Parounak Zelveian
Encyclopedia
Parounak H. Zelveian is an internationally recognized specialist in the field of arterial hypertension and sleep apnea
and a famous public health figure in Armenia.
Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from a few seconds to minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. Similarly, each abnormally low...
and a famous public health figure in Armenia.
Positions
- Head of Preventive Cardiology Center at L.A. Ohanesyan Institute of Cardiology (since 2007)
- Executive secretary of Armenian Cardiologists Association (since 2007)
- Chief cardiologist of YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
(since 2007) - Deputy Director for Science of L.A. Ohanesyan Institute of Cardiology (since 2005)
- President of Armenian Medical AssociationArmenian Medical AssociationThe Armenian Medical Association , founded in 2002 by Parounak Zelveian, is a professional union of doctors, biomedical scientists and public health professionals in Armenia...
(since its foundation in 2002).