Dr. Vahagn Ohanyan, MD, Phd
Assistant ProfessorDr. Ohanyan graduated from Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) in 2002. Where he also completed his cardiology residency and PhD accelerated program in 2006. From 2002 – 2007, he worked at YSMU as a Senior Laboratory Assistant, Associate Professor, and Senior Research. Dr. Ohanyan completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). After which, he was offered a faculty position at NEOMED. Currently Dr. Ohanyan is an Assistant Professor of Integrative Medical Sciences at NEOMED. He is actively involved in teaching (medical physiology and clinical cases) and research.
Funded by AHA, NIH and NEOMED, Dr. Ohanyan is studying coronary metabolic flow regulation mechanisms in health and disease. For his research he is using contrast echocardiography for myocardial blood flow measurements and Visual Sonics high frequency ultrasound systems for functional and anatomical measurements.
In addition, Dr. Ohanyan is studying coronary collateral growth mechanisms in health and disease. As a disease model he uses diet induced obese mice and rats, as well genetically modified obese and diabetic rats and mice. He is using various surgical and non-surgical techniques for this study.
From 2013-2017 Dr. Ohanyan funded and directed a specialized mouse microsurgery workshop for national and international scientist. The workshop inspired Dr. Ohanyan to design a mouse intubation system and vascular hook for Tac surgery. In 2016, he patented his mouse and rat intubation system. The system allows scientists to intubate mice and rats in 10-30 seconds with 100% accuracy. The following year, Dr. Ohanyan designed and patented a vascular hook, which allows scientists to safely perform Transaortic constriction (TAC), pulmonary artery constriction, and hindlimb ischemia.
Dr. Ohanyan has received extensive training throughout his career. Including, Microsurgical training at Wake Forest University, Cleveland Clinic; Intensive Echocardiography training (small animals contrast and non-contrast) in Dr. Jonathan Lindners’Lab (OHSU- Oregon Health Science University); Data Acquisition and Analyses at AD Instruments’ Laboratory; Small Animal Imaging at Visual Sonics’ Laboratory.
Dr. Ohanian’s research papers have been published in different peer reviewed journals. A complete listing can be found at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/16wRJJiosCAy/bibliography/48120039/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending
