Professor V.A. Fanardzhyan is radiologist innovator and the outstanding scientist (To the 120 anniversary since the birth)

Abstract

In article the main dates of life and scientific creativity of professor V.A. Fanardzhyan are celebrated (1898–1976). It is shown that in 1926 he organized the Armenia's first X-ray radiological office, and in 1927 – department of a radiology at the Yerevan medical institute which he managed nearly 50 years. It is emphasized that since 1946 was the director of the Institute of a radiology and oncology of Ministry of Health care of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic organized by him. It is noted that after V.A. Fanardzhyan's death his name was appropriated to institute. In 1956–1963 it was elected the member of Presidium and the academician-secretary of office of medicobiological sciences of AN of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. V.A. Fanardzhyan is the author of 150 works, including 20 monographs, guides and textbooks. It is shown that he established connection between changes of a form of a bulb of a duodenum and localization of an ulcer niche (“Fanardzhyan's regularity”). Its researches devoted to problems of radiodiagnosis of gastritis, stomach ulcer, a carcinoma of the stomach and gullet, fire injuries of a skull, heart diseases, respiratory organs, a large intestine, questions of use of bronchography, angiocardiography, fluorography, a rentgenokimografiya, problems of radiation therapy of cancer of various localizations, biological effect of ionizing radiation are analyzed. V.A. Fanardzhyan was elected by the honorary member of board of All-Union society of radiologists and radiologists, the chairman of the board of Society of radiologists, radiologists and oncologists of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, “The medical radiology” of BME was an editor-in-chief of “The magazine of experimental and clinical medicine” of AN of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, the editor of a redotdel. It is noted that the scientist is awarded with the Order of Lenin, awards of the Labour Red Banner and “Badge of Honour” and also various medals.