Born in Beirut, Dr. Armenian received his BS degree at the American University of Beirut (AUB) School of Arts and Sciences, MD at AUB School of Medicine, MPH at Johns Hopkins University and PhD at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene & Public Health. He was a leader in the global academic and public health communities.
Dr. Armenian’s academic and development leadership has included program development at the Ministry of Health in Bahrain, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut, director of the MPH program at Johns Hopkins University, Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and dean of the College of Health Sciences at AUA.
Dr. Armenian was a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London and a member of the American Epidemiological Society. He held leadership roles in several Armenian institutions, including the Armenian Church in Lebanon, the Hamazkaine Cultural Association, and the Karageuzian Foundation.
In addition to his professional achievements, Dr. Armenian was also a gifted artist. He began watercolor painting in Beirut, Lebanon in 1976, during a time when the country was facing an increasingly violent civil war. With his paintings, Dr. Armenian aimed to capture what few scenes of peace and beauty were left in his homeland. He once remarked, “The most fulfilling and peaceful was the time of expression through colors and images.”
