In a nutshell, I am a native of Albania, schooled and trained in the USA in the art of orthopedics. I am married, father of 4.

To find out more about the work I do, click here.

If you are a fellow orthopedic colleague - greetings.

Current location

• Sutter North Medical Group, Yuba City, CA.

Practice interests

• Major joint replacements: hip, knee, and shoulder
• Revisions
• Proficient anterior approach hip replacement with the Hana table
• Fractures of the extremities
• Deformity correction

Prior employers

• 2015-2023: USAF David Grant Medical Center at Travis AFB and the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
• 2016-2023: Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Orthopedic Trauma, Carmichael, CA
• 2018-2023: Sutter Medical Group, Sutter Davis Hospital, Davis, CA
• 2009-2015: Private practice with Drs Elstrom & Hall, McHenry, IL. Affiliated with the Northern IL Medical Center, Woodstock Memorial, and the Advocate Good Shepherd hospitals.

Board status

Board certified, by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Orthopedic training

• Graduate of the Stanford University program, class of 2009
• Internship at Wayne State / Detroit Medical Center

Medical School

• Rush Medical College, class of 2004

University

• University of Illinois, Chicago, 1998-2000
• University of Tirana, 1992-1996

High School

• The former Skanderbeg High School, class of 1992, Tirana, Albania.

Before High School

I started elementary school in a town called Puke (pronounced "Pook" :)) in the northern mountains of Albania. The name of that school is Migjeni, it still functions, and it still has the same name. I finished elementary school in what used to be known as "24 Maj" school, in a town called Kavaje (pronounced Kahv-eye) located in the middle of Albania.

My family hails from the south of Albania however. Although I do not visit Albania often, I have a lot of love for its people and in particular for Gjirokastra.