Dr. Klerida Shehu

About the doctor

Dr. Klerida Shehu is a gastro-hepatologist and endoscopist with over 14 years of experience. She completed her residency in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Tirana and postgraduate training in digestive endoscopy at the Faculty of Medicine of Ankara University. In 2021 she received her Doctor of Medical Sciences degree.

Since 2012 she has been a full-time lecturer at the University of Medicine, Tirana. She worked as a gastroenterologist at Continental Hospital, where she also served as medical director. Her research focuses on liver disease, hepatic fibrosis, and obstructive jaundice.

Areas of expertise

• Gastroscopy (upper endoscopy)
• Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy
• Removal of colon polyps
• Endoscopic biopsy
• Abdominal ultrasound
• Helicobacter pylori infection
• Fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis
• Hepatitis and alcohol-related liver disease
• Obstructive jaundice and hepatobiliary disease

Education and experience

1. 2012 – present

   Full-time lecturer

   University of Medicine, Tirana – Faculty of Medical Technical Sciences

2. 2021

   Medical director

   Continental Hospital, Tirana

3. 2016 – 2021

   Gastroenterologist, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy

   Continental Hospital, Tirana

4. 2021

   Doctor of Medical Sciences

   University of Medicine, Tirana

5. 2016

   Postgraduate training in digestive endoscopy

   Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Turkey

6. 2008 – 2012

   Residency in gastroenterology and hepatology

   University of Tirana · resident at Mother Teresa University Hospital Center

7. 2006

   Degree in General Medicine

   University of Tirana

Memberships and involvement

• Member of the scientific board of the journal “Contemporary Medicine and Nursing”
• Scientific and organizing committee of the International Medical Congress (2024, 2025)
• Scientific and organizing committee of the National Medical Conference (2024, 2025)

Scientific research

Some recent publications and presentations:

• A data-driven survival analysis of prognostic determinants in patients with alcohol-related liver disease: a prospective studyInt. J. of Innovative Technology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, 2026
• Clinical characteristics of alcohol-related liver disease in Albanian patientsGastroenterology Insights, 2025
• Non-invasive tests in liver fibrosis assessmentScientific presentation, Tirana 2025
• H. pylori infection and treatment challengesScientific presentation, Tirana 2025
• Hepatic sarcoidosis mimicking a unique hepatic metastasisScientific presentation, Bucharest 2024

Languages: Albanian, English