Rafael Gharibyan is responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services, managing vendors, dealing with customs issues, and securing proper operation of the Mobile Eye Hospital and Armenia office. Rafael joined the AECP in 2003 and holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the International Relations Institute after H. Lazaryan.
Chief Ophthalmologist in Armenia AECP’s history includes a rewarding relationship with three generations of the Malayan family. In 1988, AECP Founder & President Dr. Roger Ohanesian had what would be a very fortuitous meeting with Dr. Alex Malayan in California. Dr. Malayan was visiting from Armenia as the guest of a fellow Armenian ophthalmologist, the […]
WORKING MOTHERS SHARE SIMILAR CHALLENGES WORLDWIDE Anna Hovakimyan, Chief of the Corneal-Uveitis Clinic at the Malayan Ophthalmologic Center in Yerevan, Armenia, encounters the same challenges as other working mothers worldwide. How does she balance her roles as mother, wife and physician? “With great difficulty,” Dr. Hovakimyan says. Though her days are always filled with conflicting […]
MOTHER, DAUGHTER, WIFE, TEACHER & CHIEF OF GLAUCOMA SURGERY When you ask Lilit Voskanyan which of her many roles – mother, doctor, wife, teacher, daughter, medical chief, friend – she likes best, she responds, “All of them!” As Chief of Glaucoma Surgery at the Malayan Ophthalmological Center in Yerevan, Dr. Voskanyan sees more than 50 […]
Anna Hovhannisyan is responsible for accounting and financial operations. Anna has been an AECP team member since 2007 and holds a Master’s Degree in Finances and Credit from the Armenian State University of Economics.
In 1996, Dr. Khodam Rostomian joined Kaiser Permanente as Chief of Ophthalmology Service. As a comprehensive ophthalmologist, Dr. Rostomian practices cataract surgery, surgical and medical management of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration. In addition to serving on the Armenian EyeCare Project’s Board of Directors, Dr. Rostomian also sits on the Board of Directors at […]
EXCEPTIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGIST TRAINS ARMENIAN PHYSICIANS Dr. S. Chien Wong, an exceptional ophthalmologist and vitreo-retinal surgeon in London, UK, is among a handful of doctors in the world with a super-specialty practice in pediatric vitreo-retinal surgery and retinovascular diseases. He manages complex pediatric retina at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Moorfields Eye Hospital, both […]
Gloria Sefton (Saatjian) is an attorney with over 35 years of diverse professional experience in the ophthalmic and life sciences industry. She held the position of Chief Legal Officer at AcuFocus, Inc., an ophthalmic medical device company, prior to its merger with Bausch + Lomb in early 2023. Before obtaining her law degree, Gloria held […]
PERFORMED ARMENIA’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL CORNEA IMPLANT Joining Roger Ohanesian and a team of other doctors on the Armenian EyeCare Project’s 26th Medical Mission in June 2005, Dr. Anthony Aldave performed the country’s first artificial cornea implant. An Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Aldave is a full-time faculty member of the UCLA Jules Stein Institute, spending about […]
Michael Sahakian has over 40 years of experience in project and construction management. Including both international and domestic projects and spanning from across Europe, The Middle East, and Central America, Sahakian’s roles included work with two grassroots refineries, petrochemical plants, gas treating, oil & gas upstream facilities, power generation and infrastructure. His international experience, specifically […]
