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Arshak E. Mirzoyan

Orthopedist-traumatologist, Head of Altezza Medical Center

Arshak E. Mirzoyan, MD, DMedSc, Doctor

Arshak E. Mirzoyan
Altezza Medical Team

Arshak E. Mirzoyan, MD, DMedSc, trained and worked in Kurgan, Russia under Professor Ilizarov from 1980 to 1989. Defended Ph.D. dissertation on treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis using the Ilizarov technique. Professor Ilizarov's signature on a book about him witnesses his warm attitude to his student and also his visit to Dr. Mirzoyan's family house when he visited Armenia on March in 1989.

After establishing practice of the Ilizarov technique in Armenia, Dr. Mirzoyan was invited to Portland, Oregon, USA, where he practiced for two years as a licensed visiting professor. From there he went to Denmark to help to establish an Ilizarov center at the Aalborg Sygehus. In 2003, in Ilizarov Center in Kurgan, Russia, he successfully defended his scientific dissertation for Doctor of Medicine degree. The topic of the dissertation was "Use of Ilizarov Method in Cases of Mass Admission of Patients with Severe Trauma". In his more than 40 years of practice, he has treated over 5000 patients and co-authored three monographs and over 60 papers in different medical publications worldwide.

  1. June 1980

    Medical Diploma, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia

  2. 1981 - 1982

    Staff Surgeon, Department of Ambulatory and Rehabilitative Treatment; Kurgan All Union Research and Technical Center of Restorative Orthopedics and Traumatology; Kurgan, Russia.

  3. 1982 - 1985

    Junior Surgeon, Department of Adult Orthopaedic Pathology; Kurgan All Union Research and Technical Center of Restorative Orthopaedics and Traumatology; Kurgan, Russia.

  4. 1985 - 1988

    Senior Surgeon, Department of Treatment of Bone Defects; Kurgan All Union Research and Technical Center of Restorative Orthopedics and Traumatology; Kurgan, Russia.

  5. 1988 - 1992

    Chief, Department of Restorative Orthopedics; Mickaelyan Surgical Center, Yerevan, Armenia.

  6. 1995 - 1998

    First Reservelaege, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Aalborg Hospital; Aalborg, Denmark.

  7. 1998 - Present

    Director, Yerevan Center of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, Yerevan, Armenia.

  8. 2000 - Present

    President, Armaveni Charitable Foundation, Yerevan, Armenia.