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Monday, November 22, 2004
DR. LEVON N. NAZARIAN AWARDED HONORARY DEGREE FROM YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY
On a recent trip to Armenia, Dr. Levon N. Nazarian was awarded
an honorary Doctor of Medicine degree from Yerevan State Medical
University and the gold medal of the University. These awards were
in recognition of the work he has done in establishing the Ultrasound
Training Centre of Armenia. Dr. Nazarian is Professor and Vice Chairman
of the Department of Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Beginning in early 1995, and working in conjunction with the
Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (JUREI) and
AGBU, Dr. Nazarian began the work that would result in the Ultrasound
Training Centre of Armenia that opened in May of 2000. The center,
which is operated by Doctors Andrias Hambardzumyan and Hamayak Sisakian
who received their Ultrasound training at Jefferson Hospital, is a
modern facility located at the Medical University. Financial support
for building, maintaining and obtaining equipment for the center is
given through AGBU. The mission of JUREI is to improve the quality of
healthcare in developing nations by providing education in diagnostic
ultrasound, the fastest growing tool for medical imaging throughout
the world. To date, over 300 doctors from Armenia, Europe and India
have received training at the center in either 1-3 year fellowships
or courses lasting one day to seven weeks. While the primary goal of
the center is training of physicians, the
center has also been critical in improving the quality of care
particularly in cancer diagnosis and echocardiography. Physicians
at the center also screen village children for certain diseases
and abnormalities easily detected by ultrasound. Currently the
center operates three Ultrasound machines and is preparing for the
installation of a CT scanner, estimated to be January 2005.
In addition to Dr. Nazarian’s clinical and academic duties at Jefferson
Hospital, he is a fellow of the American College of Radiology and
Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound. He has authored or coauthored
over 100 scientific papers and published abstracts and has been the
recipient of numerous awards and research grants. In addition, he
is on the editorial boards of Radiology and Journal of Ultrasound
in Medicine, and is an oral board examiner for the American Board
of Radiology. Dr. Nazarian is an internationally-known expert in
Diagnostic Ultrasound and has lectured extensively worldwide. He is
a noted authority in the field of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, and has
helped develop innovative techniques for the diagnosis and treatment
of numerous muscle, joint and soft tissue conditions commonly related
to sports injuries. His work has been featured on national television,
radio, newspapers, magazines and Readers Digest Medical Breakthroughs
of 2004.
Dr. Nazarian is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and
Cornell University Medical College. After an internship year in
internal medicine at Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago,
Illinois, he completed his residency in radiology at The New York
Hospital Cornell Medical Center. Following a fellowship in body
imaging at Jefferson Hospital he joined the faculty there in 1992.
He resides with his wife Claudia and their three children Matthew,
Daniela and Gregory in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He is the son of
Nazar and Artemis Nazarian of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. His
wife Claudia is the daughter of Ara and Anahid Pridjian of Chicago,
Illinois. Dr. Nazarian is a dedicated physician, father and baseball
fan.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress