May 20th is World Traumatologist Day, one of the oldest branches of medicine.  The first notes about traumatology and orthopedics are found in ancient time inscriptions, specifically in the works of Hippocrates “on injuries” and “on joints”. Of course, the methods and possibilities of those days and nowadays are incomparable, but the mission of doctors is the same - to help people without harming them.    Dear doctors, the feedback, blessings and words of appreciation from the parents of little patients are about your humanism and professionalism.  Thank you and congratulations on your day! https://www.arabkirmc.am/hy/services/77  

Swiss neurologist, professor Eugen Boltshauser visited the Neurology and Neurosurgery Service of “Arabkir” MC again.   During his regular visits, together with Armenian colleagues, the professor conducts examinations and consultations for patients whose clinical cases deserve special attention due to their complexity and uniqueness. Those patients are selected and queued up before the professor՚s arrival. And not only patients from “Arabkir” MC can receive professor’s advice, but from other clinics as well.   This time 30 patients were examined by the professor and cases of 15 patients were discussed without them being present. 16 clinicians attended the meetings. 

May 12th is the International Nurses Day. Nurse is a right-hand man to a doctor, caring mothers and sisters for our patients, working day and night and dedicating their life to the kindest mission - humanism. Thank you, dear nurses!  Wishing health and love to you and your families.  This time 30 patients were examined by the professor and cases of 15 patients were discussed without them being present. 16 clinicians attended the meetings. 

Happy Birthday, dear Ara Sayen.   It’s hard to summarize in a few word or minutes our love and respect for you as a person, who lives and works for the health of Armenian children and adults, for their well-being and the progress of the country, who constantly searches for and finds new ways to develop “Arabkir” MC and projects achievements of the complex across the country. You are exemplary with your dedication. Thank you for being our unique example, irreplaceable teacher, kind doctor and precious friend.    We wish that all your birthday wishes from Armenia and the world come true. Be healthy and keep enriching us with your presence.  From your big family, “Arabkir” MC https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=976997096289385  

May 3rd is World Asthma Day.    It was organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma and is aimed to increase awareness about asthma.  Asthma is the most common chronic pediatric condition and can be managed by reducing and preventing further exacerbation with right professional approaches.    The theme for this year is “Closing Gaps in Asthma Care” through timely and right diagnosis and treatment. In “Arabkir” MC the Respiratory Medicine and Allergology service works with asthmatic patients. To request an appointment in advance call 015 400 300 /21 36/. https://instagram.com/stories/astghikbag/2829837791059569290?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

May is Melanoma Awareness Month and on that occasion the Dermatology Service of “Arabkir” MC will conduct free screening and dermatoscopic examination on May 7, from 10:00 to 14:00 in order to detect the problem.  Melanoma is a malignant neoplasm, which has the ability to develop quickly and cause metastases. And that is why early detection and treatment of melanoma are extremely important.  Melanoma can occur at any age, regardless of gender. People with light skin tone, many moles, as well as with family history of skin cancer are in the risk group. To request an appointment call 015 400 300 /10 39/.  “Arabkir” MC, polyclinical building, 2nd floor.   Our specialists are: Armine Adilkhanyan https://www.arabkirmc.am/hy/pro/826 Tatevik Harutyunyan https://www.arabkirmc.am/hy/pro/829 Inga Mkhitaryan https://www.arabkirmc.am/hy/pro/827   

Dear visitors, we inform you that in our “Arabkir Plus” building there are services for both children and adults. Details in the video and on the link.

The laboratory of “Arabkir” MC welcomed Arusik Mkrtchyan ( DJ Vakcina ). Recently, she came up with a good initiative: she works in a company for a day and donates her salary to the Health Fund for Children of Armenia #HFCArmenia.   Our guest is a Laboratory Doctor by her third degree and the PCR, microbiological and biochemical blood tests she’s done are a good cause to return to that speciality.    Thank you, dear Arusik!   

Today is April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day. The theme is “Inclusive quality education for all”.  COVID-19 has affected 90% of students in the world, including people who need special conditions for education and know the price of their right to education. Today՚s event will be aimed at that problem, trying to find a solution by raising an awareness about autism.  “Arabkir” Medical Complex with “ArBeS” Health Center and regional branches is the founding and leading company dealing with autism issues in Armenia. Our multidisciplinary team not only detects and diagnoses the problem, but conducts early intervention to treat it as well. The interventions contribute to child’s integration and further realization of educational, social and labor rights. 

“Investments made in the field of education and healthcare have long lasting effects that may not be visible at the time, but over the years that educated and healthy generation will lead the country”. Guest of the “Note of Success” program on the Public Radio of Armenia was Ara Babloyan. He shared his formula of success and talked about “Arabkir” MC, the development and most successful programs, and, as a հealthcare organizer, shared his approaches aimed at maintaining public health, prevention and control of diseases.  

“Hi, I’m Cassidy Meghan and I want to tell you about epilepsy and say that people with epilepsy are just like others, they are one of you”. This letter of a 9-year old girl was the reason for the International Epilepsy Day, also known as a “Purple Day”. The goal is to raise awareness about epilepsy and to tell people that epilepsy is not a verdict, people with epilepsy know to dream, and, most importantly, know how to live with epilepsy.    Armenian children with epilepsy receive medical care and service in “Arabkir” Medical Complex. Not only diagnosis and treatment are conducted here, but all the necessary procedures of follow-up care as well. One of the greatest achievements of recent years are the surgeries performed in cases of epilepsy, the effectiveness of which was evaluated by both foreign and our own experience. The Neurology and Neurosurgery Service of “Arabkir” MC closely cooperates with European partners, particularly Bulgarian, who came to Armenia and directly introduced this neurosurgical practice to us.  

Dear visitors, we gladly inform you that Adult Surgery Services fully equipped with modern technologies are available at “Arabkir +”. Both open and laparoscopic surgeries are performed here: Cholecystectomy (in case of calculous and acalculous cholecystitis) Herniotomy (inguinal, ventral, umbilical, epigastric) Appendectomy (removal of the appendix) Abdominal cystic masses (simple and complex cysts of liver, parasitic cysts, e.g. echinococcus) Colorectal surgeries (hemorrhoids, anal fissure, pilonidal cyst) Ambulatory interventions (with local anesthesia) For more information call 060 400 300 /22 20/ and 015 400 300 /11 49/. 

"Arabkir" MC - ICAH welcomed Dr. Jihane Tawilah, the newly appointed head of the WHO Country Office in Armenia and Henrik Khachatryan, one of the employees of the Country Office. Dr. Tawilah got acquainted with the work carried out and discussed new cooperation ideas with Ara Babloyan, the scientific director of the complex and Sergey Sargsyan, the head of the ICAH.   The relations “Arabkir” MC with WHO have a long history, starting from the first pediatric courses. Later, in collaboration with the WHO headquarters and the University of Geneva, “Arabkir”, for the first time in Armenia, implemented the hand hygiene program aimed at preventing the spread of nosocomial infections. And today, “Arabkir” MC-ICAH is the Armenian partner of the pan-European research studies "Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children" and "Monitoring Obesity Among Children" by WHO.    We would like to note that employees of "Arabkir" MC - ICAH continuously get invited to other countries as experts in programs of WHO and other international organizations, and Ara Babloyan, the scientific director of the medical complex was a member of the Executive Board of WHO.  For more information call 060 400 300 /22 20/ and 015 400 300 /11 49/. 

March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, an opportunity to talk about this chromosomal disorder once again, about people with this syndrome, their rights and opportunities.  On the eve of the day, Gayane Zakaryan, pediatrician, the head of the Rehabilitology Service of the “ArBeS” Health Center, gave an interview to the Public Radio of Armenia. 

Thyroid function tests (free T4 and TSH) are necessary for the screenings of thyroid gland pathologies.  The Laboratory Service of "Arabkir" MC reminds you, that on the occasion of spring holidays the tests listed above will cost 3500 AMD instead of 4500 AMD.

Association of Young Pediatricians of Armenia (AYPA) and Diagnostic Radiology Service inform that on March 15 at 16:45 professor Jovan Lovrenski from Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Novi Sad, Serbia will have "Lung ultrasound in children" online lecture. This lecture is organized within the frame of the OMI program, American-Austrian Fund.   Target audience - radiologists, pulmonologists, pediatricians. Participation is free.  Join via the link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84097894862?pwd=T2w2Z3hxT01EZ3QrNzVuN09WclVqQT09

Today is World Kidney Day. The theme is “Kidney Health for All”.   10% of the Earth's population have some type of kidney pathology and over 2 million people are on hemodialysis. Smoking, high blood pressure and obesity are bad for kidneys. Other health conditions can affect kidneys as well, and to prevent the damage, specialists recommend to drink 1.5-2 liters of water per day, stay physically active, eat healthy, limit salt intake and in case of symptoms see a doctor.    “Arabkir” MC is the leader in the nephrology field in Armenia. Since 2002 kidney transplantation has been performed here and the 200th transplant was done recently. Four departments in our medical complex work on kidney health: nephrology, uro-surgery, hemodialysis and transplantology departments.  We join our international colleagues and remind you that the prevention of any disease, including kidney pathologies, is better than cure.

Happy Women’s Day to all mothers, sisters, our lovely doctors, nurses and nurse assistants, administrative workers, we wish you health, peace, infinite love and happiness.    Laboratory Service of “Arabkir” MC offers discounts on the occasion of spring holidays.

The Neurology and Neurosurgery Service of “Arabkir” MC together with Bulgarian colleagues have performed exclusive surgeries like Deep Brain Stimulation /DBS/ for the first time in Armenia. This is an effective neurosurgical method especially for movement disorders. Most of the time it is applied in adult medicine, for example if a patient has parkinsonism. When medications do not help, surgical intervention is necessary: electrodes are implanted in certain nuclei, and those electrodes work with the instructions of a subcutaneous pacemaker-like device - controlling impulses. In order to perform and master this surgical method, a group of Armenian doctors was trained at the University Hospital “Saint Ivan Rilski” of Sofia last June.    The first of the two patients operated in “Arabkir” MC had Parkinson's disease and the second patient is an 11 year old girl, who, about five years ago, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, which leads to progressive movement disorders. Adjustments of stimulators for both patients will be made 3 weeks after the surgery   Except Deep Brain Stimulation, epilepsy surgeries were performed, the second of which was exceptional for Armenia, because a 2 year old patient with a high frequency of epileptic seizures was operated on. We wish health to all patients. We thank our colleagues, who helped us to perform these hard operations and the Children’s Health Foundation of Armenia,  with the support of which the 11 year old girl underwent surgery.

March 3rd is World Hearing day and this year’s theme is “To hear for life, listen with care”.    Pediatric audiologic service of “Arabkir” MC, which has 1200 children under follow-up care, is a leader in organizing early intervention for the prevention of hearing impairments, early diagnosis and childrens' speech development. Our team cooperates with foreign colleagues and does everything for the health and quality of life of children with hearing impairment.  Find answers to the series of questions about hearing problems in the “Parenting School” playlist of the “Havat” Public Organization that is associated with the audiologic service.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WATcYmeSq14…

On the occasion of spring holidays our Laser Cosmetology Service offers sales up to 50% until April 1st. Upper and lower lips - 1 500 AMD instead of 2 500 AMD Face - 10 000 AMD instead of 15 000 AMD Neck - 6 000 AMD instead of 10 000 AMD Neck (male) - 7 500 AMD instead of 15 000 AMD Forehead - 3 000 AMD instead of 5 000 AMD Nape - 6 000 AMD instead of 10 000 AMD Chin - 3 500 AMD instead of 4 500 AMD Sideburns - 4 500 AMD instead of  6000 AMD Cheekbones - 3 000 AMD instead of 5 500 AMD Armpits - 5 000 AMD instead of 8 000 AMD Arms - 14 000 AMD instead of 18 000 AMD Arms /above the elbow/ - 6 000 AMD instead of 8 000 AMD Arms /under the elbow/ - 8 000 AMD instead of 10 000 AMD Bikini - 10 000 AMD instead of 15 000 AMD Deep Bikini - 15 000 AMD instead of 20 000 AMD Chest area - 12 000 AMD instead of 20 000 AMD Abdominal area - 18 000 AMD instead of 30 000 AMD  Belly button area - 6 000 AMD instead of 10 000 AMD    Hair removal is performed with Alexandrite laser method and is painless, with long-lasting effect.   Diana Movsesyan 094 800 380 Mamikonyants 30, “Arabkir +”    * The article is intended for visitors of “Arabkir” MC-ICAH.

The Ministry of Health presented to the government a concept for the introduction of comprehensive medical insurance in Armenia. Ara Babloyan answered some questions about the program.  https://www.aravot.am/2022/02/28/1250501/

Last days of winter at winter school. The Neurology Service of the “Arabkir” MC together with Swiss colleagues brought together more than 40 pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons from different medical institutions of the republic, as well as a group of 3rd year pediatric anesthesiology and intensive care clinical residents.    During the “Neurological issues in pediatrics”  winter school various professional issues were discussed. The purpose is continuous professional development and learning about modern approaches in the field by presenting interesting cases.    According to participants, these 3-day meetings, which have become a tradition for 11 years, are effective not only for professional growth, but for networking and new meetings as well. 

International specialist on Change Management, certified facilitator Ekaterina Karmak had a lecture in “Arabkir” MC.  The theme of the course was “Modern approaches of management”. Why is it necessary to work with the team with hypotheses, how to lead and motivate different generations of employees, what are the feedback options and why change management is important. The purpose of the theoretical and practical discussions of such issues was to make the work more efficient, especially in the middle management.  

Professor Babloyan answered the questions about the “Omicron” variant of SARS-CoV-2, its prevalence in children, about the course of the disease and vaccinations.

What is Computed Tomography, how is it performed and when do doctors recommend this type of medical imaging. Listen about our new and modern CT scanner. 

Read Ara Babloyan’s response to the press publications about in-patient care conditions in pediatric clinics. “Yes, yesterday we participated in the discussion that took place at the Ministry of Health on the in-patient care conditions in pediatric clinics.  It was a multifaceted discussion between healthcare organizers, heads of large pediatric healthcare organizations and healthcare specialists. We, as organizers of children’s healthcare and heads of medical centers, support creating mechanisms that will prevent patients from staying at hospitals unreasonably long and will benefit the effectiveness of the medical process. But we also need to protect the rights of patients, who need long-term hospitalization; they should not be denied in the influence of the general approach.    We are glad that everyone at the discussion shared this opinion and we hope that the optimal mechanism, which should be finalized by the MoH, will combine the ideas of preventing the unnecessary long stay at in-patient care units and protecting the rights of patients in need of long-term hospitalization. 

Biayna Sukhudyan, the head of the Neurology Service of “Arabkir” MC held a five-day consultation together with neurologist Mane Tadevosyan at “Arevik” Medical Center, Stepanakert. Our doctors examined over 240 children with different neurologic problems - epileptic symptoms, developmental delay, headaches etc. The specialists prescribed appropriate treatment, and, if necessary, additional tests.    The “Doctors for Artsakh” program, launched by the Ministries of Health of the RA and Artsakh, Fund for Armenian Relief and Progressive Medicine NGO, is about regular visits and has been implemented since March 2021. 

Dear doctors, The 6th edition of the International Medical Congress of Armenia will take place on July 6-8, 2023, the theme is “Together we can do more”. Follow the IMCA Facebook page for more information. https://www.facebook.com/6imca/?ref=page_internal 

As every year, Santa’s helpers came to “Arabkir” MC with health and peace wishes and, of course, with large bags full of gifts. The children who welcomed New Year at “Arabki” MC, were surprised, because red-wearing helpers were coming from the roof. They probably visited Carlson as well :)  Thank you for making our children happy! And thanks to Ayo! Initiative of the Fund for Armenian Relief, reArmenia platform, “ArmActive” PO, who convinced Santa Claus to send his helpers.    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The presentation of interesting medical cases at the end of the year is a tradition at “Arabkir” MC. This year wasn’t an exception. All departments of the complex presented more than 20 cases, which are noteworthy as a new or rare medical case. Almost all doctors of the complex participated in this discussion. At the end they received little gifts from “Secret Santa”.

Maxillofacial Surgery Department is located in "Arabkir +" building and following interventions are performed here both in-patient and out-patient way: Tooth extraction of any complexity,  Tooth-saving surgeries, Removal of cysts, Lingual and maxillary frenectomy without sutures and blood,  Treatment of suppurative inflammatory diseases, Treatment of traumas, Treatment of salivary gland disorders, Treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders, Removal of benign neoplasms. Our department provides various anti-age procedures as well.   For additional information call 060 400 300 /22 20 or 10 23/.