Education
1993 – 1999 He completed his higher studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Tirana with an average of 9.97
2000 – 2004 Specialized in General Surgery at the First Clinic, QSUT.
April 2024 Graduated with the degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Medicine, Tirana
Professional experience
1999 Trainer at the Family Planning Center, SEATS Albania.
1999 General practitioner at “International Medical Corps” (IMC), Tirana.
1999 – 2000 General practitioner at the “International Medical Corps” (IMC) in Kosovo, Pristina
2000 – 2004 Specialist at the First Surgery Clinic.
January 2004 – September 2014 General Surgeon at the First Surgery Clinic, QSUT
September 2014 – April 2017 General Surgeon at SALUS hospital, Tirana
April 2017 – on going General Surgeon at the American Hospital, Tirana
2006-2015 External lecturer in the subject Surgical Semiotics, Department of Surgery
Trainings
May 1999 Completed the training course for general practitioner organized by “International Medical Corps” (IMC), Tirana.
August 1999 Completed the family planning training course organized by SEATS Albania.
September 2000 He completed the training course for doctors for emergency medical services organized by the Albanian National EMS Center.
November 2008 Participant in a week-long workshop organized by Weill Cornell and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Salzburg, Austria
July 2009 One-month training in the field of general surgery and celioscopy at “Etlik Research and Training Center”, Ankara
May 2016 Completed the training course on Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, organized by the Italian Heart Association
Other activities
1998 – 2023 Participant of all national medical-surgical conferences, today surgical conference
April 2004 Participant in the fourth annual pain conference, Tirana
March 2005 Participant in the 5th Anesthesia-Reanimation Conference, Tirana
May 2006 Participant in the 6th Anesthesia-Reanimation Conference, Tirana
October 2006 Participant in the International Conference of Emergency Medicine, Pristina
October 2006 Participant in the Meeting of Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists, Struga
October 2007 Participant in the Meeting of Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists, Tetovo
October 2007 Participant in the II International Symposium of General Surgery, Pristina
October 2008 Participant in the 3rd International Symposium of General Surgery, Pristina
October 2010 Participant in the International Symposium “Acute Abdomen”, Kîçovo
October 2010 Participant in the 5th International Symposium of General Surgery, Pristina
November 2010 Participant in the Scientific Seminar “New era in dealing with cancer”, Hygeia Hospital
April 2011 Participant in “First Tirana Mediterranean Cancer Congress”
May 2011 Participant in the IV-7th International Emergency Medicine Conference, Pristina
May 2013 Participant in the International Conference on “Lung Cancer”
September 2013 Participant in the 10th Urological Week Symposium in Albania
January 2014 Participant in the Forum on side effects of foods, Tirana
September 2014 Participant in Gastro-Hepatology Conference, SALUS Hospital
October 2014 Participant in the XII Conference of Anesthetists and Reanimators, Tirana
October 2014 Participant in Workshpop “Truncal and plexal anesthesia for interventions in the sides”
December 2014 Participant in the Seminar on “Dento-Skeletal Deformities”
September 2015 Participant in the 2nd Gastro-Hepatology Conference, SALUS Hospital
September 2015 Participant in the “Thyroid Surgery” Seminar. Thyroid cancer”
September 2015 Participant in the Conference on “Differential diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cysts”
May 2016 Completed the training course on Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, organized by the Italian Heart Association
September 2016 Participant in the “Colorectal Cancer” Seminar
November 2017 Participant in the III International Congress of Multidisciplinary Medicine
September 2018 Participant in the “Breast Cancer” Seminar. Multidisciplinary approach”
November 2018 Participant and referent at the IV International Congress of Multidisciplinary Medicine
October 2023 Participant in the 1st National Conference of Internal Medicine
Publications, Presentations, Articles
– “Laparocele recurrence, summary of articles”. First Clinic, Surgery.
– “Laparocele, theoretical considerations and experience of our clinic”. First Clinic, Surgery.
– “Complications after colorectal surgery without colon preparation”. First Clinic, Surgery.
– “Perforated peptic ulcer”. First Clinic, Surgery.
– “Local excision for lower rectal cancer”. 13th Medical-Surgical Conference, Tirana. Co-author
– “Acute mesenteric ischemia, 5-year retrospective analysis”. 13th Medico-Surgical Conference, Tirana 2005. First co-author and referent
– “Prospective study on the use of antibiotics in surgery”. 14th Medico-Surgical Conference, Tirana 2006. First co-author and referent
– “Near complications of prosthetic surgery in large laparoceles”. International Conference of the Association of Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists of Macedonia, Struge 2006. Co-author
– “A case with ectopic thyroid (lingual), case report”. The first international conference of anesthesiology and intensive care. Prishtina 2006. Co-author
– “Staging and surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma”. IX National Gastrohepatology Conference, 2007. Co-author
– “Surgery of the wall, complications”. MEDICUS Magazine, No. 2, October 2007. Co-author
– “Our experience in the treatment of echinococcus cysts”. MEDICUS Magazine, No. 2, October 2007. Co-author
– “Acute mechanical bowel occlusion. Clinical presentation, etiology, treatment and outcomes”. 16th Medico-Surgical Conference, Tirana 2008. First co-author and referee
– “Perforation of the colon during endoscopy”. 17th Medico-Surgical Conference, Tirana 2009. First co-author and reference
– “Gastrointestinal stromal tumors”. Symposium on acute abdomen, Kerçovo 2010. First co-author and reference
– “Clinical features, treatment and outcomes in patients with mesenteric thrombosis in our emergency department”. 4th Emergency Medicine Conference, Pristina 2011. First co-author and referent
– “Surgery in patients with HIV/AIDS”. 19th Medical-Surgical Conference, Tirana 2011. First co-author and reference
– “The role of physics in the laparoscopic treatment of incisional hernia”. 23rd Medico-Surgical Conference, Tirana 2015. First co-author and reference
– “Possible applications of laparoscopic surgery”. 23rd Medico-Surgical Conference, Tirana 2015. Co-author
– “Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy”, the 1st 3rd International Multidisciplinary Congress in Albania. Tirana 2017 Author and referrer
– “Patient Safety”. IV International Congress of Multidisciplinary Medicine with the theme “Health systems and patient safety”. Author and referrer. Tirana 2018
– Management Approach of Cholangiocarcinoma of Middle Third Bile Duct. Bledar Kola, Rustem Celami, Arben Dhima, Erald Vasili, Altin Hysa, Klea Beqiraj Advances in Life Science and Technology Vol 93, 2022
– Necrotizing Fasciitis as an early Complication of Non-Perforated Non-metastatic Rectal Cancer: Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Bledar Kola, Rustem Celami, Arjan Salia, Klea Beqiraj, Sindi Garunja. Advances in Life Science and Technology Vol 96 2022
– Intragastric Balloon Complications: A case series (poster). Altin Hysa, Marsela Sina, Arben Dhima, Bledar Kola, Dorina Osmanaj, Skerdi Prifti. ESGE Days 2023 Dublin, Ireland
– Preservation of Laryngeal Nerves During Thyroidectomy. Bledar Kola International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 12 Issue 11, November 2023 pp 2014-2020 ISSN 2319-7064 www.ijsr.net
– Surgical techniques to avoid complications of thyroid surgery. Bledar Kola International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 12 Issue 11, November 2023 pp 2020-2027 ISSN 2319-7064 www.ijsr.net
