Nephrology

Nephrology is a branch of medicine that studies, diagnoses and treats diseases of kidney and urinary tract infections, including electrolyte disturbances and hypertension, as well as provides medical care to patients that need renal replacement therapy: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation.
The Nephrology Department in Arabkir JMC&ICAH is the largest in Armenia. It provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary inpatient and outpatient services for infants, children and adults. It is the only Department in Armenia providing specialized Hemodialysis and Kidney biopsy for children and kidney transplantation for children and adults. The Department is the unique one in Armenia with the focus on Urolithiasis.  Our experts are among the leading specialists in the field in Armenia, they are regularly trained in Armenia and foreign countries, participate in international workshops and seminars to keep abreast of recent developments and innovations in the sphere. The Nephrology Department also provides nephrology, dialysis and transplantation trainings to medical students, residents and fellows.  
The Department conducts research in the following areas: Urinary Tract infection, Obstructive Uropathy, Congenital malformations, Urolithiasis, Familial Mediterranean Fever, Renal biopsy, Glomerulonephritides, Renal transplantation, Nephrotic syndrome.

Specialty areas

The Department specializes in the following areas:

  • Glomerular Disease, Nephrotic Syndrome (Percutaneous Renal Biopsy)
  • Urinary Tract Infection, Ostruction, Urolithiasis
  • Tubular Interstitial Disease
  • Fluid-Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders
  • Hypertension
  • Acute and Chronic Renal Insufficiency
  • Renal Failure (End-Stage Renal Disease)
  • Hemodialysis
  • Kidney transplantation

Our Staff

Prof. Ashot Sarkissian, Head of the Nephrology Service
Dr. Gayane Azatyan, Head of the Nephrology Department
Dr. Nina Arikyants, MD
Dr. Marina Papazyan, MD
Dr. Helen Nazaryan                      
Dr. Milena Voskanyan

Publications

Over 105 have been authored/co-authored by the Department team members.  
2007 and 2008 Publications

Arikyants N, Sarkissian A, Hesse A, Eggermann T, Leumann E, Steinmann B, “Xanthinuria type I – a rare cause of urolithiasis”, Pediatric Nephrology 2007; 22: p. 310-314

Nazaryan H, Sarkissian A, Sanamyan A, Babloyan A, Gaspert A, Leumann E, “Uncommon spectrum of renal biopsy findings in Armenia”, World congress of Nephrology. Apr 21-25, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Book of Abstracts, p. 354.

Nazaryan H, Sarkissian A, Sanamyan A, Babloyan A, Gaspert A, Leumann E “Unusual spectrum of glomerular lesions in pediatric patients in Armenia”, 14th congress of the IPNA, Budapest, 2007. Pediatric Nephrology, 2007; 22: 1600.

Arikyants N, Sarkissian A, Babloyan A, Berg W, Hesse A, Steinmann B, Leumann E,  “Cystinuria – a plea for earlier diagnosis”,  14th congress of the IPNA, Budapest, 2007. Pediatric Nephrology, 2007; 22: 1489. 

Sarkissian A, Arikyants N, Papazyan M, Manukyan N, Koloyan G, Steinmann B, Leumann E, “The resurrection of rickets – a new challenge for pediatric nephrologists”, 14th congress of the IPNA, Budapest, 2007. Pediatric Nephrology, 2007; 22: 1632.

A.A. Babloyan, K.V. Lalayan, “Teeth dense tissue lesions in children with renal diseases”, Second International Medical Congress of Armenia, June 28-30, 2007, Yerevan, Armenia. p. 53.

Nazaryan H, Sanamyan A, Babloyan A, Gaspert A, Leumann E, Sarkissian A, “The Armenian spectrum of renal biopsy findings”, Second International Medical Congress of Armenia, June 28-30, 2007, Yerevan, Armenia. p. 53.

Sarkissian A, Arikyants N, Babloyan A, Berg W, Hesse A, Steinmann B, Leumann E, “Cystinuria in Armenia – often overlooked but easily diagnosed”, Second International Medical Congress of Armenia, June 28-30, 2007, Yerevan, Armenia. p. 40.

Sarkissian A, Manukyan N, Arikyants N, Babloyan A, Koloyan G, Leumann E, “The comeback of rickets in Armenia – a transient phenomenon?”, Second International Medical Congress of Armenia, June 28-30, 2007, Yerevan, Armenia. p. 39.

Van Waeleghem JP, Martirosyan A, Nazaryan H, Sarkissian A, Arakelyan S, Babloyan A “The Evolvement of Renal Replacement Therapy in Armenia”,  36th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference, 15-18 Sept 2007, Florence, Italy, p 58

Papazyan M, Nazaryan H, Sanamyan A, Gaspert A, Leumann E, Babloyan A, Sarkisian T, Sarkissian A, “Amyloidosis of familial Mediterranean fever is the most frequent renal biopsy finding in children in Armenia”, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2008; 26: 197.

Arikyants N, Babloyan A, Hesse A, Leumann,  “Changing pattern of Urolithiasis in Armenian Children 1991-2007”, Pediatric Nephrology, 2008;23:1649

Sarkissian A, Manukyan N, Derkatch I, Valentina R , Ulrich W, Leumann E “Joint Armenian-Swiss Pediatric Nephrology Training Program in the Ukraine and Moldova : A New Concept”, Pediatric Nephrology, 2008;23:1695

Arikyants N, Sarkissian A, Babloyan A, Hesse A, Leumann E “Pediatric urolithiasis in Armenia, a country in transition”, Urological Research, 2008; 36: 172-173

Collaboration

We cooperate with           
University of Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
University Hospital (Pathology), Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Nephrology and hypertension, University Hospital of Antwerp (Renal Sister Center)
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Institute of Pediatrics, Moscow, Russia

Patient Information

For an outpatient appointment, call: (37410) 238 089, ext. 151
Address: 30 Mamikonyants str., Yerevan