Education and Training
2017 – Master of Science Degree in General Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana
2016–2017 – Training and internship at ABC Health Center as a family doctor
2017–2018 – Professional experience in the Departments of Surgical Emergencies, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics
2018 – Professional medical license (Member of the Albanian Medical Order)
2019–2023 – Specialization in Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolic Diseases at University Hospital Center of Tirana (QSUT)
2021 – Thyroid ultrasound certification, Albanian Ultrasound Training – Erton Clinic, Tirana
2022 – Postgraduate ESE Course in Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
2022 – Clinical internship at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia (CEEPUS scholarship)
2022 – Europit 2022, Annecy, France – First Prize for Best Case Presentation
2023 – Research at the William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London (ESE full scholarship)
2023 – Course: Diagnosis of Rare Diseases (Rare Diseases Foundation)
2023 – Course: Genomics in NHS – Clinical Guide for Genomic Testing in Rare Diseases, St. George’s University of London
2023 – Course: Translational Research in Rare Diseases (Rare Diseases Foundation)
2023 – Introduction to Good Clinical Practice (GCP e-Learning)
2023 – Clinical Endocrinology Course and Workshop – Harvard Medical School, Boston
2023 – Professional license in Endocrinology
2023 – Seminar: Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis – OMI, Salzburg, Austria
2024 – Course: Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials – Johns Hopkins University, USA
2024 – Internal Medicine Course and Workshop – Harvard Medical School
2024 – Advanced Course in Pituitary Tumors – Portugal, certified by ESE
2024 – One-year advanced school in neck ultrasound, FNA, thyroid nodule thermoablation – SYT, Naples & Milan, Italy
2025 – Adrenal Masterclass – Imperial College London, UK
2025 – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Course – Certified by ISGE, Rome, Italy
Work Experience
2019–2020 – Emergency doctor during summer season, Gjiri i Lalzit Emergency Center
2021–Present – Lecturer, Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences, University of Medicine, Tirana
2022–Present – Working group member in the project “Digi Care For You – Meteda”
2023–2025 – Full-time Endocrinologist, Salus Hospital
2025–Present – Endocrinologist, American Hospital 3
Conferences and Congresses
2014 – Passive participant, “Gastro-Hepatology Conference”, Tirana, Albania
2014 – Passive participant, “Medical Sciences Conference”, Tirana, Albania
2015 – Participant in the workshop “How to write a scientific article?”, Tirana, Albania
2015 – Active participant, “Medical Sciences Conference”, Tirana, Albania – Topic: “Differential diagnosis between diffuse and focal gliomas”
2016 – Active participant, “Medical Sciences Conference”, Tirana, Albania – Topic: “Percutaneous valve dilation”
2017 – Passive participant, “3rd Multidisciplinary International Medical Congress”, Tirana, Albania
2019–Present – Active participant in all spring and autumn Endocrinology Conferences in Tirana, Albania
2021 – Active participant, Conference of the Laboratory Department, Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences – “Subacute thyroiditis and COVID-19”
2021 – Active participant, National Endocrinology Conference – “Focal motor seizure as a first manifestation of diabetes”
2022 – Active participant, Conference of the Laboratory Department, Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences – “Challenges in the diagnosis of thyroid diseases”
2023 – Passive participant, 23rd Clinicopathological Conference on Pituitary Diseases, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
2023 – Passive participant, 25th European Congress of Endocrinology, Istanbul, Turkey
2023 – Active participant, National Endocrinology Conference – “FINDRISC evaluation and correlation with risk behaviors in the adult population in Tirana”
2023 – Active participant, Clinical Update on Fertility and Pregnancy Issues in Pituitary Disorders – ESE
2024 – Diabetes Academy – “Combination of insulin therapy and antidiabetic agents”
2024 – Active participant, National Conference of Medical Sciences – “Clinical implications and importance of dynamic testing in pituitary tumors”
2024 – Active participant, National Conference of Medical Sciences – “Pseudoacromegalic syndromes”
2025 – Active participant, National Conference of Medical Sciences – “New therapies in obesity treatment”
2025 – Active participant, Endocrinology Conference in Albania – “Non-pituitary sellar masses”, Shkodër
Publications and Posters
Prolactinoma in Pregnancy, case report and review of the literature. Kermaj M, Hyka B, Shehu T, Ylli A. Endocrine Abstracts ECE 2021 DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.73.AEP511
Fahr Syndrome Secondary to Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Shehu T, Hoxha V, Ylli D, Ylli A. Endocrine Abstracts ECE 2022 DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.81.EP192
Primary vs Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism in a Patient with Medullary Nephrocalcinosis and Chronic Renal Failure, Shehu T et al. Endocrine Abstracts ECE 2022 DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.81.EP242
Spondylodiscitis After Lumbar Puncture in a Post-COVID-19 Diabetic Patient, Kermaj M et al. Endocrine Abstracts ECE 2022 DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.81.P119
Shehu T, Gjyzari A, Zekja I. SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetic Nephropathy. Contemporary Medicine and Nursing Journal, Albania, 2022
Kolnikaj TS, Herman R, Janež A, Jensterle M. Assessment of Eating Disorders and Eating Behavior to Improve Treatment Outcomes in Women with PCOS. Life (Basel). 2022;12(11):1906. DOI: 10.3390/life12111906
Shehu T, Poshi K. GH Deficiency and Related Structural Anomalies – Case Report, Literature Review. Albanian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2022
Poshi K et al. Ectopic Renal Insulinoma: Case Report. Academic Journal of Health Sciences – Medicina Balear, 2023
Poshi K, Shehu T. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Abdominal Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis – Poster, ECE 2023
Shehu T. Unusual PCOS Presentation and/or Functional Amenorrhea – Poster, ECE 2024
Tea Shehu Kolnikaj et al. The Current and Emerging Role of Statins in the Treatment of PCOS: The Evidence to Date. PMC, 2024
Tea Shehu Kolnikaj et al. Pharmacological Causes of Hyperprolactinemia. PubMed, 2024
