Articles
Famous Rheumatologist Professor Xenophon Baraliakos is in Yerevan, Invited by "Vardanants" MC

Head of the Ruhr Rheumatology Center of Excellence, Xenophon Baraliakos, is in Yerevan to participate in the VIII National Conference of Rheumatologists. Professor introduced Armenian specialists into the newest methods of diagnosis and treatment of rheumatological diseases, as well as his clinical experience.
“My topic is spondyloarthritis, a back pain complaint that is extremely common in population, especially among the youth. We educate family doctors, rheumatologists, radiologists on how to diagnose this disease in early stages and how to treat it. The main purpose of the discussions is to educate family physicians, radiologists, perhaps also orthopedists, and certainly rheumatologists to accurately diagnose the disease in its early stages.
Magda Osipyan, head of the rheumatology service of "Vardanants", emphasized in a conversation with journalists that this cooperation is a great opportunity for the clinic to create a rheumatology service in accordance with the European standards, as well as to have the best specialist Professor Baraliakos as a remote consultant.
After visit of Prof. Baraliakos, Vardanants plans a long-term cooperation, including constant exchange of experience and remote consultations on complex clinical cases. This is an opportunity to continuously apply the international experience in the treatment of rheumatological diseases at the center.