Additional Information

Certified by the EUROPEAN BOARD OF SURGERY (TRAUMATOLOGY)

 

European Board of Surgery Qualification (Tr.)

Passed Part 1 & 2 (October 25, 2013) Berlin, Germany

https://uemssurg.org/divisions/trauma-surgery/fellows

 

Certification in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

# 0-843-378-1 December 27, 2013

• USMLE Step 3 (August 23-24, 2014)

• USMLE Step 2 CK (December 1, 2013)

• USMLE Step 2 CS (November 2, 2012)

• USMLE Step 1 (October 8, 2012)

 

Certification in CANADA

Licentiate of Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)

# 115333 (July 14, 2011)

• MCC QE2 (May 1, 2011)

• MCC QE1 (October 28, 2010)

• MCC EE (May 17, 2010)

 

Supreme Certifying Commission of ARMENIA.

Ph.D. – Scientific degree awarded after Dissertation Thesis (October 2002)

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Currently holding contracts with multiple hospitals in Yerevan, Armenia

• Armenian-American Wellness Center

• Wigmore Clinic

• SlavMed Hospital

 

University Orthopedics at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital & Hasbro

Children’s Hospital

Orthopedic Surgeon

Providence, RI, USA

August 2019 – present

Military Hospital Zangezur, Armenia

Orthopedic Surgeon – Volunteer

October 3rd – November 11th

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics

Orthopedic Surgeon

Baltimore, MD, USA

August 2016 – July 2017

Joint Commission Accredited Hospital, Level 1 Trauma Center

Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation

Attending Surgeon, Orthopedic Surgery

Faculty, Orthopedic Residency Training Program - ACGME-I accredited

Doha, Qatar

May 2007 – July 2019

(academic leave August 2016 – July 2017)

Yerevan State Medical University, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

Clinical Instructor (for English-speaking students)

Yerevan, Armenia

September 2003 – May 2007

Scientific Center of Traumatology & Orthopedics Ministry of Health of Armenia

Specialist, Orthopedic Surgery

Yerevan, Armenia

October 2002 – May 2007

Scientific Center of Traumatology & Orthopedics Ministry of Health of Armenia

Resident, Orthopedic Surgery

Yerevan, Armenia

September 1997 – September 2002

Center of Psychological Rehabilitation «Stress», Armenia

Volunteer

Yerevan, Armenia

September 1995 – August 1997

 

TRAINING

University Orthopedics at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s

Hospital

Clinical Fellowship

Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis

Providence, RI, USA

August 2019 – July 2020

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics

Clinical Fellowship

Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction

Baltimore, MD, USA

August 2016 – July 2017

Ilizarov Scientific Center

Short-term Fellowship

Limb Lengthening and Deformity Corrections

Kurgan, Russia

September 2014 – November 2014

University Clinic Aachen

AO Trauma Fellowship

Aachen, Germany

June 2011 – August 2011

 

EDUCATION

Scientific Center of Traumatology & Orthopedics Ministry of Health of Armenia

Postdoctoral Researcher (Ph.D.) in conjunction with Clinical Training

• Thesis: “Bone defects reconstruction during benign bone tumors excision”

Yerevan, Armenia

September 2000 – December 2002

Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Scientific Center of Traumatology &

Orthopedics

Residency, Orthopedic Surgery

Yerevan, Armenia

September 1997 – September 2002

Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU)

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Physician (HonorsDiploma)

• GPA: 5.0 / 5.0

• Scholarship of Academic Excellence for the top student of the YSMU '96-'97

academic year (June 1996)

Yerevan, Armenia

September 1991 – June 1997

 

QUALIFICATIONS

ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Instructor

INOVA Fairfax Hospital (Annandale, Virginia, USA)

April 18, 2017

Instructor in Shock Trauma ATLS Course

Sinai Hospital, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

June 15-16, 2017

COURSES AS FACULTY & INSTRUCTOR

Sinai Hospital, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (Baltimore, MD, USA)

• Faculty – Virtual Baltimore Limb Deformity

 

COURSES AS FACULTY & INSTRUCTOR

Sinai Hospital, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (Baltimore, MD, USA)

• Faculty – Virtual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, (August 29 – 30, 2020)

• Faculty, Instructor and Lab Facilitator – Six Axis Deformity Correction: Speed

Planning, (August 25, 2019)

• Faculty, Instructor and Lab Facilitator – Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, (August

22 – 24, 2019)

• Faculty, Instructor and Lab Facilitator – Six Axis Deformity Correction: Speed

Planning, (August 27, 2018)

• Faculty, Instructor and Lab Facilitator – Baltimore Limb Deformity Course,

(August 24 – 26, 2018)

• Faculty – Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, (August 25 – 27, 2017)

• Faculty – Soft-tissue Solutions for Orthopaedic Surgeons, (August 24, 2017)

Brow University, Rhode Island Hospital, Division of Trauma (Providence RI, USA)

• Instructor – ATLS (July 13, July 21-22, 2020)

Hamad General Hospital and International Training Center (Doha, Qatar)

• Instructor – ATLS 10th Edition Update Course, (June 30, 2018)

• Instructor – ATLS, (November 2 – 4, 2017; September 20 – 22, 2018; February 6 – 9,

2019; June 4 – 6, 2019; March 21 – 23, 2019; June 4 – 6, 2019; July 4 – 6, 2019)

University of Maryland R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Centre (Baltimore, MD, USA)

• Instructor – Shock Trauma ATLS, (June 15 – 16, 2017)

INOVA Fairfax Hospital (Annandale, VA)

• Instructor – ATLS, (April 18, 2017)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

ASAMI (Association for the Study and Application of the Method of Ilizarov) (2015)

Armenian Medical Association (2003)

Orthopedic Surgeons Association of Armenia (2000)

 

VOLUNTEERING

Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) – Chapter vice-president (2013)

Center of Psychological Rehabilitation «Stress»

Yerevan, Armenia (Sept 1995 – Aug 1997)

 

LANGUAGES

English – fluent

Russian – fluent

Armenian – native language

Arabic – advanced

French – advanced

 

CLINICAL ATTACHMENTS

Vancouver General Hospital

Reconstructive Orthopedics

Vancouver, BC, Canada

March 26 – April 14, 2012

St. Michael Hospital

Reconstructive Orthopedics

Toronto, ON, Canada

April 16 – 28, 2012

Sunnybrook Health Science Center

Orthopedic Trauma

Toronto, ON, Canada

April 30 – May 12, 2012

Mount Sinai Hospital

Lower extremity reconstruction

Toronto, ON, Canada

Oct 29 – Nov 9, 2012

Department of Orthopaedics in the Salzburg General Hospital

Internship

Salzburg, Austria

Aug 1- Aug 25, 2005

 

COURSES

The Canadian Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Course

• Whistler, BC, Canada (Jan 23-25, 2020)

Sinai Hospital, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (Baltimore, MD)

• Baltimore Limb Deformity Course,(August 26 – 28, 2016)

• Internal Lengthening Nails, (August 27, 2015)

• Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, (August 28 – 31, 2015)

HMC International Training Centre (Doha, Qatar)

• 1

st Advanced Trauma Research Workshop, (April 27 – 30, 2015)

• Advanced Trauma Life Support, under the auspice of American College of Surgeons,

(April 1 – 4, 2009); recertified May 2015

• Immediate Life Support, Standards of European Resuscitation Councils,

(July 30 – 31, 2012)

• AO Trauma Course, Principles in Fractures Management, (April 19 – 21, 2011)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Standards of European and UK Resuscitation

Councils, (February 03 – 06, 2010)

• Advanced Disaster Administration & Management Support, (August 14 – 15, 2009)

• Sedation-Analgesia Program Certificate, (January 30, 2010)

Acibadem University, (Istanbul, Turkey)

• 3D (Defects-Deformities – Discrepancies) Surgery Course, (May 13 – 16, 2015)

• Intramedullary Nailing Cadaver Course (February 6 – 7, 2015)

Weill Cornell Medical College (Doha, Qatar)

• Concepts in Research Methodologies, (February 17 – 26, 2013)

International Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society Congress,

Miami, FL (November 4 – 7, 2015)

AO Trauma Course, Principles in Fractures Management,

Doha, Qatar (April 19 – 21, 2011)

Qatar Health 2010, Orthopaedics Track and Workshop

Second Qatar Radiology Symposium,

Doha, Qatar (June 12 – 13, 2009)

4th International Trauma & Emergency Medicine Conference,

Doha, Qatar (February 24 – 27, 2008)

“Weill Cornell Seminars in Bone & Joint Surgery”, Weill Medical College of Cornell

University, Hospital for Special Surgery; Salzburg, Austria (March 18 – 24, 2007)

Armenian Orthopedic Surgeons' 4th Congress,

Tsakhadzor, Armenia (September – October, 2006)

Workshops and 1st Congress of Hellenic Association of Distraction Osteogenesis,

Larissa, Greece (December 7 – 11, 2005)

“Weill Cornell Seminars in Bone & Joint Surgery”, Weill Medical College of Cornell

University, Hospital for Special Surgery; Salzburg, Austria (Aug 20 – 26, 2004)

“Satellite Symposium Bone & Joint surgery”, The American Austrian Foundation,

Hospital for Special Surgery, Yerevan, Armenia (August 28 – 30, 2004)

"PanArmenian International Congress of Surgeons",

Yerevan, Armenia (October 1 – 3, 2003) 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2018 – Postoperative Body Image Simulation as Educational Tool for Shared Decision

Making for Patients with Limb Deformities – Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar; Sinai

Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, USA

2017 – The Role of Undiagnosed Primary Immunodeficiency in Orthopedic Infection –

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD,

USA,

2017 – Gastrocnemius flaps: the comparison of single stage and delayed use for soft

tissue defects of the knee and proximal tibia, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute

for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, USA,

2017 – BMP-2 effect on new cancer development after its use on long bones; Sinai

Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, USA,

2014 – Ongoing. Ultrasound as a Diagnostic Tool for Suspected Scaphoid Fractures.We hypothesize that ultrasound could be highly effective diagnostic tool for scaphoid fractures in

acute setting, it may yield sensitivity and specificity compared and superior with other

imaging modalities. We are compering ultrasound for the diagnosis of acute scaphoid fracture

with reference standard. It is a prospective study.

2014 – Ongoing. Simplified Technique of Proximal Femoral Screw Insertion for the AO Interlocking Nail. Our proposed technic minimizing radiation exposure to the surgeon, the

surgical staff and the patient. Also, it decreases anesthesia and operating time. It is a

randomized controlled trial.

2011 – 2013 Surgical Fixation of Polytraumatized Patients with Multiple Fractures. We report case series of bilateral femoral and bilateral tibial fractures sustained in a single

traumatic event in the same patient. This entity of severely injured patients was not

investigated and due to very seldom occurrence and high mortality. In the available English

databases this is the first study describing the management and outcomes of this group of

patients.

2004 – 2006 Idiopathic Scoliosis in Armenia – prevalence, treatment, prognosis.

Prospective study consisting of school screening in the cities and rural areas, data gathering

and statistical analysis. Pediatricians and social workers were involved. Finally,

recommendations drawn from current international databases were adapted for local needs.

2002 – 2004 Total hip replacement in young patients. A study of reconstruction of

acetabular dysplasia. Background - high prevalence of untreated or neglected DDH in

Armenia. A specific semicircular plate designed for acetabulum's posterior wall

reinforcement and reconstruction during THR in patients with acetabular dysplasia.

Developed in conjunction with bioengineers.

2000 – 2002 Bone defects reconstruction after benign bone tumor excision, using

allogenic demineralized bone matrix (DBM). Retrospective-prospective study included the reconstruction of defects after benign bone tumors' excision. The crucial importance of size

and localization, as well as of the pathology itself on outcome was analyzed.

 

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, ABSTRACTS

1. Hambardzumyan V.; Digital Osteotomies as a Tool in Patients’ Education; Presentation, 30th

Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Aug 29-30, 2020

2. Hambardzumyan V., Herzenberg JE. Bone Ninja app as a body image simulation tool for

shared decision-making. J Limb Lengthen Reconstruction 2019 [cited 2020 Jan 6]; 5:105-10.

Available from: http://www.jlimblengthrecon.org/text.asp?2019/5/2/105/274579

3. Hambardzumyan V.; Bone Ninja as Educational Tool; Presentation, 29th Baltimore Limb

Deformity Course, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Aug 22-24, 2019

4. Hambardzumyan V.; Postoperative Body Image Simulation as Educational Tool for Patients

with Limb Deformities – Presentation; 28th Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, Baltimore,

Maryland, USA; Aug 24-26, 2018

5. Conway J.D., Hambardzumyan V., Giacobbe S., Gesheff M.; The Role of Undiagnosed

Primary Immunodeficiency in Orthopedic Infection. AOS/OTA/SOMOS/ORS Extremity

War Injuries XII: Homeland Defense as a Translation of War Lessons Learned (EWI XII)

Research Symposium, Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2017, Washington, DC, USA

6. Hambardzumyan V.; Controversies in Damage Control Orthopedics, Presentation –

International Conference Ilizarov Readings, 10-11 June Kurgan, Russia, 2015

7. Hambardzumyan V.; M. N. Said, B. Mashal, M. Mekhaimar; Fracture-Dislocation of talus

with subtle complete ankle ligamentous disruption (medial and lateral). Case report.

American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting 2012, June 20-23, San Diego,

California, USA

8. Galanteryan A, Hambardzumyan V.; The effectiveness of light orthopedic devices for

prophylaxis and treatment of vertebral osteoporosis, Medicinski Vesnik Erebuni, ScientificPractical Medical Journal, N 3 (27), 2006, Yerevan, Armenia

9. Hambardzumyan V.; The prevalence of Idiopathic Scoliosis among adolescents in Armenia;

Journal Herald of Armenian Surgery, N 4 (42), 2006, p. 27-30, Yerevan, Armenia

10. Hambardzumyan V.; Bone loss: surgical approaches; 1st Congress of Hellenic Association of

Distraction Osteogenesis, Larissa, Greece 7-11 December, 2005

11. Hambardzumyan V.; The role of bracing in idiopathic scoliosis treatment; Journal Herald of

Armenian Surgery, N 4 (38), 2005, p. 19-22 Yerevan, Armenia

12. Hambardzumyan V.; The positive predictive value of radiological signs for Idiopathic

Scoliosis progression, Journal "Herald of Armenian Surgery", N 3 (37), 2004, p. 37-41,

Yerevan, Armenia

13. Ayvazyan V., Ayvazyan A., Hambardzumyan V.; Postoperative rehabilitation of patients

with bone defects; First International Conference “Rehabilitation in the Medicine”, dedicated

to 10th anniversary of Academy of Medical Science of Russia, p. 14, Yerevan, Armenia,

2003

14. Ayvazyan V., Ayvazyan A., Hambardzumyan V.; Makaryan V.; Early arthroscopic surgery

of knee joint soft tissues injuries, Journal Herald of Armenian Surgery, p. 129-134 N 4 (34),

2002, Yerevan, Armenia

15. Hambardzumyan V.; Ayvazyan A.; Fibrous displasya: peculiarities of bone defects

substitution during the surgical treatment; Journal Herald of Armenian Surgery, p. 45-49, N 4

(34), 2002, Yerevan, Armenia

16. Hambardzumyan V.; Ayvazyan A.; The peculiarities of bone defects substitution during the

treatment of benign and malignant bone tumor; Journal Herald of Armenian Surgery, p. 119-

128 N 3 (33), 2002, Yerevan, Armenia

17. Ayvazyan A., Hambardzumyan V.; Segmental bone defects reconstruction during malignant

bone tumor; VII International Conference of Russian Orthopedic Surgeons, vol. 1, p. 380-

382. Novosibirsk, Russia, 2002.

18. Ayvazyan V., Ayvazyan A., Hambardzumyan V.; Reconstruction of post-tumoral bone

defects of upper end of femur; VII International Conference of Russian Orthopedic Surgeons,

vol. 1, p. 302-303. Novosibirsk, Russia, 2002.

19. Hambardzumyan V.; Ayvazyan A.; Bone defects reconstruction during the surgery of wrist

benign tumors; International conference “The treatment of upper limb diseases and

fractures”, Doneck, Ukraine, 2002.

20. Ayvazyan A., Hambardzumyan V.; Makaryan V.; Arthroscopic surgery and rehabilitation of

knee osteoarthritis; Journal Herald of Armenian Surgery, p. 82-84 N 4 (29), 2001, Yerevan,

Armenia

21. Hambardzumyan V.; Giant Cell Tumor: surgical treatment; Journal Herald of Armenian

Surgery, p. 28-33 N 4 (29), 2001, Yerevan, Armenia

22. Hambardzumyan V., Makaryan V.; Arthroscopic surgery during degenerative diseases of

knee joint; International Medical Forum People & Trauma, problems of orthopedic surgery;

p.227-228, Nijni Novgorod, Russia, 2001

23. Ayvazyan A., Hambardzumyan V. Total hip replacement in young patients; Bone and joints

defects reconstruction; International Medical Forum People & Trauma, problems of

orthopedic surgery; p.220-221, Nijni Novgorod, Russia, 2001

24. Ayvazyan V., Ayvazyan A., Hambardzumyan V., Khanamiryan T.; Bone and joints defects

reconstruction; International Medical Forum People & Trauma, problems of orthopedic

surgery; p.219-220, Nijni Novgorod, Russia, 2001

25. Aivazian A., Makaryan V., Hambardzumyan V., Early postoperative rehabilitation of patients

at arthroscopic surgery Materials of the conference Young doctors on the threshold of the

third millennium, p. 45, Yerevan, Armenia, 2001.

26. Aivazian A., Hambardzumyan V., Makaryan V.; Substitution of postoperative bone defects at

treatment of wrist and foot enchondromas; Materials of the conference Young doctors on the

threshold of the third millennium, p. 43-44, Yerevan, Armenia, 2001

27. Ayvazyan A., Hambardzumyan V.; Urgent arthroscopic surgery of knee hemarthrosis. The

first Military-Medical conference, vol. 2, p. 324-327, Yerevan Armenia, 2001

28. Ayvazyan V., Ayvazyan A., Khanamiryan T., Hambardzumyan V.; Bone defects

reconstruction; Materials of conference dedicated to 70th anniversary of YSMU, p. 64-65.

Yerevan Armenia, 2000.

29. Ayvazyan V., Ayvazyan A., Charchyan A., Hambardzumyan V.; Orthopedic limb salvage

procedures; XII international conference of Caucasian surgeons, Vol. 2, p. 131-132, Tbilisi,

Georgia, 1999,

30. Ayvazyan V., Charchyan A., Hambardzumyan V.; Orthopedic limb salvage operations in

patient with benign and malignant bone tumor; Congerss "Theoretical and Practice Issues of

Oncology", Academy of Medical Science of Armenia, p. 47-49, Yerevan Armenia, 1999.

Category - DOCTORS
Page visitors: 2615