Education and Training:
1994 Graduated with the title “General Practitioner”, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana. 1
996-1999 Postgraduate specialization in the branch of Cardiology, at the first Cardiology Clinic, QSU “Mother Teresa”.
1999 Postgraduate Specialization Diploma with the title “Cardiologist”
2000-2001 Specialization in echocardiography at the Echocardiography laboratory in “Azienda Ospedaliere San-Antonio”, Padua, Italy (Grant awarded by the European Society of Cardiology for training leaders in echocardiography).
2002 In-depth specialization in the use of doppler transthoracic echocardiography and mainly transesophageal echo during interventional procedures and cardiac surgery, at “Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital Center”, Paris, France.
2001-2003 Degree of Advanced Postgraduate Studies (Master), in Cardiology 2007 Cardiology Seminars, (Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminars), Austria 2008 Short specialization in 3-D cardiac echo at “King’s College Hospital”, London (update cardiology live teaching course, organized by British Society of Echocardiography).
2010 Cardiac Imaging Seminars, Salzburg, Austria 2015 Diploma “Doctor of Science” with maximum points at the department of advanced imaging.
Professional experience:
1996 –1999 Resident physician, at the first Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana.
2000-2007 Specialist cardiologist and echocardiographer at the Echocardiography Laboratory, at the first Cardiology Clinic.
2007-2011 Cardiologist, at the Department of Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery, at American Hospital 1, Laprakë, Tirana.
2011- Ongoing Cardiologist, specialist in the field of non-invasive cardiology, at American Hospital 2, Tirana.
42 publications and presentations in international and national journals and congresses, member of the scientific board of IMCA, consultant of several medical journals inside and outside the country.
Member of ESC, EACVI and EAPC.
