Education
Harvard Medical School. Brown University.
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Aram Chobanian
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He had succeeded controversial B.U. President John Silber (1971-1996), who had become chancellor in 1996, but had stepped down as chancellor and reassumed the presidency on an interim basis after B.U. President Jon Westling (1996-2002) resigned to return to teaching. In September 2005, Chobanian was succeeded by Robert A. Brown as president of Boston University. A cardiologist, Chobanian holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and an Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School.
Before accepting the interim position in 2003, he was the Dean of the Boston University School of Medicine.
An Armenian-American, Doctor Chobanian is a member at the board of directors of the Fund for Armenian Relief. He has been involved in several programs to improve health care in Armenia.
These have included the training of Armenian physicians, nurses, and other health professionals in emergency medicine, trauma care, and health care management. Development of medical residency and post-graduate educational programs in Armenia.
Establishment of a successful medical student elective program for United States medical students to spend one to two months in Armenian hospitals and clinics.
And the provision of much-needed medical equipment, supplies, and medications to Armenia. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal from the Yerevan State Medical University. Catholicos Aram I recently bestowed the Saint Mesrob-Mashtots Medal on Doctor Chobanian.
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Doctor Chobanian has been elected a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
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1996 (aged 66) -
Nationality
United States