Lusine Simonyants MD is triple Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care. She received her medical degree from Yerevan State University in Yerevan, Armenia and Pulmonary/Critical Care training in Penn State University. Dr. Simonyants expertise include lung cancer, diagnostic bronchoscopy, sleep disorders and critical care. She practices at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale Memorial Hospital and has an outpatient clinic.
Shirley Mirzaian is a Registered Dietitian working in the Clinical Dietetics setting. She graduated with a BS in Biology from California State University at Northridge. She then received her MS degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with honors from San Jose State University. Ms. Mirzaian completed her Clinical internship at Kaiser Santa Teresa and her Community internship at Alum Rock Union Elementary School and received a license in Dietetics.
She practices at Glendale Adventist Medical Center as well as Kaiser Woodland Hills. Her experience includes providing diet instruction for weight loss, weight gain, diabetes, cardiovascular health, kidney disease, diverticular disease, IBD, GOUT, as well as working with enteral and parenteral nutrition therapies.
Shirley Mirzaian is a Registered Dietitian working in the Clinical Dietetics setting. She graduated with a BS in Biology from California State University at Northridge. She then received her MS degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with honors from San Jose State University. Ms. Mirzaian completed her Clinical internship at Kaiser Santa Teresa and her Community internship at Alum Rock Union Elementary School and received a license in Dietetics.
She practices at Glendale Adventist Medical Center as well as Kaiser Woodland Hills. Her experience includes providing diet instruction for weight loss, weight gain, diabetes, cardiovascular health, kidney disease, diverticular disease, IBD, GOUT, as well as working with enteral and parenteral nutrition therapies.
Armond Kotikian, MD, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
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Dr. Armond Kotikian is an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon in private practice in Glendale at 600 W. Broadway, Suite 120.
He completed dental school at UCLA in 2001. He then completed a 1-year residency in Hospital Dentistry at the Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital. Subsequently, he pursued a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He earned his MD from Wayne State School of Medicine and completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at the University of Michigan in 2009. He is in private practice in Glendale and holds staff privileges at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. Dr. Kotikian specializes in complicated dental implant cases, wisdom tooth extraction, and office anesthesia. He also performs facial trauma reconstruction, orthognathic surgery, and oral pathology resection and reconstruction.
He is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and Southern California Orofacial Academy. He is also a proud member of AAMSC and enjoys volunteering at community functions like Glendale Healthy Kids.
Dr. Alice Chalikian graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences in 2001. Prior to obtaining her Doctorate in Chiropractic, she attended California State University at Northridge (CSUN), where she obtained her Bachelors in Biology. Dr. Alice has been practicing for over 7 years. She has just expanded her clinic to include Neurologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Medical Esthetician, Certified Massage Therapists, and soon will welcome an Acupuncturist! She has been practicing in Old Town Pasadena for 6 years. Since she began practicing Chiropractic, Dr. Alice has kept up to date on many continuing educational classes (usually double the hours required by state), ensuring that her patients receive the most comprehensive and advanced Chiropractic care. She has a great passion for the healing art of Chiropractic and strives to provide the best care in order to achieve a patients rapid recovery.
Dr. Leo Polosajian is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology. He completed his Internal Medicine training in New York at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University, he then completed his Cardiology training in Connecticut, at the University of Connecticut, following this he subsequently completed his training in Cardiac Electrophysiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, here in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Polosajian specializes in patients with Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Pacemaker implants, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator implants, as well as in complex ablations for Atrial Fibrillation and other supraventricular tachycardias. Dr. Polosajian is currently practicing in Northridge, Tarzana, Van Nuys, and Burbank.
Dr. Salibian is a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in private practice in West Hollywood at the cusp of Beverly Hills on Sunset Blvd at the 9201 Sunset Blvd., Medical Tower.
He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1994 and went on complete his residency in general surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery in New York. He then went on to fellowship in Reconstructive Oncologic Microsurgery at world renowned M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He has been in private practice in Los Angeles with attending privileges at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Saint Johns Heath Center in Santa Monica and at Glendale Memorial Hospital. His private practice encompasses the whole gamut of reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery with special expertise in all difficult reconstructive and revisional challenges of the breast, face and body.
He is a proud and contributing member of the AAMSC among many other organizations.
Dr. Raffi Papazian is a board certified pharmacist who has been practicing pharmacy since 2004. He completed his undergraduate dual degree in Biochemistry and Armenian Studies at UCLA. He then earned his Pharmacy Doctorate degree from USC Pharmacy School. He has practiced pharmacy at different hospital and retail settings over the past many years. He is currently practicing in Glendale and is the owner of Glendale Urgent Care Pharmacy.
Dr. Jenia Tahmasian-Papazian is also a board certified pharmacist who has been practicing since 2006. She completed her undergraduate studies in Biology and Psychology from CSUN and continued thereafter to earn her Pharmacy Doctorate Degree at Western University of Health Sciences. She has practiced pharmacy at different retail and corporate settings and has held numerous upper management positions. Currently, she is practicing in Glendale with her spouse Dr. Raffi Papazian at Glendale Urgent Care Pharmacy.
They are both members and true supporters of AAMSC.
Dr. Christopher Kaypekian is part of the new wave of young Armenian doctors treating Glendale's population today. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and is a graduate of the AUC School of Medicine in the Netherlands, Antilles.
Dr. Kaypekian completed his residency in Anesthesia at world renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City; and subsequently, a fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics under the mentorship of recognized figures who are pioneers in the field of Pain Medicine, before making his home in Glendale.
Dr. Kaypekian established his medical practice, Glendale Pain Medicine Associates, to treat those in our community suffering from various chronic pain conditions with invasive and non-invasive forms of treatment. At the request of our patients and physicians, Dr. Kaypekian today also has two additional satellite offices in Pasadena and Northridge.
Dr. Armine Sarkisian is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology/ Hepatology.
She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Martin Luther King Medical Center in 2004 she then completed her specialty training in Gastroenterology/ Hepatology at David Geffen School of Medicine in UCLA and graduated in 2008.
She serves as a consultant at Glendale Memorial, Glendale Adventist, and Hollywood Presbyterian Hospitals. She specializes in Diagnostic and Therapeutic EGD/ Colonoscopy/ Capsule endoscopy, and in diagnosing / treating liver and pancreatic diseases. Dr. Sarkisian currently practices in Glendale.
Dr. Armen Cherik is a Board Certified Neurologist who has been practicing in Glendale since 1993. Dr Cherik completed his Neurology Residency Training at Kaiser Foundation and UCLA joint program in 1993.
He has established a comprehensive Neurology and Neurodiagnostics center in Glendale, and serves as a consultant at Glendale Memorial, Adventist,and Verdugo hills hospitals. He currently is a member of the Stroke committee of Glendale Adventist Hospital. Dr Cherik acted as the Chairman of Department Of Internal Medicine at Glendale Memorial Hospital in 1999, and is the past President and founder of the Pediatric Epilepsy program of AAMSC.
Dr. Vigen Khojayan specializes in Family Medicine. He received his medical degree from Yerevan State Medical University in Yerevan, Armenia.
He was a practicing vascular surgeon in Armenia. After an internship at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta, ME, Dr. Khojayan completed his residency training in Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, CA in 2008. Additionally, he has completed a postdoctoral training-clinical fellowship in Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Well trained in all aspects of Family Medicine, Dr. Khojayan’s special interests include Preventive Medicine, Diabetes, Asthma and procedures, including joint injections, skin biopsy, minor surgical procedures and treatment of varicose veins. Dr. Khojayan is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He is fluent in English, Armenian and Russian.
Dr. Khojayan is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Phlebology, California Medical Association, and the Armenian American Medical Society of California.
Dr. Haroutun Hovanesian is a Board Certified ophthalmologist who specializes in the treatment of vitreo-retinal diseases, as well as cataracts, and a wide variety of other eye disorders. He practices at the Specialty Eye Care Medical Center, with its three locations in Glendale, Sherman Oaks, and Hollywood.
Dr. Hovanesian earned his medical degree at the Yerevan State Medical Institute. After graduating from medical school, he decided to specialize in ophthalmology at the Helmholtz Eye Institute in Moscow. Dr. Hovanesian's thesis of dissertation was awarded the highest recognition prize established for young scientists in the former Soviet Union. Upon completion of his ophthalmology training, Dr. Hovanesian practiced as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology at the Yerevan State Medical Institute.
In 1990 Dr. Hovanesian relocated to the U.S. He was first a Research Associate at the Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California, and then continued his research in the treatment of macular degeneration at the University of Chicago. The results of his research were published in the leading ophthalmology journals. His research work in the methods of RPE transplantation was awarded the 1st Prize by the Chicago Ophthalmological Society. His residency training in ophthalmology continued at the University of Chicago Hospitals, where he became the chief resident. Upon completion of residency, Dr. Hovanesian continued his training as a fellow in treatment of vitreo-retinal diseases at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Hovanesian is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, member of the American Society Retina Specialists and Armenian American Medical Society of Southern California.
Dr. Mireille Hamparian is a board-certified ophthalmologist and eye surgeon who specializes in glaucoma. Dr. Hamparian treats a wide variety of eye diseases, including cataracts. Her practice provides a special emphasis in treating glaucoma, from diagnosis to treatment, from medical therapy to lasers and surgery.
Dr. Hamparian earned her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles and went on to earn her Doctorate of Medicine degree at Albany Medical College in New York. She concluded her fellowship in glaucoma at the University of Maryland after completing her residency in ophthalmology.
Dr Mireille Hamparian is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society, California Medical Association, California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons and the Armenian American Medical Society of Southern California.
Dr. Mutafyan is a Board Certified Advanced Laparoscopic General and Weight Loss Surgeon practicing in the Los Angeles area. He recently moved from the east coast where he did advanced training at Duke University and served as a Minimally Invasive Fellow in Advanced Laparoscopic General and Weight Loss Surgery. Previously he worked as a surgical intern at Oregon Health and Science University and graduated from the General Surgery Residency Program at Michigan State University. Dr. Mutafyan trained with world famous bariatric expert Dr. Eric J. DeMaria and performed many of the most difficult revisional surgeries including complicated redo gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and adjustable banding. Dr. Mutafyan dedicated a full year to research at Duke working on assessment of tissue ischemia after laparoscopic stapling, and on creation of endoscopic anastomoses using magnetic devices. He is affiliated with USC School of Medicine and has practices located in Glendale, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. Dr. Mutafyan is fluent in Russian and Armenian.
A. John Vartanian, M.D. Diplomate, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Diplomate, American Board of Otoloaryngology - Head & neck Surgery
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Dr. A. John Vartanian is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon whose practice focuses mainly on rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, and facial rejuvenation procedures. He is a graduate of the University of California at Irvine where he earned a B.S. with honors in biology. He then attended the Chicago Medical School and completed his residency in head and neck surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed his fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the UCLA-affiliated Lasky Clinic in Beverly Hills, CA. Dr. John Vartanian is in private-practice in Glendale, CA, and he is also a clinical instructor at USC, Keck School of Medicine. He has been a co-investigator in several FDA studies of the dermal injectables Perlane, Juvederm, and Dysport. Dr. John Vartanian has performed pro-bono pediatric facial and cleft lip/palate surgeries in Yerevan, Armenia - most recently in the Summer of 2009.
Dr. Kevin Galstyan received his medical degree and completed his residency in general surgery at Yerevan State Medical University. He then completed his internship at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Chicago.
Dr. Galstyan has a Glendale-based private practice, and is on staff at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Glendale Adventist Medical Center.
Armen A. Kassabian, M.D. Diplomate, American Board of Urology
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Armen A. Kassabian, M.D. received his medical degree from the University of Southern California, School of Medicine and completed his urologic residency at the prestigious Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.
Dr. Kassabian’s clinical areas of expertise include minimally invasive prostate therapy, male and female urinary incontinence, infertility, kidney stones, erectile dysfunction, male sexual dysfunction, benign prostate enlargement and cancers of the prostate, bladder, kidney, penis, and testicles. Dr. Kassabian has a Burbank - based private practice and is a member of the medical staffs of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, and Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.
Dr. Leo Polosajian is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology. He completed his Internal Medicine training in New York at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University, he then completed his Cardiology training in Connecticut, at the University of Connecticut, following this he subsequently completed his training in Cardiac Electrophysiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, here in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Polosajian specializes in patients with Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Pacemaker implants, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator implants, as well in complex ablations for Atrial Fibrillation and other supraventricular tachycardias.
Dr. Guiragos Minassian is a board-certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He completed his internship and residency at Loma Linda affiliated White Memorial Medical Center, in Los Angeles and received his medical degree from the Yerevan Medical School. He is an active member of AAP, Los Angeles Pediatric Society, and the Armenian American Medical Society of California. Dr. Minassian is in private practice with locations in Tarzana and Los Angeles.
Dr. Nubar Boghossian is Board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, ha has an office based practice at the Glendale Memorial and Glendale Adventist hospitals with Los Angeles Hematology /Oncology Medical Group. Dr. Boghossian received his training at Mount Sinai and Maimonides Hospitals in New York, he also trained in Europe namely England and Sweden.
Dr. Toutounjian is a board-certified Gastroenterologist and Internist. Dr. Toutounjian has a Glendale-based private practice, and is on staff at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Providence-St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank. He has expert training in advanced procedures such as ERCP and in the treatment of benign and malignant strictures in the GI tract.
Hagop S. Akiskal, M.D. Distinguished Professor and Director of International Mood Center, Department of Psychiatry and Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine University of California at San Diego
John P. Bilezikian, M.D. Professor of Medicine College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Chief of Endocrinology Director, Metabolic Bone Diseases Program At Columbia University Medical Center
Michael J. Snowden ( Vice President Investments Smith Barney ) Jennfer Bleau ( CMF American Legacy ) Stephen A. Newstadt ( Attorney Estate Planning, Trusts & Probate )
Second International Medical Congress Organizing Committee
