OPHTALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
● Eye examination for adults
● Ophthalmologic paediatric examinations before 1 year of age
● Ophthalmic ecography
● Visual field test
● Eye topography (Pentacam®)
● Corneal pachymetry
● Fluorescent angiography
● Contactology (Soft and hard contact lenses)
● Ocular prosthesis
● Automatic tonometer
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
● Ultrasound cataract surgery (Phacoemulsifikim)
● Laser surgery to eliminate vision problems (LASIK / LASEK)
● Surgery with Fakike Lenses (Artisan / Artiflex®) to correct extreme vision problems
● Treatment of Keratoconus through Corneal Cross-linking
● Treatment of Keratoconus with Corneal Rings (Intacts®)
● Transplant of Cornea
● Surgery of the retina (Posterior vitrectomy for disorders, such as: retinal detachment, retinopathy, diabetic      retinopathy, vitreal haemorrhage, etc)
● Intraocular pressure surgery (Glaucoma)
● Eye deviation surgery (Strabismus)
● Pterygium surgery (Conjuctival transplantation and Mythomicine C)
● Chalazion surgery
● Tear duct surgery (External and internal Dacryocystorhinostomia) with silicone tubing
● Eyelid surgery
INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS
● Avastin®
● Lucentis®
● Triamcinolone

LASER TREATMENTS
● Laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy
● YAG caxpsulotomy – laser
● YAG iridotomy – laser

The optical centre at the American Hospital currently provides the widest range of examinations and surgery that a modern ophthalmological clinic can offer.

By providing its services to the children and adults and offering a treatment to all eye-related pathologies, the centre has become a reference point not only in Albania but also in the region. With a staff of 6 medical doctors with qualification in different fields, the American Hospital – Eye Centre has been a pioneer in bringing many novelties,
such as: laser correction of the vision, elimination of the cataract through phacoemulfication, transplant of the cornea, treatment of the keratoconus, vitreoretinal surgery etc.

THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR:
● Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract
● Breast cancer
● Lungs cancer
● Cancer of the genitourinary system
● Gynaecological cancer
● Lymphoma
● Sarcoma
● Melanoma
CANCER DIAGNOSTICATION
The diagnosis, the first and most important step in treating this disease, is done by using the latest methods which are as little invasive as possible for the patient, including the stereotactic core biopsy and the laparoscopic surgical procedures.
CONSULTATION
During the conversation with the doctor, all the relevant information is provided on the disease, including the treatment plan and the related side effects. The staffs of the oncology department is ready to provide assistance
during this difficult time, by working as a team, with the patient being the most important part to such team.
CHEMOTHERAPY
Chemotherapy is the administration of a series of medicaments that fight cancer. Most of the patients leave the hospital after taking the chemotherapy treatment (outpatient therapy), but there are also chemotherapy schemes which require inpatient treatment. In some cases, a port-cut can be used as a significant facility in the administration of some chemotherapy schemes.

The Oncology Department deals with the screening and compilation of the treatment plan for cancer patients.

The Oncology Department at the American Hospital bases its work on the cooperation, the teamwork, which is the key of success in fighting against this disease. A multidisciplinary team composed of oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, surgeons and practitioners of other specializations as require work altogether to determine the appropriate treatment for each patient.

● Diagnosis and treatment of ear diseases
● Diagnosis and treatment of nose diseases
● Diagnosis and treatment of vertigo
● Diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea
● Diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders
● Diagnosis and treatment of the head and neck tumours
● Children’s Otorhinolaryngology

All the work carried out at the ORL service thanks to the application of an upgraded technology is based on the high ethical, medical and academic standards. Those patients who require ORL assistance are provided with polyclinic and hospitalization services. The microscopy and the technology of endovisual systems are widely used in the examination of the polyclinic patients.

Treatment and rehabilitation of the patients suffering from hearing reduction or loss is made with the support of a modern audiology department. The repair of the earl laceration, replacement of the earbones with prosthesis and all the other ear surgery procedures, including the most important achievement of the last years, the cochlear implant, are routine procedures carried out by the ORL medical staff at the American Hospital.

This service makes use of video electronystagmography We diagnose and treat with success
many problems linked to nose respiratory functions, which have a significant adverse impact on the life quality and cause discomfort to the patient, by using endoscopic and microscopic methods. The sleep laboratory offers the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, snoring and sleep apnea. Such diseases are treated by positive pressure devices, radiofrequency interventions in the nose, soft palate and tongue root and other surgical procedures.
This team makes also surgical interventions by the use of modern techniques for the head and neck tumours, as well as surgery procedures related to the cosmetic reconstructions and functional losses linked with the surgery on
such tumours. and the caloric test to assess the condition of the patients who suffer from dizziness/vertigo, as well as endoscopic methods for the vocal cord examination among the patients with voice disorders.

We diagnose and treat with success many problems linked to nose respiratory functions, which have a significant adverse impact on the life quality and cause discomfort to the patient, by using endoscopic and microscopic methods.

The sleep laboratory offers the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, snoring and sleep apnea. Such diseases are treated by positive pressure devices, radiofrequency interventions in the nose, soft palate and tongue root and other surgical procedures.

This team makes also surgical interventions by the use of modern techniques for the head and neck tumours, as well as surgery procedures related to the cosmetic reconstructions and functional
losses linked with the surgery onsuch tumours.

● Amputation, disarticulation
● Congenital abnormalities
● Pelvic and gluteal art.
● Arthrodesis
● Wrist and ankle arthroscopy
● Knee arthroscopy
● Shoulder arthroscopy
● Plaster of Paris
● Immobilization of articulations with anaesthesia
● Articulation Surgery, open surgery
● Surgery of extremities, micro-surgery
● Soft tissue laser surgery
● Implant extraction
● Paediatrician orthopaedics
● Osteomyelitis
● Osteotomies
● Closed luxation repair
● Repeated luxation repair
● Luxation treatment
● Surgical treatment of fractures

One of the departments that has been indisputably among the most successful of the American Hospital is that of Orthopaedics – Traumatology. Sustained by the expertise of a selected Albanian and foreign experts, this clinic has
been enjoying a high professional reputation since seven years.

With an available 24-hour service and a record of treatment for a wide variety of traumas, the Department of Orthopaedics has turned the American Hospital in to an important polytrauma centre.

In a range from the arthroscopic procedures with a minimum inpatient time, to the bones tumours, from surgery procedures into congenital defects among young children, to the traumas caused by severe accidents, the orthopaedic doctors of AH are able to respond at best to every need arising from the condition of the patient.

• Pediatric examinations
• Tracking of the detailed history
• Tracking of feeding, up-bringing and development history
• Diagnosis tests
• Immunization – The American Hospital’s vaccination schedule includes vaccination against diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, Pertussis (good cough), Poliomyelitis, H. Influenza, Hepatitis B, Pneumococcus, Fruth, Parotitis, Rubella, Varicella (Hepatitis), Hepatitis A, etc.
• “Pediatric screening” including: Neonatal screening (G6PDH deficiency, CF (cystic fibrosis), hypothyroidism (TSH neonates), Neonate 17 OH progesterone, phenylalanine neonates (PKU), echo graphic screening for coxo-developmental dysplasia, , Anemia Screening for Absence of Fe, Psychomotor and Cognitive Development Problems, TA Screening, Lipid Disorders, Obesity in Children / Teens, etc.

The Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the American Hospital offers services that involves the medical care of infants, children and adolescents age range 0-16 years.

The team of the pediatrics and neonatology experts take care of the children health in cooperation with their colleagues who are specialized in other areas, enabling thus not only the outpatient care but also their hospitalization.

At the same time, the American Hospital 2, where the Pediatrics and Neonatology are located, served as a powerful 24- hour center for the pediatric emergencies of all natures.

TREATED DISEASES

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Various lung parenchyma and vascular diseases
• Advanced imagery (x-ray and computerized tomography)
• Tests of the pulmonary functions
• Optic fibre bronchoscopy
• Asthma

FULL DIAGNOSE

• Detailed history of the allergy
• Diet history
• Physical examination
• Diagnostic laboratory testing

The Pneumology and Allergology services of the American Hospital not only complement one another but have a constant cooperation also with the other departments. The pneumology service plays a key role in following up the
post-op patients of old ages, in the adjutant treatment of lung carcinomas, as well as in running the sleep apnea laboratory, in collaboration with other disciplines.

One of the main advantages that ensures a superior allergology
service at the American Hospital is the assistance of the central laboratory, which provides a significantly wide range of allergy blood tests both for children and adults.

The services that American Hospital offers in proctology

This Department of American Hospital is one of the most completed in Albania. It offers a wide range of contemporary services in diagnosis and also the treatment of many diseases of rectum.

The valuation of patients diagnosed with different diseases begins with the medical proctologic consultation, and then it continues with the supplement diagnostic examinations and the surgical treatments from a qualified staff, trained in the most prestigious and well-known hospitals in UK and Europe. This department offers;

• Proctologic examination
• Diagnostics of the small bowel diseases, such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, pylonidal cyst, perianal abscess and coxygeal, small bowel cancer, presacral tumours, polyps, rectum prolapsed, sphincteric complex trauma, inflammatory diseases, coxycodynia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), suppurative hidadrenitis, anal condiloma, anus pruritus, different ano perianal formations, anal incontinence, etc
• Anoscopy, proctoscopy, rigid proctosigmoidoscopy, fiber colonoscopy
• Anorectal biopsy
• ECO endoanal 2D
• Contemporary conservative treatments
• Contemporary surgery techniques in treating various small bowel diseases, among which can be included
• THD, PPH for the treatment of haemorrhoidal diseases, currently available in Albania only at the American Hospital.
• Regular post-operative examinations, in accordance with the protocols.
• Colon diseases surgeries, as follows:
• Hemorrhoids Surgery
– with the THD technique
– with hemoroidal stapler PPH
– with Rubber band ligation
– with the traditional technique
• Anal prosthesis implant surgery Gate Keeper
• Anal fissure surgery
• Anal fistula surgery
• Perianal, sub mucosal, supralevator abscesses surgery, horse shoe, coke, coccygeal ecc
• Coccygeal fistula surgery
• Benign and malignant formations of the ano – perianal region surgery
• Colon cancer surgery
• Rectum cancer surgery
• Anal cancer surgery
• Presacral tumors surgery
• Prolapse surgery of the rectum
• Colon polyps and anor-ectal region surgery
• Fracture and luksaction of the os-coccygeal surgery
• Repairing traumatic injuries to the anal sphincter surgery (sfinkteroplasty)
• Surgery for treating traumatic intra and extra peritoneal rectal injuries
• Surgery for the treatments of Morbus Chron & Ulcerative Colitis Treatment
• Dolikosigma surgery
• Complicated colon diverticulosis surgery
• Ano-perianal & genital condyloma surgery
• Hidradenitis suppurativa surgery

● Visit a rheumatologist
● Osteodensitometry
● Capillaroscopy
● Physiotherapy
● Laboratory/diagnosis examinations

The Rheumatology Department avails of the required staff and know-how to treat simple and complicated rheumatic problems. Many other combined rheumatic diseases find treatment in cooperation with the department of orthopedics, neurology or physiotherapy of the American Hospital.

The American Hospital emergency service is one of the strongest patient management links in the structure. Equipped with the proper capacity to handle every kind of emergency, ranging from the routine cases to the major cases of multiple trauma or accidents, this service can admit 700 emergencies on a monthly basis in its two 24-hour units in Lapraka and Rruga e Dibrës, Tirana.

In cooperation with the intensive care service, the hemodynamic room, surgery rooms, the maternity, laboratory, the advanced imagery which are at a 24-hour service and due to the highest dedication of the staff of doctors and nurses, the American Hospital emergency units have become the doors where many citizens, not only from the capital, come to knock for health emergencies. The emergency service constitutes an essential link in the work of the American Hospital, as it is the only cardiovascular emergency unit in the country which treats patients with acute cases of myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysms, etc, by transporting these cases by ambulance or helicopter in a very short time and provides coronary angiography, stent or surgery interventions, where required. Medical home care is a novelty provided by this centre for all those patients who require it, but in particular for cases of dialysis, oncologic cases, post-surgery, for third-age people, patients with severe chronic diseases, etc.

Trauma Center
The emergency of the hospital with intensive care unit and surgical team are an essential link in trauma management.

The three emergency of American Hospital are equipped respectively Tirana 1 CT scan and MR (magnetic resonance), Tirana 2 CT scan and Tirana 3 CT scan and MR (magnetic resonance).

Stroke Center
Approximately 30 – 40 cases of cerebrovascular accidents come in the environment of American Hospital every month, to which is given the opportunity to be treated in different surgical ways, through the invasive imaging, or through the stenting of the cerebral arteries or their sclerotization.

Cardiovascular Center
This is one of the most successful centers of American Hospital, with a record number of cases diagnosed and treated successfully.
The emergency and the staff have an essentially role to respond quickly this emergency situations.
The hemodynamic laboratory is closely related to the emergency, intensive care and to the cardiovascular operations rooms.

This center treats the accidents through cardiac stench or open surgery, also the surgical treatments with invasive imaging of the vascular accidents like dissection aortic (aortic cleavage), thrombosis of peripheral arteries, pulmonary thromboembolism etc, are treated in cardiovascular center.

Pediatric Center
This center is situated in American Hospital 2 and AH 3. The emergency in pediatric center is managed from the pediatricians, neonatologist with the support of two respective intensive care and a very committed medical staff for these delicate categories of patients.
The emergency of American Hospital is a story of success of this great medical institution.
The emergency staff has a maximal engagement every moment in 24 hours, to support every emergency, all the time.
This department is the first “door” of every patient.
American Hospital will offer in the future a medical service even more specialized in this sector, thank to ongoing training from German physicians.
In this way the physicians of American Hospital will offer a specialized medical service on the management of cardiac emergencies, respiratory emergencies and a professionalized care for accident traumas.
The emergency of American Hospital in cooperation with other medical services like intensive care, hemodynamic room, the laboratories and the advanced imaging offers a professional and effective medical service 24 hours, seven days a week.

● Consultation with the urologist
● Urologic examination
● Interventions in the urinary tract
● Uro-Oncology
● Pediatric urology
● Female urology
● Reconstructive urology and traumas
● Endoscopic urology
● Percutaneous lithotripsy
● Laparoscopic urology
● E.S.W.L (Lithotripsy)
● Prostate Trans Rectal Biopsy
● Minor surgery

The urology service of the American Hospital assists children and adults with diagnosis, therapeutical and surgical methods in all the units of the hospital in Tirana. The application of the laparoscopic and conservative surgery has
turned the Urology Department into a frontrunner in its field not only in the country but also in the region.

The removal of kidney stones through the application of the most contemporary methods that avoid the need to carry out a real surgical intervention has helped hundreds of patients during the last years. Other treatments including tumoral surgery, impotency treatment, prostate surgery, etc., are some of the main areas of operation that haveled to an increased demand for the services of the American Hospital.