Education and Training

· 2007 – 2013 – University of Medicine, Tirana Faculty of Medicine – General Medicine Grade: 10/10 Thesis: “Management of endocrine emergencies in the Emergency Service of Internal Diseases”

· 2017 – 2021 – Specialization in Rheumatology University of Medicine, Tirana Grade: 10/10 Thesis: “Assessment of bone mineral density changes in ankylosing spondylitis”

· 3-month Course in Musculoskeletal and Rheumatologic Ultrasound at the Centre of Education in Ultrasound Tirana (WFUMB).

· Ongoing professional trainings and courses: (Full list in the “Congresses and Seminars” section)

Work Experience

Spitali Salus – Tirana | Since 2022

Position: Rheumatologist, Technical Medical Director

· Rheumatologic and internal medicine consultations

· Articular ultrasound and intra-articular injections

· Project leader of “InSalus” for preventive and personalized patient monitoring

Salus Medical Clinic – Shkodër | Since 05.11.2024

Position: Technical Medical Director

· Medical management of the clinic

· Development of integrated care practices for patients

Institute for the Deaf Students – Tirana | 2015–2017 and 2018

Position: Medical Doctor

University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa” – Tirana | 2013–2015

Positions: Intern and volunteer in various clinical services Including internal medicine emergency, surgical emergency, obstetrics-gynecology, and family medicine

Work-Related Skills

· Articular ultrasound and its interpretation

· Intra-articular injections

· Specialized anamnesis and physical examination in rheumatology

· Advanced knowledge in biological treatment of inflammatory diseases

· Clinical management and long-term follow-up of chronic patients

Publications and Presentations

· Active presenter: “Case report – Coexistence of RA with Gout”

· Presentations in professional training events related to IL-17/23, psoriasis, lupus, SpA, etc.

Congresses and Seminars (Participation & Presentations)

2022 – 2024

· “Raising the bar: optimizing outcomes with IL-23/IL-17 inhibitors in spondyloarthritis”

· “What’s new in Still Disease?”

· “A call to action in autoinflammatory diseases”

· “Psoriatic disease: A medical simulation & management”

· “Spondyloarthritis: Case-based challenges in evidence-based care”

· “Familial Mediterranean Fever & subclinical inflammation”

· “Going beyond the joints”

· “Biologics and biosimilars in immune-mediated diseases”

· “Exploring biosimilars for IBD and RA”

· “Update on lupus nephritis”

· “Management of psoriatic disease”

· “Early treatment in Crohn’s disease”

· “Stem cells in medical practice”

· “Mental health in medical specialties” (+ over 50 other documented trainings)

Certificates

· License as General Practitioner – 02/04/2014

· License as Rheumatologist – 06/05/2022 (converted from previous license)

· Ongoing renewal of professional licenses

· TOEIC – English

· Multiple certified national and international trainings

Memberships

· Albanian Medical Order

· Albanian Society of Rheumatology

· Active participant in international professional training platforms (EULAR, Medscape, etc.)