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Sylva Portoian-Shuhaiber
Dr. Sylva Portoian is a Pediatrician of Armenian ancestry, trained in England. Started rhyming from age seven, discontinued writing {poeming} on entering medical school.
During year 2006 had time ...view moreDr. Sylva Portoian is a Pediatrician of Armenian ancestry, trained in England. Started rhyming from age seven, discontinued writing {poeming} on entering medical school.
During year 2006 had time to rhyme poetry once again. She has written more than 400 poems in one year. [Lance my Hart at a Glance ; iUniverse Press: July2007] ; Delete Depression type Inspiration; Lilit lilting via Internet ;A Soul Shined from Genocide; My Son take my Hart& Transplant ; Millennium; Life Plunge to Surge; Smiles create Lives . . . etc.
She has written medical articles in well-known journals {1984-1987}: Lancet, Archives of Diseases in Childhood, Tropical Pediatrics, Annals of Genetics [Paris], Inherited Metabolic Diseases and the Journal of Cardio-Vascular Surgery. Also many articles on: Health Education in the local newspapers about: Asthma; Vaccination; Diarrhea; Cerebral Palsy and how to care for handicap children.
Sylva Portoian is the Carnegie Spring 2009 Poetry Contest Winner.
In addition, she presented medical papers in international conferences.view less