Dr. Altin Cekodhima

Professional objective: To do my best

Summary of qualifications

- September 2015 - Participant in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Live porcine model Hands-on EMR and ESD course Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Netherland.
- June 2015 - Participant in EUS Endoscopic Ultrasound Live demonstration in Amsterdam 18th Annual Course.
- May 2015 participant in ENDOLIVE workshop Rome Italy.
November 2013-January 2014 Training course for Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in Ataturk Training and Research University Hospital IZMIR, Turkey.
September 2013, EUS endoscopic ultrasonography updating training in University hopsital center of Bologna organized by Olympus company.
June 2013 Participant in International Simposium " Complications of GI Endoscopy " organized by ESGE European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (http://www.esge.com/) held in HANNOVER, Germany
- April 2013 Participation in EURO-EUS Live demostration Workshop, Paris, France.
- May 2012 Participation in Quality in Endoscopy: Colonoscopy and Colonic Neoplasms Symposium, Berlin, Germany.
- September 2011 Training course for EUS Endoscopic Ultrasonography diagnostic and therapeutic in Training and Research Hospital Ataturk IZMIR, Turkey
- October 2011 Participant in workshop of EURO EUS Endoscopic Ultrasound organized by Turkish Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy held in ANKARA, Turkey
- June 2011 Participant in International Simposium " Complications of GI Endoscopy " organized by ESGE European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (http://www.esge.com/) held in HANNOVER, Germany
- May 2011 Participant in Live Demonstration workshop EURO-Endoscopic UltraSonography 2011 organized by ESGE European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (http://www.esge.com/) held in MARSEILLE, France
- September 2010 Participant in workshop EURO-NOTES 2010 organized by ESGE European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (http://www.esge.com/) held in ROME, Italy
- June 2010 Participant of Interventional Gastro-intestinal endoscopy technique training Course in theoretical and practical sessions organized by IRCAD (http://www.ircad.fr) in STRASBOURG, France
- April 2009 Participant in conference of EURO EUS Endoscopic Ultrasound organized by ESGE European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (http://www.esge.com/) held in BRUSSELS, Belgium
- October 2009 participant of The European Gastroenterology Week meeting held in LONDON, United Kingdom organized by European Gastroenterology Association
- April 2009 Live Endoscopy Course, EUS, Endoscopic Ultrasound intensive training in BERLIN, Germany.
- December 2008 Live Endoscopy Course, Therapeutic Endoscopy intensive training in AMSTERDAM.
- December 2008 Fellowship for therapeutic endoscopy in the Gastrohepatolgy department of University Hospital Center in LJUBJANA organized by Olympus Slovenia.
- November 2008 participant of The European Gastroenterology Week meeting held in Vienna Austria organized by European Gastroenterology Association
- March April 2008 fellowship for endoscopy near the gastrohepatology department of Princess University Hospital of Bromly in LONDON, United Kingdom
- October 2007 participant of The European Gastroenterology Week meeting held in PARIS France organized by European Gastroenterology Association
- March 2007 training for interventional endoscopy near the gastrohepatology department of San Paolo University Hospital in BARI, Italy in the context of INTEREG 2 project organized by Ministry of Health
- February 2006 participant of Seminar for Internal Medicine in SALZBURG Austria organized by Columbia University Hospital and American Austrian foundation
- 1998-2002 Specializing as gastroenterologist in the gastrohepatology department of Tirana University Hospital Mother Theresa
EXPERIENCE

July 2012 - till now
Gastroenterologist, endoscopist and endosonographer doctor in Endoscopic Clinic "La Vita" Tirana.
2008 - July 2012
Gastroenterologist and endoscopist doctor in Blue Medical Center
2002-2008
Gastroenterologist and endoscopist doctor in Diagnostic Center Ikeda

Procedures Performed more then 11000 (eleven thousand)) including:

- Gastroenterology
- Oesophago-duodenoscopy - Upper GI Endoscopy
- Sclerotherapy of varices
- Naso-jejunal feeding tube insertion
- Colonoscopy- Polypectomies / Re-canalisation of tumours / Bleeding
- Endo-mucosal resections of polyps / tumours
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Foreign body removel
- EUS endoscopic ultrasound examinations
- EUS-FNA (Fine Needle Aspiration) biopsy of lesions of pancreas, liver, lymphnodes etc.