Shushan Hovsepyan

Shushan Hovsepyan, MD

Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Fellow

Hematology Center after Prof. Yeolyan/
Yerevan State Medical University
Hrachya Nersisyan 7

Yerevan, Armenia 
0014
Phone / Email Information
Email: shushhovsepyan96@gmail.com

About

Being a pediatric oncologist for me is not only a job, it is a lifestyle. Here, every cancer cell has its own authority, and I want to discover and learn as much pathology and pathophysiology as cancer cells know. I have decided to become a pediatric oncologist due to my oncology professor, Dr. Tamamyan. Due to him, I have started to write abstracts, work on research papers. I became keen to learn more and more day by day. The second reason for my decision was the ESMO-ESO Courses on Medical Oncology for medical students, where I gained extensive experience and motivation, which helped me to realize that Pediatric Oncology is for me.  After the course, I started to work as a volunteer at the Pediatric Oncology Department, where I gained valuable experience working in an academic reference environment. Currently, I am a fellow at the National Institute of Tumors in Milan, Italy. Also, I am studying at Harvard Medical School in the Effective Writing for Healthcare program. My research interests are in rare pediatric solid tumors, particularly soft tissue sarcomas.

Key Accomplishments

  • ESCO Fellow at the College of the European School of Oncology for the year 2020-2021
  • Nominal Student Scholarship named after Grigor Areshyan at YSMU

Education / Honors

  • Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Fellow at the Hematology Center after Prof. Yeolyan, Yerevan, Armenia, 2020 – present
  • Visiting fellow in Pediatric oncology department in National Cancer Institute of Milan, Italy, 04.2021- 11.2021
  • Effective Writing for Health Care, Postgraduate program Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 2021- present
  • Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Armenia, 2014-2020
  • Oncology Course ESMO-ESO on Medical oncology Valencia 2019, Spain
  • Internship at the Saint Petersburg Pediatric Medical University, Russia, 2019
  • Internship at the First Moscow State Medical University, Russia, 2018

Key Publications

  • Peer-reviewed articles
    1. Sh. Hovsepyan, L. Hakobyan, A. Mkhitaryan, M. Terenziani, A. Ferrari, G. Sironi, D. T. Schneider, G. Tamamyan. (2021). Treating rare tumors with the assistance of the expert virtual consultation system: two cases of juvenile granulosa cell tumors. Tumori, 3008916211052332. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/03008916211052332
    2. Petrosyan M, Avagyan A, Sh. Hovsepyan, et al. Pediatric Locally Advanced Synovial Sarcoma: What Would Be the Best Treatment Option?. Oncology (Williston Park). 2021;35(2):57-60. doi:10.46883/ONC.2021.3502.0057
  • Abstracts
    1. Sh. Hovsepyan, R. Papyan, G. Tamamyan, L. Sargsyan- Vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy in children with cancer: a report from Armenia -2021 submitted to ASPHO Meeting (e-poster)
    2. Sh. Hovsepyan, R. Papyan, L. Sargsyan, G. Tamamyan – Methotrexate- induced complications in childhood cancer: a report from Armenia 2021, submitted to SIOP 2021 Virtual Congress (e-poster)
    3. Sh. Hovsepyan, H. Grigoryan, G. Tamamyan – QT interval prolongation in patient with acute T Cell lymphoblastic leukemia 2021- submitted to SIOP 2021 Virtual Congress (online publication)
    4. V. Khachatryan, Sh. Hovsepyan, A. Sargsyan- Prevalence of lifestyle-related factors among patients with diabetes mellitus- 2019, submitted to 3rd International Conference on Non communicable Diseases (poster)
    5. A. Sargsyan, Sh. Hovsepyan, V. Khachatryan- Coca-cola consumption and associated health problems- 2019, submitted to 3rd International Conference on Non communicable Diseases (poster)
  • Manuals
    1. Shushan Hovsepyan, Henrik Grigoryan, H. Artinian-Seissian, Gevorg Tamamyan, Manual for nurses-Principles of processing central venous catheter inputs, 2021