SIMONYAN ARPINE

THERAPiST, gastroenterologist
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Professional Experience

  • Gastro Health Center, Therapist & Gastroenterologist, 2024– Present 
  • Wigmor Clinic, Gastroenterologist and Therapist, April 2021 – Present 
  • Department of Therapy No. 3, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Assistant, September 11, 2017 – 2019
  • Saint Gregory the Illuminator Medical Center, Attending Physician with Patient Management Rights in the General Therapy Department, March 2018 – August 2018
  • Department of Internal Medicine (Pulmonology and Nephrology), YSMU, Lecturer, September 18, 2019 – Present
  • Department of Internal Medicine (Pulmonology and Nephrology), YSMU, Academic Coordinator, March 2021 – April 2022
  • Ajapnyak Medical Center, Consultant Gastroenterologist, March 2020 – April 2021, Kanaker-Zeytun Medical Center, Head of the Internal Medicine Clin, April 2022 – March 2023

Education

Professional Membership

  • 2017–2020 — Member of the Armenian Association of Gastroenterologists
  • Since 2017 — Member of the Eurasian Association of Therapists
  • Since 2023 — Member of the Armenian Association for Obesity Prevention

Academic Activity

  • Co-author of the educational manual “Pulmonology” (2021), based on G. E. Roitberg and A. V. Strutinsky’s “Internal Diseases. Respiratory System” (2018) and J. A. Fishman’s “Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders,” 5th edition (2015)
  • Article: “Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in COVID-19 Viral Infection,” Medicine, Science and Education Journal, ISSN 1829-1775, No. 32, November 2021
  • Article: “Hepatic Manifestations of COVID-19 Infection and the Effect of Remdesivir on Liver Function in These Patients,” Medicine, Science and Education Journal, ISSN 1829-1775, No. 34, November 2022
  • Participant at the International Pharmaceutical Conference Drug Development: From Design To Customer (DDDC-2022), dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the YSMU Pharmacy Faculty, September 26–28, 2022, Yerevan
  • Thesis: Comparative Analysis of Self-Medication for Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Headache Symptoms, UDC: 616.211/.231:616.857, Medicine, Science and Education Journal, May 2023
  • Postgraduate student at the Department of Internal Medicine (Pulmonology and Nephrology), YSMU since 2021․

Core Professional Skills of Arpine Simonyan

  • Diagnosis and management of patients with internal medicine conditions

  • Comprehensive management of patients with comorbidities

  • Management of patients with respiratory diseases
    (including post-COVID conditions)

  • Therapeutic-level management of patients with kidney diseases

  • Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases

  • Diagnosis and management of liver diseases
    (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, drug-induced liver injury, elevated transaminases)

  • Management of patients with metabolic disorders and obesity

  • Interpretation of gastroenterological laboratory and instrumental investigations

  • Patient counseling on nutrition and prevention of gastrointestinal diseases

  • Interpretation of laboratory test results
    (biochemistry, liver function tests, inflammatory markers, etc.)

  • Evaluation of instrumental investigations
    (ultrasound, endoscopy — based on reports)

  • Prescription and adjustment of therapy based on evidence-based medicine principles

  • Teaching activities
    (student training, assistantship, educational and methodological work)

  • Participation in research activities and scientific publications

  • Preparation of scientific articles, abstracts, and educational materials

  • Multidisciplinary collaboration
    (pulmonology, nephrology, gastroenterology, endocrinology)

  • Patient-centered approach considering lifestyle and risk factors

  • Continuous professional development and participation in conferences and educational programs