Kristina Sargsyan

Professional summary

Endocrinologist with more than 8 years of clinical experience in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency medical care. Management of the full spectrum of endocrine and metabolic diseases in adults and during pregnancy, including patients with concomitant gastrointestinal conditions. Experience in online consultations, remote patient follow-up, and remote diabetes monitoring (CGM). Additional qualifications in public health (MPH), digital health, and healthcare quality improvement.

Core skills

• Clinical endocrinology
• Management of diabetes and metabolic diseases
• Insulin therapy and CGM
• Telemedicine and online consultations
• Evidence-based medicine
• Patient education and counseling
• Clinical research coordination
• Development of clinical guidelines
• Digital health and medical informatics
• Electronic health record systems (EHR)
• Healthcare quality improvement
• Patient care in several languages (Armenian, Russian, English)

Clinical experience

Endocrinologist 07/2026 – present
Gastro Clinic Medical Center, Yerevan — private multidisciplinary outpatient clinic 
• Outpatient endocrinology care for adult patients: diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, obesity, and other endocrine disorders.
• Use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for individualized diabetes management and patient education.
• Development of patient education materials and practical clinical tools (nutrition guidelines, glucose monitoring sheets, documentation templates).

Endocrinologist 12/2021 – 12/2025
Glasbo Medical Center, Yerevan — private multidisciplinary outpatient clinic (women’s health and reproductive medicine)
• Outpatient endocrinology care for adult patients: diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, obesity, and other endocrine disorders.
• Endocrine care during pregnancy, focusing on gestational diabetes, thyroid disorders, and metabolic complications.
• Use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for individualized diabetes management and patient education.
• Development of patient education materials and practical clinical tools (nutrition guidelines, glucose monitoring sheets, documentation templates).

Endocrinologist | Study Coordinator 10/2020 – 12/2022
Muratsan Hospital Complex (YSMU University Hospital), Yerevan
• Inpatient endocrinology care, including management of acute and complex endocrine conditions.
• Management of patients of different age groups with type 1 diabetes requiring inpatient treatment.
• Study coordinator for VALOR-CKD (TRCA-303), an international phase 3b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of veverimer (TRC101) to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in patients with metabolic acidosis.

Endocrinologist 11/2017 – 09/2020
Erebuni Medical Center, Yerevan — large tertiary multidisciplinary hospital
• Management of a wide range of endocrine disorders: diabetes, thyroid diseases, adrenal and pituitary disorders, and metabolic bone diseases.
• Medical care in outpatient, inpatient, and emergency settings, including acute endocrine presentations.
• Long-term dynamic follow-up of patients with chronic endocrine diseases; hospital-wide clinical on-call service.

Endocrinology Consultant 05/2024 – 07/2025
Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), Lori region — primary care clinical support
• Clinical consultative support for family physicians in the diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes, including initiation and adjustment of insulin therapy.
• Clinical case review and strengthening chronic disease management practices in rural primary care.

Public health and digital health

Endocrinology Consultant (EIH) 02/2024 – present
American University of Armenia (AUA), Yerevan — treatment adherence study
• Clinical expert support in developing and adapting study tools for treatment adherence research among patients with endocrine diseases.

Digital Health Specialist 06/2019 – 12/2025
National Institute of Health (NIH), Yerevan
• Participation in the development and nationwide implementation of the Diabetes Registry with the national eHealth operator ARMED: registry co-administration and data quality assurance.
• Implementation of structured data entry based on ICD-10-CM; identification of systemic diabetes type misclassification through data review and physician audits.

Clinical and Academic Assistant 01/2020 – 12/2025
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan — endocrinology consultant
• Participation in the development of the national clinical guideline for diabetes care (2023).
• Training primary care professionals on evidence-based management of type 2 diabetes; expert assessment of clinical cases.

Education

Master of Public Health (MPH), 2021
American University of Armenia
Master’s thesis: “Patient experience related to diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of thyroid cancer in Armenia: a qualitative study” (16 semi-structured interviews, Warwick Patient Experience Framework).
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Medicine, 2017
Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi (YSMU)

Publications and research

• Atanyan A, Alahverdian A, Alaverdyan L, Sargsyan K, et al. (2025). Adherence to treatment for non-communicable diseases in rural Armenia: a qualitative study. European Journal of Public Health, 35(Suppl 4), ckaf161.1247.
• Sankaran RS, Padmavathy KM, Sargsyan K. (2020). The idiosyncrasy of systems in COVID-19: review of current knowledge. Asian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 3(2), 12-19.
• Co-author of the National Clinical Guideline for Diabetes Care, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia (2023).
• Poster presentation, 47th Annual Meeting of the European Thyroid Association (ETA),
• Porto, September 2026 (accepted): modulation of thyroid function during growth hormone suppression in acromegaly.
• Manuscripts under review: patient experience in thyroid cancer; the association between diabetes self-management and quality of life in rural Armenia (N = 257; DSMQ-R, EQ-5D-5L).

Volunteer research activity (Cochrane)

• Volunteer contributor to the RODIBS systematic review (Cochrane methodology): pharmacological management of irritable bowel syndrome, study selection, risk-of-bias assessment (RoB 2), and evidence synthesis.

Professional development and membership

• Avetis Health Informatics Fellowship Program (medical informatics), AECP / Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and NIH Armenia — 04/2022 – 07/2023.
• Digital Health: Planning National Systems, WHO / USAID / TechChange — 09/2023 – 12/2023.
• Member of the European Thyroid Association (ETA).

Languages

• Armenian (native)
• Russian (fluent)
• English (excellent)