Harutyun Kushkyan, MD, PhD is the Minister of Health of Armenia, a medical educator par excellence, a highly respected researcher, a surgical endocrinologist -- and a Plenary Session  Speaker at the Tenth Armenian Medical World Congress (AMWC09), July 1-4, 2009. 
 

Through Erebouni Hospital, where Dr. Kushkyan  was instrumental in establishing Medical, Dental, and Nursing schools, he has facilitated continuing medical education that has directly improved patient care in Armenia.

 

More than 60 Armenian physicians and nurses have received additional medical training abroad, and more than 80 physicians and nurses from the United States, France, and Germany have held and continue to hold, medical education sessions and conferences at the Erebouni Medical Center.

These are just a few of the accomplishments of Dr. Kushkyan, who has received awards from the University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Boston's Beth Israel Hospital, University of California of Los Angeles (UCLA), American International Health Association, Medal of F.Nansen, Medal of  the State Medical University by M.Heratsi awarded by the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia and the state medal of M.Heratsi by Robert Kocharyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia.

Please welcome Dr. Kushkyan at the opening reception on Wednesday, July 1, or speak directly with him on Thursday July 2 at the Plenary Session on Comparative Health Care Systems.

Dr. Kushkyan is just one of the prominent leaders and experts who will come to New York to AMWC09 to form lasting collegial relationships with Congress attendees from 10 nations and 5 continents.

Vicken Pamoukian, MD