Ophthalmologist         

Education and Trainings

1978-1988            Primary/Secondary/High School #164

                            Yerevan, Armenia

                           Graduated with distinction (Gold Excellency medal)

• Medical Student

Yerevan State Medical University

                             Yerevan, Armenia

                             Faculty of Internal Medicine

                             Diploma of General Practitioner

1994-1995             Clinical Resident

                               Ophthalmologic Center after Malayan

Yerevan State Medical University

                             Yerevan, Armenia

                             Certificate and License of Ophthalmologists

1998                        Licensed surgeon in ophthalmology and microsurgery

• Clinical Fellowship

Central Florida Lions Eye and Tissue Bank,

Tampa, Fl, United States

 2006                        Fellowship of Weill - Cornell Seminar in Salzburg

 2010                        Clinical Fellowship   

                                 Cataract phacoemulsification          

  Mahatme Eye Bank and Eye Hospital

                                     Nagpur, India

• PhD on silicagel dried amniotic membrane transplantation in various corneal pathologies

 Professional Experience

1992-1994       Clinical Nurse

                           Ophthalmologic Center after Malayan, Yerevan, Armenia

1994-present    Ophthalmologists

Department of Uveitis and External Diseases,

   Ophthalmologic Center after Malayan, Yerevan, Armenia               

   Main Duties:

Ø  Organization and performing of the diagnostics and treatment of patients with various pathologies and diseases of the Eyes

Ø  Surgical treatment of the different Eye External disease: Cataracts, Trauma, Keratoplasties and further rehabilitation. Non surgical - Investigation and treatment of patients with vision pathology

Ø  Regular doctor practice with hospital duties, night shifts, emergency medical service duties, patients consulting etc.

• Special interest in Eye tissue banking, transplantations, novel treatment methods including cell cultures and amniotic membrane transplantations

2004-present     Armenian Eye Bank Director

2016                     Experience and Potential of GCP Clinical Trials in Armenia workshop conducted

                              by FMD KL Europe   

Languages:                 Armenian (native, fluent), English (fluent), Russian (fluent),

Computer skills:         Office Applications (Microsoft Office, including word processing, spreadsheets, design), Microsoft Windows, Windows XP, Excels, PowerPoint presentations, Adobe Photoshop applications, Statistical applications, Internet /E-mail applications

Association membership

1996                   Member of Armenian Ophthalmological Association

2016-present     Member of   Editorial Board of the Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health,

                            India.

Conferences

2017 8th International Conference “Modern Aspects of Rehabilitation In Medicine”, Yerevan

2017 25th Annual meeting of Armenian Eye Care Project (oral presentation), Yerevan

2016    8 th Global Ophthalmology Meeting, Chicago, USA (video presentation) 

 2016   14^th International Conference on Ophthalmology, Yerevan

2014   XIII International Ophthalmology Congress, Yerevan

2012 20^th year AECP congress Yerevan, Armenia

2012 40th Nordic   Congress of Ophthalmology Helsinki, Finlandia, oral presentation

2007 4th International Young Medics Conference, Yerevan, Armenia

2007 Armenian-German International Ophthalmology Congress, Yerevan, Armenia

2007 4th International Young Medics Conference, Yerevan, Armenia

2007 Armenian-German International Ophthalmology Congress, Yerevan, Armenia

2007 AECP 10^th International Ophthalmology Conference, Yerevan, Armenia

2007 Second International Medical Congress of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

2005 3^rd International Young Medics Conference, Yerevan, Armenia

2003   Panarmenian International Surgical Congress, Yerevan, Armenia

2003   2^nd International Young Medics Conference, Yerevan, Armenia

 SCIENTIFIC  NOVELTY

 2004              “Corneal graft harvesting method”

2007               “Amniotic membrane preservation on silicagel”; patent N 2087 A2

2022                “ Amniotic membrane preservation method”; patent N 708 Y

Chronological List of Publications

1. Galstyan LH, Hambardzumyan AV. On Function of Eye Tissue Bank at Republic Ophthalmology Hospital, Actual Problems of Ohthalmology, 1995, Yerevan, p31
2. Malayan AS, Galstyan LH, Hambardzumyan AV. Results of penetrating keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus. Proceedings of Yerevan State Medical University Anniversary Book,  Yerevan, 2000, 218-219
3. Vardanyan AG, Hovakimyan AV, Hambardzumyan AV. Results of surgical treatment of retinal detachments complicated with proliferative vitreoretiopathies with the use of perfluropropane (C3F8) gas, Medical Science Monitor, International Medical Journal for Experimental and Clinical Research, Jul-Aug, 2000, 704-7*
4. Vardanyan AS, Galstyan LH, Hambardzumyan AV. The use of brefosclers in surgery of progressing myopia. Proceedings of Avetisov Jubelee Conference, Moscow, 2001, 33
5. Vardanyan AG, Hambardzumyan AV. Our exirience of use of the silicone oil 1000 in surgical treatment of proliferative diabetic rethinopathy complicated with tractional retinal detachment, Surgery Vestnik of Armenia, #3, 2001, 34-38
6. Vardanyan AG, Hovakimyan AV, Hambardzumyan AV. The removal of protrused to retina intraocular forign bodies with use of temporary substitutes of vitreous,  Modern Technologies in Diagnostics and Surgical Treatment of Eye Trauma, Moscow, 2001, 53-5
7. Malayan AS, Galstyan LH, Vardanyan AS, Hambardzumyan AV. Penetrating keratoplasty in corneal dystrophies, Medical Science of Armenia, 2002, Yerevan, XLII, No 3, 74-6
8. Malayan AS, Galstyan LH, Hambardzumyan AV. Therapeutic Keratoplasty in corneal ulcers, Proceedings of International Ukrainian Ophthalmology Conference, Odessa, 2004, 27-28*
9. Hambardzumyan AV, Hovakimyan AV. Amniotic Membrane Transplantations in Armenia, Yerevan State Medical University Jubelee Conference Proceedings Book, Yerevan, 2005, 53-54*
10. Hambardzumyan AV, Hovakimyan AV. The prevalence, associated ocular findings and visual outcomes in patients with idiopathic intermediate uveitis in Armenia, III Young medics International Conference Abstract Book, 2005, 78*
11. A. Hambardzumyan, A. Hovakimyan: The Usage of Amniotic Membrane in Ophthalmology; Materials of the International Scientific Conference  devoted to the 75th anniversary of the Medical University of Armenia, Yerevan. Page 63-64, 2005
12. Амбарцумян А.В. , Овакимян А,В,  Галстян Л,А; Малаян А.С Наш опыт применения трансплантации амниотической мембраны, печатная статья. Материалы конференции, Ереванский государственный медицинский университет им. М.Гераци., Ереван 2007 ст 158
13. A.Hovakimyan, A. Hambardzumyan: Our Experience Of  Amniotic Membrane Transplantation In Various Pathologies; AECP 10^th International Ophthalmology Conference, Yerevan, Armenia, Page 8, 2007
14. A. Hambardzumyan, A. Malayan, A Hovakimyan; The Efficacy of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Delayed Neurotrophic Corneal Ulcers at Malayan Ophthalmologic Center;  AECP 10^th International Ophthalmology Conference, Yerevan, Armenia, Page 7, 2007
15. A. Hovakimyan, A. Hambardzumyan: Investment of New Surgical Methods in Treatment of Corneal Diseases at Malayan Ophthalmologic Center; Second International Medical Congress of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, Page178-179,  2007
16. A. Malayan, A. Hovakimyan, A. Hamardzumyan: Clinical Outcomes of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Neurotrophic Corneal Ulcers; Second International Medical Congress of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, Page 179,  2007
17. A. Hovakimyan, A. Hambardzumyan, H. Sofyan, S. Martirosyan: The Efficacy of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Patients with Carcinoma in Situ; ;  4^th Young Medics International Conference, Yerevan, Armenia, Page 38, 2007
18. A. Hovakimyan, A. Hambardzumyan: The Efficacy of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in the Treatment of Corneal Diseases at Malayan Ophthalmologic Center; 4^th Young Medics International Conference, Yerevan, Armenia, Page 38, 2007
19. A. Hovakimyan A. Hambardzumyan, Z.Dravadjyan: A case report of acanthameoba keratitis associated with fungal infection, V International Scientific Conference , “Proliferative syndrome in opthalmology” p 160-164, Moscow 2008
20. A.Hovakimyan, A. Hambardzumyan. « Clinical outcomes of amniotic membrane transplantation in patients with corneal perforations», Medicinski Vestnik Erebuni N 3(35), p293, Yerevan 2008.   
21. A. Hambardzumyan: Amniotic membrane transplantation in necrotizing herpetic keratitis, ІV International Conference, Modern aspects of rehabilitation in medicine, p320, Armenia, 2009
22. A. Hambardzumyan: Multilayer amniotic membrane transplantation in neurotrophic ulcer of different etiology, Russian national ophthalmological forum, Moscow 2009, p 251-255
23. Z.Dravadjyan, A. Hambardzumyan, A. Hovakimyan: Amniotic membrane usage in corneal perforation, Russian national ophthalmological forum, Moscow 2009, p 280-284
24. A.V.Hambardzumyan: «Results of sillicagel dried  amniotic membrane transplantation in  various corneal pathologies in Armenia»,  oral presentation,  XXXX Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology, Su-Sw 1-6, p 31, Paasitorni, Helsinki, Finland
25.   Դ.Ռ.ՍԻՄՈՆՅԱՆ, Ա.Վ. ՀՈՎԱԿԻՄՅԱՆ, Ա.Վ. ՀԱՄԲԱՐՁՈՒՄՅԱՆ   ՎԵԳԵՆԵՐԻ ԳՐԱՆՈՒԼԵՄԱՏՈԶՈՎ ՀԻՎԱՆԴԻ ՄՈՏ ԱՄՆԻՈՏԻԿ  ԹԱՂԱՆԹԻ ԿԻՐԱՌՈՒՄԸ ՆԵԿՐՈԶՎՈՂ ՍԿԼԵՐԻՏԻ ԴԵՊՔՈՒՄ [Թիվ 1 Համալսարանական Կլինիկական Հիվանդանոցի Հիմնադրման 100-ամյակին Նվիրված Գիտաժողով ՙԿլինիկական Բժշկագիտության Արդի Հիմնախնդիրները՚ 2014, 400-404] 
26.  Ani Hambardzumyan, S.Martirosyan and A.Hovakimyan “Presumed copper keratopathy from prolonged sunflower seeds usage”, video presentation, 8^th Global Ophthalmology Meeting July 18-19, 2016, Chicago, USA
27. Ani V.Hambardzumyan, A.S.Malayan, A.A. Kirakosyan, A.V.Hovakimyan,“Clinical course and treatment of Mooren’s idiopathic ulcer”, oral presentation, 8th  International Conference “Modern Aspects Of Rehabilitation In Medicine”, pages 15-18, 13^th  September,Yerevan  
28. Ginoyan O.B. , Hambardzumyan A.V. , Kirakosyan A.A., Hovakimyan A.V.