SAHAKYAN ARTAVAZD BAGRAT (born in 1953, Noyemberyan) is a surgeon (plastic), candidate of medical sciences, associate professor, since 1985 he has been the chief specialist of plastic surgery and microsurgery of Ministry of Health of Armenia, since 1996 he has been the head physician of reconstructive Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery Department at the University Hospital №1 and the manager at the Department of Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery of the YSMU, since has been the advisor to the rector of YSMU in clinical practice.

He graduated the school with a Gold Medal In 1969, from the faculty of General Medicine of YSMU in 1975. He passed his postgraduate school in 1976.

He worked at the Noyemberyan Regional Hospital in 1976, at the department in the 15th and 16th hospitals in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine as a general surgeon, head of the department from 1976 to 1982.

From 1982 to 1984 he completed the clinical residency at the Institute of Surgery after Mikaelyan.

From 1984 to 1989 he was a junior researcher, senior researcher, head of the National Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery.

In 1989 he received a PhD, defending a dissertation on “Leg as a donor zone for free transplantation to repair the wrist”.

In 1986, he performed the first kidney transplantation with professor Mikayelyan.

From 1990 to 1994 he participated in the Liberation War in Artsakh, worked at the Stepanakert Regional Hospital and a military hospital.

In December 1990, in Paris, on behalf of the Prime Minister of Armenia, he held talks with Iranian Minister of Health Professor Faizel (request of Patrick Devedjian).

From 1995 to 1999 he was a deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

From 1996 to 2008 he was the director of the hospital N1 of the University.

From 1996 to 1998 he was the head of the Department of Health and Social Protection of the Yerevan City Hall, was a member of the Commission for the Treatment of Freedom Fighters under the President of the Republic of Armenia.

Since 1984 he has participated in many conferences in Moscow, Tbilisi, Tehran, Paris, Athens (Larissa), Bern, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Rochester (USA).

He was awarded with the "Heratsi" Medal by the President of Armenia(1998), the "Medal of Valor" by the President of Artsakh(2000), the Freidtjof Nansen medal (2003), the medal of the Prime Minister (2007), the Gold Medal of the University (3 times), the Diplomas of Ministry of Health, the first degree order for merits before the President of the Motherland (2010), the “Vachagan Pious” by the President of Artsakh (2011), the Medal "Isaki" by Ministry of Defense (2011), the "Vazgen Sargsyan" (2012) and "Armed forces of 20 years" (2013) by Ministry of Defense, a gold medal of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia.

In 2014 he received the title of Honorary Doctor.

Author of over 200 scientific articles and 7 inventions.

SAHAKYAN ARTAVAZD BAGRAT

"Heratsi" Hospital Complex No. 1, Armenia, 0025, Yerevan, 58 Abovyan St.