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Armenian surgeons to study in L.A. (The Glendale News-Press) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 11:15 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. GLENDALE — Two Armenian doctors will visit Southern California next month to study pediatric transplant methods at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. Sponsored by World Children's Transplant Fund, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, surgeons Gegham Poghosyan and David Dallakyan will spend six months studying pediatric liver transplant techniques, which they can then apply to their work in Yerevan, Armenia. Each year, Armenian children die because of the lack of qualified physicians and specialized equipment needed to perform successful transplant surgeries, said Valerie McCaffrey, a member of the nonprofit's board of directors. Meanwhile, transporting the children to other countries for the procedures can expose them to other diseases and place undue stress on their already weak bodies, she said. "The goal is to train the doctors so the kids don't have to travel to receive these surgeries, to provide the training and technology and donor awareness in these counties," she said. Once the doctors complete their six-month observation and training, they will return to Armenia, where they can share their techniques with other doctors and continue to spread awareness, she said. McCaffrey, who is of Armenian descent, spearheaded efforts to establish a World Childrens Transplant Fund center in Armenia, where the fund employs a full-time director who provides support to local doctors, as well as conducting awareness and fundraising campaigns. Other centers are in Argentina, Costa Rica and Mexico. The nonprofit has successfully lobbied for laws banning the sale of organs in Armenia, she said. "No one gets a penny from the organ they are going to be donating," she said. "Otherwise, kids will start disappearing off the street." Next, nonprofit officials plan to lobby the government to change laws that limit most organ donations to blood relatives. Harut Sassounian, president of the United Armenian Fund, a coalition of charities that send clothes, medical equipment and other items requested by residents in Armenia, said the doctors would learn valuable information to bring home to Armenia. "The Armenian doctors are very talented and very dedicated to serving their patients; however, they need the exposure to [the West's] latest medical systems and also the latest technology," he said. Tonight, the World Children's Transplant Fund, in conjunction with the Armenian Consulate, will host a cocktail party to gather support and donations for the visiting doctors program. They are expected to arrive next month, at which point another event will be held, organizers said. In addition to financial donations to help support the six-month stay, McCaffrey said she hopes the community will show their moral support. "These two doctors are coming from a foreign country," she said. "We want to integrate their whole experience so that they receive as much help as possible." Get in touch MELANIE HICKEN covers City Hall. She may be reached at (818) 637-3235 or by e-mail at melanie. hicken@latimes.com. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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