Levon Nikogosyan takes over as director of the Filatov Institute

Levon Nikogosyan was elected as the director of the State Institution "V. P. Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine." In the election, which took place on November 12, he received 75 votes, surpassing his competitor, Oleksiy Putienko, who received 27 votes. Seven other participants in the vote did not support any candidate.

Before being appointed, Nikosyan held the position of Director of the Filatov Institute from July 28 to 2026. Previously, he headed the Department of Health of the Odesa City Council and the municipal enterprise "Odespharm". He is also a member of the Odesa City Council from the "Trust in Deeds" party.

Levon Nikogosyan was born in Yerevan, graduated from the Odesa Medical University, holds a doctorate in medicine, and is a professor. He is a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.

In 2020 year, Nikogsyan found himself at the center of public criticism due to the prices of medical masks in municipal pharmacies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nikogsyan himself stated that the masks were being sold at the purchase price without any markup. On November 17 2025, he resigned from his position as director of the Department of Health of the Odesa city council, by mutual agreement.