Restoring Mobility, Redefining Choice
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
I think the choice is the number one thing we have in this country. Becoming a doctor was a decision I made at the age of 13. I was born and raised in the Soviet Union when we did not have a choice.
How did Dr. Armen’s early life and reason for becoming a doctor shape his career choices?
I came to America to have the choice.
Dr. Armin Hagubjanian is a foot and ankle surgeon, educator, and the founder and CEO of the Los Angeles Institute of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He helps patients restore mobility and quality of life through advanced reconstructive procedures while training surgeons to perform some of the most complex foot and ankle surgeries in the field.
No artificial intelligence can replace your relationship, your human relationship with the patient. That's my approach to it. Use it as a tool. Let artificial intelligence gather some database, pull up some information, help you to be a better doctor, but never rely on that artificial intelligence to make the decision what needs to be done for the patient. It still needs to be a human decision.
People who want to get into the medical field right now, today, in 2026, what is your biggest piece of advice for them?
My advice to you guys is to...
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Welcome back everybody to another episode of the Living Your Legacy podcast. I'm your host for today, Jason Tyler, and I am joined by Dr. Armen Hagopjanian. I got the pronunciation right on that?
You got it so right.
Yes.
You're almost like an Armenian.
Well, we're not there yet, but I'll get there eventually, but Armen or Dr. Armen, how are you feeling today? I'm feeling great. Thank you for asking. Thank you for joining us on the show. Now, you just got finished recording your episode for America's Best Doctors. First of all, how are you feeling now on the other side of it? Is it like relief?
No, I think it's actually more work because after finishing up the story, both of the guys who were filming me asked me to look at their ankles because they both had some problems. So I think they called me here for the reason to be treated for free.
Well, we're going to make it three because I have a bad ankle on this side too.
It's a good thing I'm not a urologist. This is a good thing.
Actually, I used to be a skateboarder, so I've broken this ankle like three times. This one's kind of wonky, but we'll get there eventually. But I want to ask you, for the people out there in the audience that are going to be viewing your episode, what's the number one lesson you want people to learn from your story?
I think check on your doctor, the most important part. We touched base about it in the interview. And many of the patients that come to me were operated on by somebody else in the past. And I always ask them, I said, well, how did you choose your doctor? And they say, well, it was the very first doctor I saw and I decided to go with it. And I said, listen, I mean, when you buy a car, you at least visit seven dealerships before you commit, right? And why do you just simply not go to a couple of more doctors to see if this is the right choice for you? I think the most important part is to check on the background of your doctor, what's the experience, how many patients he's done. There's a public record about how many legal cases against the doctor.
So choose your doctor very carefully, and you will be in better hands.
To piggyback off of that, so I've done work with a couple of different guys from the NBA, a couple of different ballplayers, and one of my good buddies is Victor Oladipo. So Victor had... He tore his ACL meniscus in Indiana, had a surgery from a doctor that was recommended to him by the team in Indiana, and then when he got traded here to Miami, he basically got an MRI on his knee, and they were like... Whoever did that surgery did not do a great job, and you're going to tear it again. The exact quote that they gave him was, you're basically running a Formula One race in a used Toyota Camry.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:11
2
How did Dr. Armen’s early life and reason for becoming a doctor shape his career choices?
0:11–12:21
3
What is Dr. Armen’s philosophy on patient choice and how should patients vet a surgeon?
12:21–15:49
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How should athletes navigate team-recommended doctors versus choosing their own surgeon?
15:49–17:51