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Vilen AstvatsatryanLaureate of the State Prize of the ASSR, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Armenian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Date of Birth: 19.05.1933
Country:  Armenia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Spouse:Knarik Akopovna Pakhanyan (m. 1938)
- Academic Career
- 1967-1971:Dean, Yerevan Institute for Advanced Medical Training
- Research Contributions
- Studied the hereditary nature of periodic disease (1962)
- Described thalassemia, a severe hereditary blood disorder, in Armenia
- Honors and Recognition
- Laureate of the State Prize of the Armenian SSR
- Inflammatory Diseases of the Biliary Tract in Children (1971)
- Epidemiologic Observations in FMF in Armenian Children (2000)
Early Life and Education
Born:May 19, 1933, in Yerevan, ArmeniaParents:Armen Artemovich Ananyan (father), Vergine Minasovna Astsvatryan (mother)
Spouse:Knarik Akopovna Pakhanyan (m. 1938)
Sons:Grigor Astsvatryan (b. 1966), Armen Astsvatryan (b. 1969)Vilena Armenovich Astsvatryan graduated from the Yerevan Medical Institute in 1956 and began his career at the city children's hospital. In 1958, he entered postgraduate studies at the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute named after Pirogov, where he subsequently became an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics for the Faculty of Advanced Medical Training at Yerevan Medical Institute.
Academic Career
1963-1968:Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Advanced Medical Training, Yerevan Medical Institute
1967-1971:Dean, Yerevan Institute for Advanced Medical Training
1971-Present:Professor and Head of the Department of Hospital Pediatrics (now Department of Pediatrics 1)
Research Contributions
A pioneer in Armenian medical research, Astsvatryan's work has spanned a wide range of topics in pediatrics. He has:
Developed and applied vectorcardiographic research in the diagnosis of rheumatic fever in children (1960)
Studied the hereditary nature of periodic disease (1962)
Investigated the epidemiology, etiology, and treatment of inflammatory diseases of the biliary tract in children (1961-1971)
Described thalassemia, a severe hereditary blood disorder, in Armenia
Explored the role of endogenous humoral regulators in anemia associated with glomerulonephritis (1972)
Led the Republican Children's Pulmonology Center, conducting research on respiratory diseases in children (1971-1979)
Demonstrated the effectiveness of interferon in reducing respiratory infections in young children (1972-1974)
Investigated the functional state of the pancreas in rheumatic fever and the benefits of insulin therapy (1973)
Conducted cytochemical studies on pneumonia and bronchial asthma in children (1973)
Pioneered immunological research on bronchopulmonary diseases in children
Established the Republican Children's Center for the Study and Treatment of periodic disease
Honors and Recognition
Astsvatryan has received numerous accolades for his contributions to medicine, including:
Laureate of the State Prize of the Armenian SSR
Honored Scientist of the Armenian SSROrder of Friendship of Peoples
"Man of the Year" by the American Biographical Society (1996)
Member-Correspondent of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Academician of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Chairman of the Scientific Society of Pediatricians of Armenia
Publications
Astsvatryan's research has been published in over 400 publications in Russian and English, including:
Inflammatory Diseases of the Biliary Tract in Children (1971)
Medical Ethics (1974)Children's Diseases (1975)
Healthy Child (1979, 1982)
Clinical Pediatrics (1987)
Periodic Disease in Children (1989)
New Data on Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Periodic Disease (1966)
Epidemiologic Observations in FMF in Armenian Children (2000)
Patterns of FMF Morbidity in Modern Armenian Population (2002)Personal Interests
Outside of medicine, Astsvatryan enjoys reading Russian classical literature (Chekhov, Bunin, Nabokov) and listening to classical opera. He also cherishes spending time with his grandson.
