert of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation in roentgen-endovascular diagnosis and treatment, the Chairman of the Russian Scientific Society of Endovascular Therapies. He is the author of 700 academic works, including 11 monographs and books, co-author of numerous books published outside Russia.

In 2000 Bagrat Alekyan was awarded a silver Burakovsky medal for outstanding achievements in training of young specialists in cardiovascular surgery. In 2001 he received a gold Burakovsky medal for outstanding achievements in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. 2006 by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation was awarded the Order of Friendship and in 2014- the Order of Honor. In 2015 Bagrat Alekyan received the Russian Federation Government Prize for Science and Technology. In 2021 Bagrat Alekyan was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

 

 

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