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GEORGIA NEUROSURGEONS ASSIST ARMENIAN PHYSICIANS
PR Newswire
March 5, 2014 Wednesday 9:00 AM EST
MACON, Ga., March 5, 2014
Mercer University School of Medicine and The Georgia Neurosurgical
Institutehttp://www.ganeuroandspine.comsigned a cooperative agreement
with the Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia to develop an
educational and research program for students and faculty of both
countries.
The schools will work together to promote postgraduate education
for Armenian neurosurgeons and provide opportunities for faculty,
medical students, and fellows at Georgia Neurosurgical Institute
(GNI) and Mercer University School of Medicine to visit and study
health practices and programs in Armenia.
The program represents an expansion of efforts begun in 2007 by GNI
neurosurgeon Arthur A. Grigorian, M.D. to train Armenian medical
students, residents and physicians in advanced vascular surgical
procedures that prevent and treat strokes. At that time, strokes
were the 3rd leading cause of death in Armenia, with a mortality
rate nearing 100%. In June 2010, Grigorian, an Armenian native,
helped establish a fully functional endovascular stroke center at
Yerevan State Medical University. To date, the center has provided
life-saving surgery to 250 patients, dropping the country's death
rate from strokes to 30%.
Dr. Ruben Fanarjyan, Chief of Neurological Surgery at Yerevan State
Medical University, says the agreement will stimulate collaborative
research and help develop programs that address pertinent health
problems in Armenia.
According to GNI President Dr. Joe Sam Robinson, Jr., approximately
25 medical students, residents, and physicians in Armenia have already
travelled to the U.S. to study at Georgia Neurosurgical Institute.
Under the new agreement, an expanded faculty/student exchange program
between Mercer University School of Medicine and Yerevan State Medical
University will provide opportunities for U.S. medical students to
observe and study in Armenia.
Dr. William F. Bina III, Dean of the Mercer University School
of Medicine said, "The fine work that GNI has done and will do
in Armenia will have far-reaching effects. This collaboration is
important for everyone involved; it greatly benefits the people of
Armenia and allows our students at Mercer to observe firsthand the
medical challenges in another country."
In 2013, GNI's Dr. Grigorian received an Armenian Presidential
Award for his efforts to train neuroscience specialists in advanced
surgical procedures. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan presented the
prestigious award.
Founded in 1954, Georgia Neurosurgical Institute is best known for
its breakthrough treatments, and is in the forefront of surgical
procedures and medical research GNI surgeons hold 28 patents for
medical devices and have written about 200 peer-reviewed articles.
There are four GNI locations in Georgia.
Contact: Jan Hardin/ Georgia Neurosurgical Institute
[email protected]: 478-733-2323
SOURCE Georgia Neurosurgical Institute
PR Newswire
March 5, 2014 Wednesday 9:00 AM EST
MACON, Ga., March 5, 2014
Mercer University School of Medicine and The Georgia Neurosurgical
Institutehttp://www.ganeuroandspine.comsigned a cooperative agreement
with the Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia to develop an
educational and research program for students and faculty of both
countries.
The schools will work together to promote postgraduate education
for Armenian neurosurgeons and provide opportunities for faculty,
medical students, and fellows at Georgia Neurosurgical Institute
(GNI) and Mercer University School of Medicine to visit and study
health practices and programs in Armenia.
The program represents an expansion of efforts begun in 2007 by GNI
neurosurgeon Arthur A. Grigorian, M.D. to train Armenian medical
students, residents and physicians in advanced vascular surgical
procedures that prevent and treat strokes. At that time, strokes
were the 3rd leading cause of death in Armenia, with a mortality
rate nearing 100%. In June 2010, Grigorian, an Armenian native,
helped establish a fully functional endovascular stroke center at
Yerevan State Medical University. To date, the center has provided
life-saving surgery to 250 patients, dropping the country's death
rate from strokes to 30%.
Dr. Ruben Fanarjyan, Chief of Neurological Surgery at Yerevan State
Medical University, says the agreement will stimulate collaborative
research and help develop programs that address pertinent health
problems in Armenia.
According to GNI President Dr. Joe Sam Robinson, Jr., approximately
25 medical students, residents, and physicians in Armenia have already
travelled to the U.S. to study at Georgia Neurosurgical Institute.
Under the new agreement, an expanded faculty/student exchange program
between Mercer University School of Medicine and Yerevan State Medical
University will provide opportunities for U.S. medical students to
observe and study in Armenia.
Dr. William F. Bina III, Dean of the Mercer University School
of Medicine said, "The fine work that GNI has done and will do
in Armenia will have far-reaching effects. This collaboration is
important for everyone involved; it greatly benefits the people of
Armenia and allows our students at Mercer to observe firsthand the
medical challenges in another country."
In 2013, GNI's Dr. Grigorian received an Armenian Presidential
Award for his efforts to train neuroscience specialists in advanced
surgical procedures. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan presented the
prestigious award.
Founded in 1954, Georgia Neurosurgical Institute is best known for
its breakthrough treatments, and is in the forefront of surgical
procedures and medical research GNI surgeons hold 28 patents for
medical devices and have written about 200 peer-reviewed articles.
There are four GNI locations in Georgia.
Contact: Jan Hardin/ Georgia Neurosurgical Institute
[email protected]: 478-733-2323
SOURCE Georgia Neurosurgical Institute