Education
June 2025 – Present PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana. Thesis: “The role of imaging in assessing the response to treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma after transarterial chemoembolization.”
May 2018 – May 2022 Specialization in Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana (third cycle of studies).
2011 – 2017 Graduated in General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana.
Qualifications and Short-Term Trainings
· 30 October – 3 November 2023 – Diagnostic Imaging, Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar
· 15 – 16 September 2023 – Breast Imaging Masterclass, Albanian Medical Education Association
· 24 September 2022 – Innovations in Interventional Radiology 2022, National Radiology Conference, Tirana, Albania
· 7 – 10 December 2021 – Modular Ultrasound ESTES Course organized in Tirana by the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery
· 14 – 15 December 2018 – Abdominal Ultrasound, EFSUMB Endorsed Course, Tirana, Albania
· December 2016 – April 2017 – Medical training, ABC Health Foundation, on neurological and gynecological examination, PAP test, otoscopy, and suturing of wounds, Tirana, Albania
· 9 – 11 December 2016 – Orthopedic Medicine Training, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
· 12 – 14 December 2014 – Internal Medicine Training, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
Work Experience
2025 – Present Radiologist at American Hospital 1
2022 – 2025 Radiologist at Korça Regional Hospital
2023 – 2025 Radiologist at Kristi Medical Clinic (Regular interpretation of MRI, CT, ultrasound, X-rays, mammography, and performing breast and thyroid FNA biopsies)
2022 – 2025 Radiologist at Gjata Medical Clinic
2022 – 2025 Radiologist at Erdi Medical Clinic
2022 – 2024 Radiologist at American Hospital, Korça (Performing abdominal, musculoskeletal, neck, breast, carotid artery, Doppler upper and lower limbs, and soft tissue ultrasounds)
2018 – 2022 Resident in Diagnostic Imaging at the University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa” and the University Hospital of Trauma
2020 – 2021 Physician at Starmed Medical Clinic
2020 – 2021 Physician at Turkish International Hospital
2018 Emergency Physician at American Hospital 2, Tirana
Publications and Presentations
1. Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Arising within a Fibroadenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. (2024). International Journal of Medical Science and Dental Health, 10(05), 71–75.
2. Pilika K, Shehu A, Pilika A, Shpuza A, Xhetani X. Overcoming Diagnostic and Management Hurdles: A Case Report on Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. International Journal of Biomedicine. 2024;14(2):341–344.
3. Hoti A, Hoti E, Shpuza A, Xhetani X, et al. Imaging Characteristics and Hormonal Receptor Correlations in Varieties of Breast Cancer. International Journal of Biomedicine. 2024;14(1):20–25.
4. Hoti A, Ymeri A, Gashi E, Kraja F, Shpuza A, Hoti E, Xhetani X, Jabari C, Roshi E. Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound Findings in Suspected Breast Cancer Patients. Universal Journal of Public Health, 11(4), 415–421 (2023).
5. Bylykbashi E, Bylykbashi I, Ramosacaj E, Shpuza A, Xhetani X. Intersections of Sociodemographic Factors and Cervical-Vaginal Infections: Implications for Preterm Birth and Abortion Outcomes. International Journal of Biomedicine. 2023;13(4):269–276.
6. Shylla A, Teferici D, Shpuza A, et al. Factors Affecting Elective and Non-elective Cesarean Sections: A Multinomial Regression Analysis Using Robson’s Classification in a Southeast European Country. Cureus 16(6): e62038.
7. Aldo S, Roshi E, Bylykbashi A, & Xhetani X. Unveiling Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors: Primary Health Care’s Screening Efforts in Albania. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Bio Medical Science, 4(4), 399–406.
8. Shpuza A, & Xhetani X. Prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with physical inactivity among primary health care users in Tirana, Albania. Journal of Health Sciences, 11(3), 186–190.
9. Demko V, & Xhetani X. Multiseptate Gallbladder with Recurrent Abdominal Pain: A Case Report and Literature Review. Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 3(2), 484–488.
10. Shpuza A., & Xhetani X. Prevalence and Gender Gap of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Medical Students After 2019 Albania’s Earthquake. AJTES Supplement 5 (2021).
Conferences and Seminars
Participant in national and international conferences in the field of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging.
Certifications
· Certificate in “Diagnostic Imaging,” University of Medicine, Tirana.
· Certificates of participation in the aforementioned courses and seminars.
Memberships
· Member of the European Society of Radiology
Other Experiences
• Research Coordinator in the project: “The role of primary health care in identifying risk factors for non-communicable diseases” (2020–2021),
supported by the HAP Project, implemented by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.
