- Dr. Melikyan, MD, PhD- Consultant Neurologist at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
- Assistant Professor in Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College –Q, site director
- Co Director of Neurology residency program, HMC
- Holds the Armenian Neurology Board, PhD in Epilepsy (2007)
- Neurology Internship in Salzburg, Austria (AAF)
- Former President of the Armenian League Against Epilepsy (ALAE)
- Received several teaching awards in WCMC-Q and Qatar foundation
- Has more than 20 publications in peer reviewed journals and author of chapters in textbook “Epilepsy syndromes”