EDUCATION:
§ 1988-1993: Medical Faculty; University of Tirana; Diploma as General Practitioner
§ 1995-1998: Post graduate studies at Surgical Department, Medical Faculty, University of Tirana; Diploma as “General Surgeon”
§ 2005-2006: Master in Surgery: Surgical Department, Medical Faculty, University of Tirana: Thesis “Treatment results using intravesical chemotherapy and immunotherapy agents for patients with superficial Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the urinary bladder”
§ January 2010 – July 2016: PhD on Surgery; Medical Faculty; University of Tirana: Thesis: “Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Prognostic factors”
QUALIFICATION:
§ 1999-2000: Post Graduate studies in Urology at Urology Service, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, Tirana
§ July 2001-March 2002: DETO, Urologia Universitaria 1, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Policlinico di Bari, Italy: Certificate in Urology and Urodynamics
§ October 2006-November 2006: University of Rykyus, Okinawa, Japan: Certificate in Urology and Laparascopy
§ October 2007-Dicember 2007: DETO, Urologia Universitaria 1, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Policlinico di Bari, Itali: Certificate in Kidney Transplantation
§ September 2024: Urology Department of Liv Hospital Istanbul, Turkey: Certificate in Robotic Surgery and Laser Surgery in Urology
WORK EXPERIENCE
• October 1993 – December 1994: National Blood Transfusion Centre, Laprake, Tirana. Physician responsible for infectious agent screening of donated
• January 1999 – May 1999: National Blood Transfusion Centre, Laprake, Tirana. Promotion of voluntary blood donation unit
• May 1999 – June 2001: World Health Organization, Coordination and Planning Unit; Technical Assistant
• December 1999 – now: University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”; Urology Service, Tirana; Consulting urologist
• April 2019 – August 2023: Chief of the Urology Service at University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, Tirana
• June 2019 – August 2024: Medical University of Tirana, Faculty of Technical Medical Science, Department of Clinical Disease; Professor of Surgery
• August 2024-now: Medical University of Tirana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery; Professor of Urology
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATIONS
• Author and Co-author in 21 articles and presentations published abroad Albania
• Author and Co-author in 39 articles and presentations published in Albania
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND HOBBIES
• Member of Albanian Association of Urologic Surgeons (AAUS) since 2019,
o General Secretary of AAUS from: 2019-2023
o President of AAUS from: 2023-now
• Active member of European Association of Urology (EAU) since 2006-now
