Alexander Bazarchyan, PhD

Dr. Alexander Bazarchyan is a public health professional with over two decades of experience in the field. He has been serving as the Director of the  National Institute of Health of Armenia since 2014, where he has made contributions towards the advancement of public health in Armenia. Prior to his current role, he served as the Deputy Director of NIH and as the Head of the Public Health Department of the Ministry of Health.

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In addition, he managed a number of global initiatives including the G2G USAID project, UNAIDS, and many others.

He has served as a research coordinator for numerous nationwide surveys, including the first Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug survey, the JLN and SDI survey, the Global Youth Tobacco Survey, the Global Health Professionals Students Survey in Armenia (GHPSS), the Tobacco Prevalence Survey in Armenia, the Demographic and Health survey, STEPs, and many others. He has more than 100 publications.

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Dr. Bazarchyan has been actively involved in tobacco control initiatives in Armenia, he is the Coordinator of the National Tobacco Control Program. He participated in the elaboration of the Tobacco Control Law which was adopted in 2020.  He has received The World Health Organization’s award for recognition of outstanding contribution to tobacco control (WHO Director General’s  award) in 2004.

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Dr. Bazarchyan received his medical degree from Yerevan State Medical Institute in 1991, he also completed his residency at the Department of Internal Medicine of NIH in 1993 and at the Department of Epidemiology in 1998. He received his PhD in 2003.

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Dr. Bazarchyan's expertise and impact in the field of public health have established him as a prominent figure both locally and internationally.