Wigmore clinic
Արշակ Շահվերդյան
Speciality
Մաշկաբան,վիրաբույժ
Activity
Education
Professional Experience
2025 Mohs Micrographic Surgeon – first specialist in the Caucasus to perform Mohs micrographic surgery.
2025 Dermatologic Surgeon, Medline Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia.
2025 Dermatologist-Surgeon, Wigmore Clinic, Yerevan, Armenia.
2025 Dermatologic Surgeon and Dermatologist-Venereologist, Babayan Esthetics, Yerevan, Armenia.
2021 Founded the Dermatologic Surgery Department at Artashat Medical Center.
2019 – Present General Surgeon, Artashat Medical Center CJSC, Armenia.
2016 – 2019 General Surgeon, Clinical Resident, Astghik Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia.
2016 – 2018 General Surgeon, Gavar Medical Center, Armenia.
2009 – 2019 Physician (volunteer), Ararat Medical Center, Armenia.
Awards
2025 Certificate of Appreciation from the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia for conscientious work and dedication.
2024 Awarded by the Governor of Ararat Province as Best Physician of the Year.
2020 Awarded by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia for selfless work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professional Training and Continuing Education
June 1 – July 31, 2019 Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, PRC
Training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Surgery, and Liver Transplantation.
March 1 – May 5, 2018 Glendale Adventist Health Hospital, California, USA
Internship in General and Bariatric Surgery and Endoscopy.
March 6–9, 2018 Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
2017 – Training in Dermatologic and Venereal Diseases.
September 17–21, 2017– Participation in medical charitable mission, Noyemberyan Medical Center, Armenia.
May 12–15, 2014 – Cancer Management Course in Armenia, organized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
September–October 2014– Participation in charitable medical mission at Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center in cooperation with the Armenian Christian Medical Association (ACMA); numerous free surgical procedures performed.
October 6–8, 2010– International Congress dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Yerevan State Medical University, course in Internal Medicine, organized by the European Council for Continuous Medical Education.
2009– Awarded by the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia for winning the Republican Biology Olympiad.
2006–2009– Volunteer in the Youth and Community Action Program (YCAP), responsible for community healthcare.
August 1–3, 2007 – Participation in YCAP Community Civic Action Conference, Tsaghkadzor, Armenia.
2006 – Collaboration with US Peace Corps volunteers, organizing multiple charitable events.
June 15–19, 2005– Completed Leadership and Youth Development course of the “New Generation” program, organized by the US Peace Corps with USAID support through the Academy for Educational Development (AED).
Education
2021 – 2022 Clinical Residency in Dermatology and Venereology, Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Qualification: Medical Specialist.
2016 – 2019 Clinical Residency in General Surgery, Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Qualification: Medical Specialist.
2014 – 2016 Master’s Degree in General Medicine, Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Qualification: Physician.
2009 – 2014 Bachelor’s Degree in General Medicine, Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Qualification: Bachelor of Medicine.
1999 – 2009 Secondary School, Surenavan village, Ararat region, Armenia.