HOVAKIMYAN LUCY

gastroenterologist, nutritionist
online booking

Experience

  • Gastro Health Center, gastroenterologist-hepatologist-nutritionist October 2024 – present
  • Elta Med Medical Center, Ararat, Gastroenterologist, May 2025 – Present
  • Rebalance Medical Center, Gastroenterologist, January 2025 – July 2025
  • Kapan Medical Center, Gastroenterologist, November 2024 – March 2025
  • Armenian-Canadian Medical Center Maple Leafs, gastroenterologist-hepatologist October 2024 – January 2025
  • UEG Week Participant Vienna, Austria 2024 October 13-15
  • UEG Visiting Clinical Fellow, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Neurogastroenterology, Gothenburg, Sweden September 23 – October 4, 2024
  • WHO Rapporteur on Healthy Lifestyles International Youth Day 2024 August 12
  • TEENSLIVE (UNESCO) Rapporteur on Healthy Lifestyles World Health Day 2024 April 7
  • Clinical Observer, Tufts Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Boston, USA, June-August 2023
  • AGBU Intern Global Leadership Program 2023 June-August
  • Individual and Group Fitness Trainer Tutunjyan Fitness Center February 2020 – March 2024
  • First Aid Instructor Armenian Sports Medicine Association 2020 – Present
    Volunteer Ministry of Health, Physician’s Assistant Artsakh 44-Day War 2020, September-November

Education

  • Yerevan State Medical University, clinical residency in gastroenterology and hepatology 2022-2024
  • Yerevan State Medical University, Faculty of Medicine – Diploma with honors 2016-2022
  • HMX Fundamental Program (online learning platform
    of Harvard Medical School), Immunology 2020, January – April
  • A. Shirakatsi International Scientific and Educational Complex 2005-2016

Qualifications

Languages

  • Armenian – Native Speaker
  • English – Fluent
  • Russian – Fluent

Core Professional Skills

  • Diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal diseases

  • Management of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (IBS, functional dyspepsia, bloating, diarrhea/constipation)

  • Nutritional management of patients with gastrointestinal disorders

  • Implementation of the low-FODMAP diet in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

  • Individualized dietary planning for patients with gastrointestinal and hepatological conditions

  • Management of patients with liver diseases (steatosis, NAFLD, elevated liver enzymes, etc.)

  • Application of a neurogastroenterology-oriented approach to functional gastrointestinal disorders

  • Diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease).

  • Interpretation of laboratory and instrumental investigations (blood tests, ultrasound, endoscopy reports)

  • Comprehensive patient-centered approach considering lifestyle, physical activity, and psychosocial factors

  • Counseling patients on healthy lifestyle and disease prevention

  • Multidisciplinary collaboration (gastroenterology, nutrition, fitness, preventive medicine)

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

  • Medical counseling and public speaking on healthy lifestyle topics

  • Continuous professional development and participation in international congresses and clinical observerships