Extraordinary Gift Honors Two Great Armenians

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October 2, 2022

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Boston University Medical School Renamed to Honor Dr. Aram Chobanian and

Mr. Edward Avedisian

Aram V. Chobanian, MD (from left), Boston University President Robert A. Brown, and Edward Avedisian at the signing ceremony for the renaming of the Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine at the Sloane House on August 15, 2022 (Photo Dave Green)

BOSTON — Two Armenian families finding freedom in America. Two boys growing up poor a few doors apart in hardscrabble Pawtucket, R.I. Two successful men — one a renowned cardiologist and former president of Boston University, the other a celebrated clarinetist for the Boston Pops — changing the course of Boston University history.

Lifelong friends Aram V. Chobanian, MD and Edward Avedisian will now be connected forever as the namesakes of Boston University’s (BU) medical school. Thanks to a $100 million gift from Avedisian, an alumnus of BU, that will support scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, and cutting-edge research and teaching, the school is being renamed the Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Chobanian is a renowned cardiologist, former president of BU, and a great friend of AAHPO.

Current BU President Robert A. Brown called the gift “one of the most remarkable grants in the history of higher education” at a private signing ceremony at his residence in late August to accept the gift and formalize the school’s name change.

Mr. Avedisian is retired after nearly four decades of playing the clarinet with the Boston Pops and Boston Ballet Orchestra. But it was the stunning success of his personal investments that afforded him the opportunity to give back to others. He has never forgotten his parents’ hard work and sacrifice, or the emphasis they placed on education, and he became a generous philanthropist to both the US and Armenia in his later years. “I felt very fortunate, for Boston University and others that helped along the way,” he says.

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