Armen Kocharian
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Armen Masihi Kocharian | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) |
| Occupation | Cardiology/University Professor |
Armen Masihi Kocharian (Armenian: Արմեն Մասիհի Քոչարյան; Persian: آرمن مسیحی کوچاریان; born 1948) is an Iranian Armenian physician and cardiologist who is the first children's heart specialist in Iran.[1]
Kocharian was born in Gholhak, a neighborhood in Northern Tehran, in 1948. He attended the Kooshesh Armenian High School. Later, he enrolled in the medical field at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 1969. He graduated in 1976. He specialized as a pediatrician in 1981. Finally, he received a specialty degree in cardiology with an emphasis on children from the Iran University of Medical Sciences. Today, he is a faculty member and professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences Children's Medical Center.[2]
