Neurology
Learning Objectives
Dr. Gayane Melikyan
Gayane Melikyan is an associate professor of clinical neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed her MD and PhD at Yerevan State Medical Institute.
Sharon Chekijian, MD, MPH
Dr. Chekijian joined the Yale School of Medicine faculty in 2007 where she works full-time as an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. She is faculty member in the Section of Global Health and International Emergency Medicine as well as in the Section of Administration. She has served as the inaugural Medical Director of patient experience since 2011. She is also the Medical Director of the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner group in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Chekijian is a seasoned educator and is the founding Medical Director of the APP residency program which admitted its 1st cohort in 2015. She completed the Yale Medical Education Fellowship in 2014. Her research interests lie in global emergency medicine and include emergency care systems' development in low and middle-income countries, unintentional injury prevention in low and middle-income countries, as well as stroke and cardiac care in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Chekijian has led and participated in projects in the Republic of Armenia, Uganda, and Iraq. She has consulted for the World Bank and the US Department of State. She is an active member of the Stroke Initiative Advisory Task-Force for Armenia (SIATA). Dr. Chekijian was awarded a Fulbright in 2020 for her work to improve emergency care in Armenia by the establishment of a new emergency medicine residency program in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health of Armenia and supported from a research standpoint by the School of Public Health at the American University of Armenia. She is deeply committed to patient experience, communication and humanism in medicine. Dr. Chekijian co-produced a film that addresses human rights as it relates to the Armenian Genocide of 1915 under the working title “The Hidden Map” that premiered at the Toronto Pomegranate Film Festival in 2019.
Dr. Tatevik Hovakimyan
Tatevik Hovakimyan, MD, is a cardiologist and the Heat of the Arrhythmology Service at the Nork-Marash Medical Center.
Oriane Longerstaey, MD
Dr. Longerstaey is currently a fellow in the division of Global Emergency Medicine at Brown University in Providence, RI. After obtaining her medical doctorate from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, she graduated from her residency in emergency medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Her research interests lie in global emergency medicine and capacity building of emergency systems. She has particular expertise in graduate medical education with ongoing residency education projects in Tanzania and Armenia. She has also worked in Rwanda to build a curriculum for mass casualty incidents response for physicians, nurses and paramedics.
Dr. Silva Boyajian
Dr. Silva Boyajian is a board-certified Emergency Medicine specialist with a robust academic background and clinical expertise. She earned her Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in May 2016. Following her medical degree, Dr. Boyajian completed a rigorous residency in Emergency Medicine at Kern Medical Center, where she trained from July 2016 to June 2020. Her comprehensive training and dedication have equipped her to handle a wide range of emergency medical situations with precision and care.
Dr. Aline Herlopian
Aline Herlopian, MD is a neurologist at Yale School of Medicine. She is the medical director for Clinical Neurophysiology/EEG lab and the director of clinical trials in epilepsy. She completed her neurology resident at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and her fellowships in clinical neurophysiology and clinical epilepsy at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Anthony Tomassoni
Anthony Tomassoni, MD is a emergency medicine physician at Yale University. He is the medical director for the Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster and response. His current research interests focus on medical education, particularly medical simulation, medical toxicology and disaster medicine.
Dr. Lina Zubalova
Lina Zubalova MD, is a neurologist at Erebuni Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia.
Dr. Greta Sahakyan
Greta Sahakyan, MD is a neurologist at Astghik Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia.
Dr. Lilit Minasyan
Lilit Minasyan, MD, is a neurologist with the cerebrovascular neurosurgery service at Erebuni Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia.
Dr. Nune Yeghiazaryan
Nune Yeghiazaryan, MD, is the head of the neurology department and stroke unit at Erebuni Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia
Dr. Zhora Baghdasaryan
Zhora Baghdasaryan, MD is a neurologist in the neurology and stroke department at Gyumri Medical Center in Gyumri, Armenia.
Dr. Aaron Slayman
Aaron Staymen, MD is a neurologist at Swedish Medical Center-Cherry Hill in Seattle, Washington.
Dr. Luis Kolb
Luis Kolb, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Yale Medicine specializing in spine surgery, with a sub-specialty in complex spine deformity, tumors, degenerative spine diseases and complex revision surgery.
Dr. Daniel DiCapua
Dr. Daniel DiCapua is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Clinical Chief of Neuromuscular Medicine and Director of the Neuromuscular Fellowship Program. He received his MD from Temple University School of Medicine (2005) and completed Residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital (2009) and Fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine (2010). He specializes Neuromuscular Medicine and specifically in Myasthenia Gravis and Neuropathy.
