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afrim.halimi@zmc.mk
2004-2008
Specialization diagnostic radiology – Institute for Radiology, University Clinic Skopje, Macedonia.
1994
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Tirana, Albania.
2024 – present
Diagnostic radiology specialist, Zan Mitrev Clinical Hospital – Skopje.
2015-2024
Diagnostic radiology specialist, State Orthopedic Hospital in Kuwait.
2013-2015
Diagnostic radiologist, Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Gostivar, Macedonia.
2013
Diagnostic radiology specialist, American Hospital in Prishtina, Kosovo.
2008-2013
Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Gostivar, Macedonia..
2004-2008
Institute for Radiology, University Clinic Skopje, Macedonia.
2002-2004
Medical Center – Emergency Medical Department. Gostivar, Macedonia.
1996-2002
Diagnostic radiology specialist , Private Healthcare Institution “Dr. Rezak Halimi”, Gostivar, Macedonia.
1995-1996
General practice intern, Compass Rehabilitation Center – Kiel, Germany
2014
Professional education in CT, PRT, Radiology North Hesse, Bad Zwesten, Germany.
2012
– Diagnostics of the entire body, Center for Continuous Medical Education, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
– Professional education in CT, Institute for Radiology, University Clinic – Skopje, Macedonia.
2011
Professional education in CT and MRI, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, New York.
2010
Professional education in CT and MRI, Institute for Radiology, University Clinic – Skopje, Macedonia.
Interventional procedures using Angiography device:
-Cervical spine epidural steroid injection.
-Medial nerve blockage of cervical spine
-Pulse radiofrequency ablation of medial nerves of the cervical spine.
-Lumbar spine interlaminar epidural steroid injection.
-Lumbar spine transforaminal epidural steroid injection
-Pulse radiofrequency treatment of the neural roots in the lumbar spine.
-Blockage of the facet joints and medial nerve branches of the lumbar spine.
-Radiofrequency treatment of the medical nerves of the lumbar spine.
-Blockage of the sacroiliac joints.
-Radiofrequency ablation of sacroiliac joints.
-Caudal epidural injection.
-Blockage of ganglion impar.
-Steroid injection of the piriform muscle
-Blockage of genicular nerves.
-Radiofrequency ablation of the genicular nerves.
-Ozone therapy of hernial disc in lumbar spine.
-Percutaneous disc nucleoplasty of lumbar spine (minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation of the disc).
-Disc – FX of lumbar spine (percutaneous discectomy + radiofrequency ablation)
– Epidurolysis (lysis of the adhesions next to the nerve).
Joint steroid injection using an ultrasound:
-Shoulder joint steroid injection (glenohumeral joint, subacromial bursa and acromioclavicular joint)
-Elbow joint steroid injection
-Wrist steroid injection
-Hip steroid injection
-Knee steroid injection
-Ancle steroid injection.
Interventional procedures using an ultrasound device
-Biopsy, aspiration and drainage of soft tissues.
Ultrasound examinations:
–Musculoskeletal ultrasound (injuries and inflammatory changes in muscles, tendons and ligaments, foreign objects, benign and malignant tumors)
-Abdomen and pelvis ultrasound.
-DVT of limbs (deep venous thrombosis of limbs).
Interventional procedures using CT
-Biopsy of bones and soft tissues.
-Radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma.
-CT examinations.
-Musculoskeletal examinations – all types
-Brain CT
-Thoracic CT (lungs and mediastinum).
-Abdomen and pelvic CT.
-Magnetic resonance of musculoskeletal system, magnetic resonance of spine.
-All types of x-rat examinations.
– Macedonian Association of Radiologists.
– Association of Doctors Albanians in Macedonia
– American – Albanian Medical Association
– European Radiology Association
– Medical Association of Kuwait
Albanian
Macedonian
Serbian
Turkish
German
English
Specialist in radiodiagnostics
lidija.veljanovska@zmc.mk