Education:

1997-2001: “Dhaskal Todri” High School, Elbasan, Albania. Graduated with an average grade of 10.

2001-2007: University of Tirana, Faculty of Medicine, 6 years training. Graduated with an average grade of 9.

March 2006: Participation in a training course, about the diagnosis and treatment in some of the most common cases in internal medicine, organized by the Faculty of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.

March 2011-April 2015: Specialized in Diagnostic Imaging at the University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania

Experience:

October 2015 – ongoing- Radiologist at American Hospital, Tirana, Albania

October 2016- July 2017- External Pedagogue at the University of Medicine, Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences.

April 2015 – March 2016 – Radiologist at the Emergency Radiology Service at UHC “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania.

September 2007-September 2008- I have worked as a volunteer in the Emergency Department at the University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania as a doctor assistant during the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of patients.

May 2008- March 2011: I have worked in the pain clinic Galenus in Tirana, Albania, as a general physician, part of e multidisciplinary team with the duty of evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute and chronic pain and the rehabilitation of patients with chronic pain. I have also assisted in Epidural procedures performed under CT-guidance for the treatment of patients with chronic pain.

February 2009-May 2009:

Worked in Access Project (family planning initiative of medical personnel), sponsored by USAID Albania.

Responsibilities: Interviewer in the last study of this project (endline survey) with the purpose to evaluate the impact of the project in the health education of girls/women presented near the Family Planning Unit.

Postgraduate Certificates

10th – 13th October 2011: Participation in the third Montescano EFIC school for neurological diagnosis in chronic pain, held in Montescano (Pavia, Italy).

1st – 6th September 2013: Participation in EFIC Pain School Klagenfurt 2013, Medical Chamber of Carinthia, Division Pain and Palliative Care

25-28 June 2014: Participation in “Oncologic Imaging Course” held in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

September 2014: Participation in the radiology conference entitled ‘’MRI in oncology- The evolution”, held in Novara, Italy.

May 16th 2015: Certificate of attendance at online “Emergency Radiology course”, held in Melbourne.

08-14 November 2015- Participation in Diagnostic Imaging Seminars held by Open Medical School Institute in Salzburg, Austria.

03-07 October 2016- Participation in Diagnostic Imaging Seminars held by Open Medical School Institute in Salzburg, Austria.

14-18 May 2019 – Participation at ESPR 2019 – 55nd Annual Meeting and 41th Post Graduate Course of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology held in Helsinki, Finland.

Presentations and articles

June 2018 – Publication of an article entitled ‘’ Circumaortic right renal vein with multiple vascular anomalies’’, in Elsevier journal, Radiology Case Reports, available also in PubMed Central. Authors: A. Tanka, F. Tuka, E. Abazaj · DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.05.001

March 2015, European Congress of Radiology, Vienna, Austria:

· Co-author and presenter of a scientific poster entitled “Percutaneous treatment in malignant biliary obstruction: a prospective study. Authors: A. Rroji, E. Enesi, F. Bilaj, F. Tuka, S. Butorac

· Co-author of a scientific poster entitled: “Congenital anomalies of inferior vena cava and left renal vein: a retrospective study. Authors: M. Tanka, N. Leka, M. Ikonomi, S. Butorac, F. Tuka, S. Qamirani.

June 2015, ESPR 2015 – 52nd Annual Meeting and 38th Post Graduate Course, Graz, Austria

· Co-author and oral presenter of a case report entitled: Circumaortic right renal vein with multiple vascular anomalies- A rare presentation. Authors: M. Tanka, F. Tuka, S. Butorac, S. Buba, J. Seiti, E. Abazaj.

· Co-author of a case report entitled: An unusual case of isolated Rhombencephalosynapsis. Authors: F. Tuka , E. Enesi, F. Bilaj, A. Rroji, L. Cuko, E. Rapushi

· Co-author of a case report entitled: Galen vein aneurysm malformation: A rare case report with successful endovascular treatment. Authors: E. Enesi, F. Bilaj, S. Butorac, F. Tuka, A. Rroji.

· Co-author of an educational poster entitled: Double aortic arch: Imaging findings and work up. Authors: R. Osmenaj, A. Veshti, F. Tuka, S. Butorac, N. Kuneshka Maliqari, M. Tanka, D. Cela

June 2013, 50th Anniversary Congress and 36th Postgraduate Course of the European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Budapest, Hungary:

· Co-author and oral presenter of a scientific poster entitled “The Importance of Ultrasound in the evaluation of Nephrocalcinosis in Neonates and Young Children”. Authors: B. Hidri, D. Shtiza, F. Tuka, S. Butorac, D. Qirinxhi.

Albanian Medical Journal 2014; 3:

· Co-author in an article entitled “Percutaneous plastic stent placement in malignant biliary obstruction “. Authors: A. Rroji, E. Enesi, F. Bilaj, E. Celiku, F. Tuka, B. Gega, S. Saraci Butorac

November 2014: National Conference of Radiology, Tirana, Albania:

Co-author in two presentations entitled respectively:

· Parasitic leiomyoma- Imaging findings- Authors: M. Tanka, M. Buba, S. Saraci, F. Tuka, P. Diamanti, E. Rapushi.

· Imaging of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of ileocecal region in children- Authors: M. Tanka, S. Buba, F. Tuka, S. Saraci (Butorac), E. Abazaj, E. Rapushi.

Albanian Medical Journal 2013; 4:

· Co-author in an article entitled “Comparison of CTA 6-rows detector VS DSA and 3DRA in intracranial aneurism diagnosis”. Authors: Arben Rroji, Eugen Enesi, Iva Rudi, Fjorda Tuka, Sonja Saraçi Butorac, Gjergji Vreto.

April 2013: 9th National Pain Conference, Tirana, Albania:

· Oral Presenter of a presentation entitled “The assessment of pain” in collaboration with Pain School in low resource settings supported by IASP, PAIN OUT, NeuPSIG and German pain society. Authors: F. Tuka, R. Zaslansky.

October 2013, National Conference of Radiology, Tirana, Albania:

Co-author in four presentations entitled respectively:

· Mechanical thrombectomy: Initial experience in treating acute ischemic stroke. Authors: Gj. Vreto, A. Rroji, E. Enesi, S. Saraci, F. Tuka.

· The diagnosis of breast pathologies with MRI”- Authors: M. Tanka, A. Hoxha, R. Hasa, E. Tako, Sh. Cela, F. Tuka

· Inflamatory pseudotumor of lung in children- a case report”- Authors: M. Tanka, S. Borici, F. Tuka, B. Hidri, S. Qamirani, N. Leka, Gj. Vreto.

· Non traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage: Authors: A. Rroji, E. Enesi, I. Rudi, F. Tuka, S. Saraci, Gj. Vreto.