Dr. Hayk Sargsyan

Dr. Hayk Sargsyan is a consultant neurosurgeon at Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center in Yerevan — one of Armenia's prominent healthcare institutions, named for the patron saint of Armenia. With 18 years of neurosurgical practice, Dr. Sargsyan is among Armenia's most skilled neurosurgeons, providing cranial and spinal surgical services that reduce the need for Armenians to travel abroad for neurosurgical care.

His brain tumor surgery practice uses the operative microscope and neuronavigation for safe and effective resection of gliomas, meningiomas, and metastatic brain tumors in coordination with Yerevan's oncology and radiation therapy services. He manages both elective tumor surgery and emergency neurosurgical presentations including acute traumatic brain injury, spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, and acute hydrocephalus.

In spinal surgery, he performs the most commonly needed procedures: lumbar microdiscectomy for radiculopathy, lumbar decompression for spinal stenosis, and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical disc disease. He applies intraoperative neuromonitoring for high-risk spinal procedures.

Dr. Sargsyan trained in Germany and holds the FEBNS designation from the European Association for Neurosurgical Societies. He is committed to training the next generation of Armenian neurosurgeons through his teaching role at Yerevan State Medical University. He communicates in Armenian, Russian, and English.

Dr. Sargsyan obtained his MD from Yerevan State Medical University — Armenia's leading medical institution — and completed his Neurosurgery residency in Yerevan at Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center, training under senior Armenian neurosurgeons across cranial and spinal cases.

He then undertook higher neurosurgical training in Germany at the University Hospital Frankfurt's internationally recognised neurosurgery department, gaining substantial experience in neuronavigation-assisted cranial surgery and complex spinal reconstruction. He additionally completed fellowship training in minimally invasive spine surgery. He holds a PhD in Neurosurgery from Yerevan State Medical University and the FEBNS (Fellow of the European Board of Neurological Surgery) designation — the European standard for senior neurosurgeons. He is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Yerevan State Medical University, combining clinical practice with teaching responsibilities.

Dr. Sargsyan's neurosurgical practice encompasses both cranial and spinal surgery. In cranial surgery, he performs craniotomies with neuronavigation for supratentorial and posterior fossa tumor resection, evacuation of traumatic and spontaneous intracranial hematomas, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion for hydrocephalus. In spinal surgery, he performs lumbar microdiscectomy, cervical ACDF, lumbar laminectomy for stenosis, and instrumented lumbar fusion for instability. He performs intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (MEPs, SSEPs) for spinal cord at-risk procedures. He manages emergency neurosurgical presentations in the neurointensive care setting.

Dr. Sargsyan has published in the Yerevan State Medical University scientific journal and has contributed to the EANS registry. He participates in the Armenian Neurosurgical Society educational activities and has presented at EANS congresses and the South Caucasus Neurosurgery Symposium. He contributes to neurosurgery training at Yerevan State Medical University as Associate Professor.

Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center serves Armenian domestic patients and diaspora Armenians who return to Yerevan for specialist surgical care. Dr. Sargsyan consults in Armenian, Russian, and English — making him accessible to diaspora patients from Russia, the United States, France, and Lebanon, as well as patients from neighboring countries including Georgia and Iran.

Video consultations are available for second-opinion review of brain tumor MRI and spinal imaging for Armenian diaspora patients and patients from across the region considering neurosurgical care in Yerevan. Armenia's neurosurgical costs are significantly lower than equivalent procedures in Western Europe or the United States, making complex cranial and spinal surgery at a FEBNS-qualified surgeon's hands an economically attractive option for diaspora patients. Dr. Sargsyan can coordinate pre-operative imaging review and surgical planning documentation in English on request.

Dr. Sargsyan has been recognized by the Armenian Neurosurgical Society for his contributions to neurosurgical training and standards development in Armenia, including his leadership in implementing neuronavigation-guided surgery and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring at Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center — advances that have materially improved surgical safety and outcomes.

He is an Associate Professor at Yerevan State Medical University, where he teaches neurosurgery residents and contributes to curriculum development for Armenian postgraduate surgical training. He serves on the EANS East European Neurosurgery Committee, connecting Armenian neurosurgery with the broader European neurosurgical community. He has been invited to present at EANS congresses and the South Caucasus Neurosurgery Symposium, sharing Armenian clinical outcomes with regional and European colleagues.