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Breast Cancer Awareness and Screening Perceptions of Women in Yerevan, Armenia by Tupper, Haley, Ghukasyan, Razmik, Bayburtyan, Armine, Hovhannisyan, Marine, Shekherdimian, Shant

“…Breast cancer is the leading cause of female cancer mortality in Armenia. The government is considering covering breast cancer screening, but prevailing…”
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Diaspora engagement: a scoping review of diaspora involvement with strengthening health systems of their origin country by Taslakian, Editt N., Garber, Kent, Shekherdimian, Shant

“…Diaspora communities are a growing source of external aid and resources to address unmet needs of health systems of their homelands. Although numerous articles…”
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War in the COVID-19 era: Mental health concerns in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh by Markosian, Christopher, Layne, Christopher M, Petrosyan, Varduhi, Shekherdimian, Shant, Kennedy, Cheryl A, Khachadourian, Vahe

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Lung cancer screening beliefs in Armenia by Chu, Nathan, Tupper, Haley, Galoyan, Tamara, Lulejian, Armine, Dickhoner, James, Hovhannisyan, Marine, Shekherdimian, Shant

“…In Armenia, an upper-middle income country, 93% of deaths are from non-communicable diseases and over half of the male population smokes. Armenia has more than…”
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Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Current Situation and Screening in North and Central Asian Countries by Dutta, Arunima, Pratiti, Rebecca, Kalantary, Atefeh, Aboulian, Armen, Shekherdimian, Shant

“…The prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing in the past few decades. A significant proportion of this increase is from low to middle income…”
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Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy: an extracorporeal single-incision alternative to conventional laparoscopic techniques by Shekherdimian, Shant, DeUgarte, Daniel

“…Recently the use of a single umbilical incision to perform an appendectomy has been described. The purpose of this study was to review our initial experience…”
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Same-Day Discharge in Laparoscopic Acute Non-Perforated Appendectomy by Scott, Andrew, MD, Shekherdimian, Shant, MD, MPH, FACS, Rouch, Joshua D., MD, Sacks, Greg D., MD, PhD, Dawes, Aaron J., MD, PhD, Lui, Wendy Y., MD, FACS, Bridges, Letitia, MD, FACS, Heisler, Tracy, MD, FACS, Crain, Steven R., MD, FACS, Cheung, Mang-King W., PhD, Aboulian, Armen, MD, FACS

“…Background Small studies done during the past decade have demonstrated same-day discharge after appendectomy as an option for non-perforated appendicitis. Here…”
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Validation of an Eastern Armenian breast cancer health belief survey by Tupper, Haley, Ghukasyan, Razmik, Bayburtyan, Armine, Balalian, Arin, Kolanjian, Arsine, Hovhanissyan, Marine, Shekherdimian, Shant

“…With the fourth highest breast cancer mortality rate in the world, breast cancer prevention and early detection is a priority for Armenia. The Ministry of…”
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International Collaboration to Develop a Remote Monitoring Web App for COVID-19 Patients in Armenia: Design and Development With Agile Methodology by Sikder, Abu, Dickhoner, James, Kysh, Lynn, Musheghyan, Lusine, Shekherdimian, Shant, Levine, Barry, Espinoza, Juan

“…Background COVID-19 has led to over 500 million cases and 6.2 million deaths around the world. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Armenia face…”
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Medical Education in the Former Soviet Union: Opportunities in Armenia by Markosian, Christopher, Shekherdimian, Shant, Badalian, Samuel S., Libaridian, Lorky, Jilozian, Ani, Baghdassarian, Aline

“…Medical education is a critical aspect of healthcare quality and thus requires sufficient investment to meet international standards. The Republic of Armenia,…”
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Feasibility and integration of an intensive emergency pediatric care curriculum in Armenia by Baghdassarian, Aline, Best, Al M., Virabyan, Anushavan, Alexanian, Claire, Shekherdimian, Shant, Santen, Sally A., Simonyan, Hambartzum

“…Background Emergency pediatric care curriculum (EPCC) was developed to address the need for pediatric rapid assessment and resuscitation skills among…”
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Overview of Cancer Control in Armenia and Policy Implications by Bedirian, Karen, Aghabekyan, Tigran, Mesrobian, Arianna, Shekherdimian, Shant, Zohrabyan, Davit, Safaryan, Liana, Sargsyan, Lilit, Avagyan, Armen, Harutyunyan, Lilit, Voskanyan, Astghik, Tadevosyan, Artashes, Melik-Nubaryan, Davit, Khachatryan, Parandzem, Saghatelyan, Tatul, Kostanyan, Mher, Vardevanyan, Hovhannes, Hovhannisyan, Marine, Sarkisian, Tamara, Sargsyan, Karine, Babikyan, Davit, Tananyan, Armen, Danielyan, Samvel, Muradyan, Armen, Tamamyan, Gevorg, Bardakhchyan, Samvel

“…Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Armenia. Over the past two decades, the country has seen a significant rise in cancer morbidity and mortality…”
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Managing Patients With COVID-19 in Armenia Using a Remote Monitoring System: Descriptive Study by Musheghyan, Lusine, Harutyunyan, Nika M, Sikder, Abu, Reid, Mark W, Zhao, Daniel, Lulejian, Armine, Dickhoner, James W, Andonian, Nicole T, Aslanyan, Lusine, Petrosyan, Varduhi, Sargsyan, Zhanna, Shekherdimian, Shant, Dorian, Alina, Espinoza, Juan C

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed immense stress on global health care systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Armenia, a…”
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Three-dimensionally printed surface features to anchor endoluminal spring for distraction enterogenesis by Huynh, Nhan, Dubrovsky, Genia, Rouch, Joshua D, Scott, Andrew, Chiang, Elvin, Nguyen, Tommy, Wu, Benjamin M, Shekherdimian, Shant, Krummel, Thomas M, Dunn, James C Y

“…Spring-mediated distraction enterogenesis has been studied as a novel treatment for short bowel syndrome (SBS). Previous approaches are limited by multiple…”
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Medical Education in Armenia: An Overview by Markosian, Christopher, Sargsyan, Gayane, Shariff, Sanobar, Abovyan, Yelena, Hekimian, Kim, Margaryan, Khachatur, Hayrapetyan, Aram, Shekherdimian, Shant, Tamamyan, Gevorg

“…This article serves to describe the medical education system of Armenia, a country located in the cross-section of Europe and Asia. Similar to other countries…”
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Potential pitfalls of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in children: Case report of an unrecognized sliding hernia and review of other rare complications by Dann, Amanda, Shekherdimian, Shant

“…Abstract Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) has been shown to be safe and effective in the pediatric population. However, a number of complications…”
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Feasibility and scalability of spring parameters in distraction enterogenesis in a murine model by Huynh, Nhan, MD, Dubrovsky, Genia, MD, Rouch, Joshua D., MD, Scott, Andrew, MD, Stelzner, Matthias, MD, Shekherdimian, Shant, MPH, MD, Dunn, James C.Y., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Distraction enterogenesis has been investigated as a novel treatment for short bowel syndrome (SBS). With variable intestinal sizes, it is…”
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Equal Access to Healthcare Does Not Eliminate Disparities in the Management of Adults with Appendicitis by Lee, Steven L., M.D, Yaghoubian, Arezou, M.D, Stark, Rebeca, M.D, Shekherdimian, Shant, M.D., M.P.H

“…Background Race and socioeconomic status have led to inequality in access to surgical care, leading to differences in appendiceal perforation rates. However,…”
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An unusual occurrence of isolated thoracoschisis by de Grijs, Derek, Israelyan, Narek, DeVore, Greggory R, Chen, Steve C, Shekherdimian, Shant

“…Abstract Thoracoschisis is a rare congenital malformation that is frequently associated with limb and abdominal wall defects. Here we present only the third…”
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Left-sided gastroschisis: higher incidence of extraintestinal congenital anomalies by Suver, Dan, M.D, Lee, Steven L., M.D, Shekherdimian, Shant, M.D, Kim, Stephen S., M.D

“…Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to present 3 cases of left-sided gastroschisis and review the literature concerning this rare condition. Methods…”
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