Editor-in-Chief
Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS, FICS, FKCS,
President, Kosova College of Surgeons,
Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and General Surgeon, Tucson Medical Center,
Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Director, Department of Surgery, Chief, General Surgery, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Valhalla, NY
Deputy Editors-in-Chief
Prof. Asst. Luan Jaha MD PhD,
Vascular Surgeon, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Department of Vascular Surgery, 10000 Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
Prof. Nexhmi Hyseni MD,
Professor of Pediatric Surgery-University of Prishtina,
Chief of Surgical Cathedra at Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosova
Prof. Skender Topi, MD
University of Elbasan Alexander Xhuvani Department of Surgery
Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Center Xhafer Kongoli, Albania
Honorary Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Sadri Bajraktari, MD, PhD
General and Vascular Surgery, American Clinic Pristina, Kosovo
Editorial Board Members
International
Prof. Alban Y. Neziri MD DSci PhD,
Department for Biomedical Research, Gynecologic Oncology and Endometriosis, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Murtenstrasse 35, CH-3010 Bern
Alberto Raúl Ferreres MD PhD JD MPH FACS (Hon.),
Professor of Surgery University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arben Baboci MD,
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Center of Tirana, “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
Prof. Arben Gjata MD PhD,
Department of Surgery, University of Medicine Tirana, Tirana, Albania
3rd Service of General and Digestive Surgery, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Albania
Prof. Artur Xhumari MD PhD,
Lecturer of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
Head of Neurosurgery Service, University Hospital “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania
Prof. Demetrius Litwin MD MBA FRCSC FACS FICS,
Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Prof. Emir Q. Haxhija MD PhD FEBPS,
Associate Professor of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Consultant of Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
Prof. Georgios Tsoulfas MD PhD FICS FACS,
Professor of Transplantation Surgery, Chief Department of Transplantation Surgery, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
Prof. Giuseppe Nigri MD PhD FACS FRCS,
Professor of Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Sant’Andrea, Rome, Italy
Hayato Kurihara MD FACS FEBS EmSurg,
Director, Emergency Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
Horacio L. Rodriguez Rilo MD,
Medical Director NICDET, Director of Surgical and Clinical Innovation, Nucleo de Investigacion Cientifica y Desarrollo Tecnologico, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Prim. ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hubert Hauser MD FACS,
Head of the Department of Surgery LKH Graz II, Graz, Austria
Prof. Bellal Joseph MD FACS,
Martin Gluck Professor of Surgery, Chief of Trauma EGS Critical Care & Burns, Vice Chair of Research Department of Surgery, The University of Arizona, Arizona, USA
Dr. med. Jörg Tessarek MD,
Accredited Surgeon, Vacular Surgeon and Phlebologist, Head of Department Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Bonifatius Hospital Lingen, Lingen, Germany
Chairman of the Endovascular Section of the German Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine, Germany
Prof Kastriot Haxhirexha MD PhD,
Faculty of Medical Sciences – University of Tetova, Tetova, Republic of North Macedonia
Department of General Surgery, Clinical Hospital of Tetova, Tetova, Republic of North Macedonia
Prof.Kita Sallabanda MD PhD,
Neurosurgeon, Medical Director of Instituto de Radiocirugia Avanzada, Chef of Neurosurgery Hospital Virgen del Mar, Madrid, Spain
Prof Lars-Peter Kamolz MD MSc,
Professor and Head Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chair Department of Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
Director Center for Regenerative and Personalized Medicine, Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria
Lumnije Kqiku MD DDS PhD,
Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Division of Preventive an Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, Periodontology, Prosthodontics, Restorative Dentistry and Implantology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
Moritz Felsenreich MD,
Division of Visceral Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Prof. Osman Nuri Dilek MD,
Professor of Surgery, İzmir Katip Celebi University, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Division of HPB Surgery, İzmir, Türkiye
Prof. Ridvan H. Alimehmeti MD PhD,
Associate Professor neurosurgeon, University of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, Service of Neurosurgery, UHC Mother Theresa, Tirana, Albania
Russell J Andrews MD,
Newsletter Editor, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Roberto Bergamaschi MD PhD FRCS (Engl) FASCRS FACS,
Department of Surgery, New York Medical College
Mr. Salomone Di Saverio MD FACS FRCS (Eng),
Consultant Surgeon, Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Box 201, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Prof. Dr. Selami Sozubir MD,
Chief Of Pediatric Surgery, Istinye University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Liv Hospital Group, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Selman Uranues MD Dr (hon) FACS(hon) FEBS(hon),
Professor of Surgery, Head, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Graz, Austria.
Section for Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Jonathan Tilsed MS FRCS (Eng) FRCS (Gen Surg) FEBS(EmSurg),
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Honorary Senior Lecturer Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK
Chairman UEMS Division of Emergency Surgery, Vice President European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Dr. Valon M. Baraliu MD MSc,
Neurosurgeon, Chief Consultant Spine Surgeon, Interdisciplinary Department of Spine Surgery – Klinikum Lörrach, Academic Campus of the Freiburg University Clinic, Germany
National
Prof. Asst. Agreta Gecaj-Gashi MD PhD,
Anaesthesiologist/Intensivist, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
Prof. Dr. Antigona Hasani MD PhD,
Professor of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Asst. Prof. Astrit Hamza MD PhD,
General Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, Kosovo
Clinic of Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosovo
Assoc. Prof. Avdyl Krasniqi MD PhD,
General Surgeon, Kavaja Hospital, Prishtina, Kosovo
Prof. Asst. Bedri Braha MD PhD,
General and Abdominal Surgeon, Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
Belinda Pustina MD PhD,
Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosovo
Besnik Bicaj MD PhD,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Kavaja Hospital, Prishtina, Kosovo
Prof. Dr. Cen Bytyqi MD PhD,
Orthopaedic Surgeon, American Hospital ,Pristina, Kosovo
Prof. Asst. Dafina Mahmutaj MD PhD,
Chief of the Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosova, 10000 Prishtina , Republic of Kosova
Prof. Asst. Dr. Enver Fekaj MD MSc PhD,
University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Dr. Eqrem Shala MD MSc,
General Surgeon. Regional Hospital of Prizren, Prizren, Kosovo
Dr. Fadil Beka MD MSc,
General surgeon, Abdominal Surgery Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
Prof. Asst. Dr. Fatos Sada, MSc, Dr.Sci,
Vice-Dean for Medical Issues, Specialist of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Dr Fehmi Ahmeti MD PhD,
Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics “”Kestrina”” Prishtina, Kosovo
Prof. Ass. Dr. Ferat Sallahu MD PhD,
General and Abdominal Surgeon, Abdominal Surgery Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
Dr Gani Çeku MD PhD,
Pediatric Surgeon, University Clinical Center of Kosova, 10000, Prishtina, Kosovo
Harieta Zherka Saracini MD PhD,
General and Vascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
Prof Ass. Hysni Jashari MD PhD,
Pediatric Surgeon, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosovo
Ilir Hoxha MD MS PhD,
Evidence Synthesis Group, Prishtina, Kosovo
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, NH, USA
Heimerer College, Prishtina Kosovo
Isa Haxhiu MD PhD
UBT, Prishtina, Kosovo
Urologist “Pro-Ren” Urologic Polyclinic, Ferizaj, Kosovo
Prof. Asst. Laura Leci Tahiri MD PhD,
Chair of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Vascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
Asst. Dr. Lulzim Vokrri MD PhD,
Vascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
Dr Nexhat Rexha MD,
Urologist, MIM Hospital, Gjakova, Kosovo
Urologist, Public Regional Hospital “Isa Grezda”, Gjakova, Kosovo
Osman Zhuri MD,
Orthopedic Surgeon, Regional Hospital of Prizren, Kosovo
Raif Cavolli MD PhD,
Cardiovascular surgeon, Chief of Cardiac surgery Department, American Hospital, Prishtina, Kosovo
Prof. Asoc. Sejdi Statovci MD PhD,
Pediatric Surgeon, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosovo
Prof. Dr. Syheda Latifi-Hoxha MD PhD,
Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, United Hospital, Prishtina, Kosovo
Vjollca Binçe MD MSc,
Orthopedic Surgeon, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosovo
Xhevdet Cuni MD PhD,
Chief of Operative Theatre, Clinic of Urology, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosovo