Medical Education: MD - Yerevan State Medical University (Yerevan, Armenia), PhD - Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute (Moscow, Russia)

Residency: Neurology - University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (Peoria, IL; 2005-2009), Neurosurgery - Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute (Moscow, Russia; 1993-1998)

Fellowship(s): Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery - University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL; 2004-2005)

Clinical Interests: Botulinum Toxin, Chronic Headache, Chronic Pain Management, Head/Neck/Back Pain, Deep Brain Stimulation, Dystonia, Tremors/Spasms, Fibromyalgia, Huntington's Disease, Migraines, Movement Disorders, Neuropathy, Neuralgia, Parkinson's Disease, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Sciatica, Spasticity, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Spinal Opiate Catheter Implant, Tourette's Syndrome, Trigeminal/Occipital Neuralgia

Professional Certification(s): Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate

Professional Memberships: American Academy of Neurology

Awards & Recognition: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant - Epilepsy Foundation of America (2003-2004)

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