About

BIOGRAPHY
The author was born in Kadiköy, one of
the suburbs of Istanbul (Constantinople), he
received his elementary school education at the
Aramyan-Unciyan Armenian School. He
subsequently continued his education at Saint
Joseph private French high school in Istanbul.
He immigrated to Toronto, Canada with
his parents, where he completed his high school education. In
1968 received his Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Toronto, and in 1972, his Medical Doctorate
degree from the same university. He specialized in Internal
Medicine and in the sub-specialty of Cardiology. He has been
on the staff of both St Joseph’s and St. Michael’s hospitals in
Toronto and is an assistant professor at his alma mater. He has
presented papers and given lectures, locally and internationally.
He has published original research work on cardiac physical
examination, in peer reviewed journals and in 2007 also
published the textbook: “The Art and Science of Cardiac
Physical Examination”
From the age of seven he has been in the Armenian Church
choir, and in the late 1960s, was given the right to wear an
amice. He was ordained as deacon in St. Gregory Church in St.
Catharines by the hand of Bishop Aris Shirvanian. At various
times, he has served in the Holy Trinity Armenian Church as
well as Holy Cross Armenian Church in Toronto and also St.
Gregory church in St. Catharines. He has been instrumental in
starting the Holy Cross Armenian day school in Toronto. He
has also served on the Board of Trustees of the same school for
many years and as chairman for several years.
His curious and inquisitive character has pushed him to
investigate not only in the field of medicine but also in the field
of religion.