Education and Training
路 2007 鈥 2013 鈥 University of Medicine, Tirana Faculty of Medicine 鈥 General Medicine Grade: 10/10 Thesis: 鈥淢anagement of endocrine emergencies in the Emergency Service of Internal Diseases鈥
路 2017 鈥 2021 鈥 Specialization in Rheumatology University of Medicine, Tirana Grade: 10/10 Thesis: 鈥淎ssessment of bone mineral density changes in ankylosing spondylitis鈥
路 3-month Course in Musculoskeletal and Rheumatologic Ultrasound at the Centre of Education in Ultrasound聽Tirana聽(WFUMB).
路 Ongoing professional trainings and courses: (Full list in the 鈥淐ongresses and Seminars鈥 section)
Work Experience
Spitali Salus 鈥 Tirana | Since 2022
Position: Rheumatologist, Technical Medical Director
路 Rheumatologic and internal medicine consultations
路 Articular ultrasound and intra-articular injections
路 Project leader of “InSalus” for preventive and personalized patient monitoring
Salus Medical Clinic 鈥 Shkod毛r | Since 05.11.2024
Position: Technical Medical Director
路 Medical management of the clinic
路 Development of integrated care practices for patients
Institute for the Deaf Students 鈥 Tirana | 2015鈥2017 and 2018
Position: Medical Doctor
University Hospital Center 鈥淢other Teresa鈥 鈥 Tirana | 2013鈥2015
Positions: Intern and volunteer in various clinical services Including internal medicine emergency, surgical emergency, obstetrics-gynecology, and family medicine
Work-Related Skills
路 Articular ultrasound and its interpretation
路 Intra-articular injections
路 Specialized anamnesis and physical examination in rheumatology
路 Advanced knowledge in biological treatment of inflammatory diseases
路 Clinical management and long-term follow-up of chronic patients
Publications and Presentations
路 Active presenter: 鈥淐ase report 鈥 Coexistence of RA with Gout鈥
路 Presentations in professional training events related to IL-17/23, psoriasis, lupus, SpA, etc.
Congresses and Seminars (Participation & Presentations)
2022 鈥 2024
路 鈥淩aising the bar: optimizing outcomes with IL-23/IL-17 inhibitors in spondyloarthritis鈥
路 鈥淲hat’s new in Still Disease?鈥
路 鈥淎 call to action in autoinflammatory diseases鈥
路 鈥淧soriatic disease: A medical simulation & management鈥
路 鈥淪pondyloarthritis: Case-based challenges in evidence-based care鈥
路 鈥淔amilial Mediterranean Fever & subclinical inflammation鈥
路 鈥淕oing beyond the joints鈥
路 鈥淏iologics and biosimilars in immune-mediated diseases鈥
路 鈥淓xploring biosimilars for IBD and RA鈥
路 鈥淯pdate on lupus nephritis鈥
路 鈥淢anagement of psoriatic disease鈥
路 鈥淓arly treatment in Crohn鈥檚 disease鈥
路 鈥淪tem cells in medical practice鈥
路 鈥淢ental health in medical specialties鈥 (+ over 50 other documented trainings)
Certificates
路 License as General Practitioner 鈥 02/04/2014
路 License as Rheumatologist 鈥 06/05/2022 (converted from previous license)
路 Ongoing renewal of professional licenses
路 TOEIC 鈥 English
路 Multiple certified national and international trainings
Memberships
路 Albanian Medical Order
路 Albanian Society of Rheumatology
路 Active participant in international professional training platforms (EULAR, Medscape, etc.)