Background
Vilen Armenovich Astvatsatrian was born on 19 May 1933 in Erevan.
Vilen Armenovich Astvatsatrian was born on 19 May 1933 in Erevan.
In 1956 Vilen Astvatsatrian graduated from the Erevan Medical Institute and started working in the City Children's Hospital. In 1958 he attended post-graduate courses of the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute named after Pirogov.
After graduating Vilen Armenovich Astvatsatrian was an assistant of the Paediatrics Department of the Faculty for the Advanced Training of Doctors of the Erevan Medical Institute.
From 1963 to 1968 he was holding the post of Associate Professor of the Paediatrics Department of the Faculty for the Advanced Training of Doctors of the Erevan Medical Institute, from 1967 to 1971 he was the Dean of the Erevan Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors. Then Vilen Armenovich was a Professor, Head of Paediatrics Department of this University. Since 1971 Vilen Armenovich has been the Head of the Hospital Paediatrics Department (now the Paediatrics Department). Since 1973 was holding the post of Vice-Rector for training activities and from 1975 to 987 was the Rector of the Erevan Medical Institute.
For several years Vilen Armenovich was a head of the national children`s pulmonology center.
Vilen Armenovich Astvatsatrian is a Corresponding Member of RAMS, Academician of AMS of Armenia, Chairman of the scientific society of Armenian pediatricians. Former member of the Bureau of the AllUnion Society of Pediatricians.