Irina Chilian,

M.D., Yervan State Medical University, Armenia

Neurology - VA/University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Irina Chilian, M.D., is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Specialties, specializing in neurology. She joined City of Hope^® Cancer Center Duarte after 13 years in private practice and has been a valued neurology consultant here since 2012. Patients know her for her clinical expertise, dedication and strong, caring relationships. 

Dr. Chilian earned her medical degree with honors from Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia, where she also completed training in internal medicine and military field surgery training. She went on to serve as a staff internist at Razdan County Hospital before immigrating to the United States. Her U.S. training included psychiatry at Metropolitan State Hospital in California, pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, internal medicine at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia and a neurology residency at VA/UCLA. She then completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC/VA Medical Center. 

Board-certified in sleep medicine, psychiatry and neurology, Dr. Chilian is also an active member of the Los Angeles Neurological Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Earlier in her career, she volunteered as a rescue team doctor after the devastating earthquake in Armenia and as a team doctor for the Himalayan Alpine Team of Yerevan State Polytechnic Institute. 

Fluent in English, Russian and Armenian, Dr. Chilian brings a global perspective and compassionate approach to her care at City of Hope in Duarte.