Evis Sala
Evis Sala | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare | |
| Assumed office 19 September 2025 | |
| President | Bajram Begaj |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Albana Koçiu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (affiliation) |
| Profession | Politician, academic, medical researcher |
Evis Sala (MD, PhD, FRCR, FRCP) is an Albanian radiologist, academic, and public official. She has served as the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Albania since September 2025. She is also a Professor of Radiology at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy.[1][2][3]
Education
Sala obtained her medical degree (MD) from the University of Tirana in 1991. She later completed an MPhil and a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Cambridge in 2020, and subsequently completed postgraduate training in radiology.[4]
Academic and professional career
From 2012 to 2018, Sala served as Professor of Radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College and as Chief of the Body Imaging Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
She later held the position of Professor of Oncological Imaging at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), where she co-led the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre Advanced Cancer Imaging programme and the Integrated Cancer Medicine programme.[5][6]
Until September 2025, she served as Director of the Radiology Training Program at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and as Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCC in Rome, Italy.[7][8]
Political career
Sala has served as the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Albania since September 2025.[3][9][10][11][12][13]
Research and publications
Sala’s research focuses on radiogenomics and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging, including quantitative imaging methods for tumour detection, evaluation of tumour heterogeneity, and prediction of clinical outcomes.[14]
She has authored more than 340 scientific publications in international journals. She is also a co-founder of Lucida Medical, a company developing AI-assisted software tools for cancer detection using MRI.[15][16]
Honours and memberships
Sala has been elected a Fellow of the:
- International Cancer Imaging Society (2013)
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2015)
- European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) (2018)
She received Honorary Membership from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in 2022 and from the Japanese Society of Radiology in 2024.[17][18]
International roles
Sala is currently the President-elect of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) and an appointed expert for the European Union initiative Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCI4EU).[19]
References
- ^ "Evis Sala prezantohet si ministre e Shëndetësisë – Rama: Planifikohet një universitet në Fier". Scan TV (in Albanian). 20 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Iu besua Ministria e Shëndetësisë / Kush është Evis Sala". CNA (in Albanian). 11 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b www.kryeministria.al https://www.kryeministria.al/ministrat/evis-sala/. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Professor Evis Sala". crukcambridgecentre.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Prof Dr Evis Sala".
- ^ "Dr. Evis Sala bëhet pjesë e njësisë së rëndësishme në Universitetin e Kembrixhit ku mblidhen ekspertët më të mirë nga e gjithë bota" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Një mjeke për Ministrinë e Shëndetësisë, kush është Evis Sala?". Albanian Post (in Albanian). 11 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ SHQIP (2022-12-03). "Evis Sala nderohet me çmimin prestigjioz në SHBA". Shqip.com - Lajmet e fundit nga Shqipëria, Kosova dhe Bota. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Prezantohet ministrja e re e Shëndetësisë, Evis Sala: Sfidë e madhe. Rrjedhja e mjekëve do të ndalet!" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Evis Sala prezantohet si ministre e Shëndetësisë/ Rama: Planifikohet hapja e një universiteti të ri në Fier". SCANTV. 2025-09-20. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Iu besua Ministria e Shëndetësisë/ Kush është Evis Sala". CNA. 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Kush është Evis Sala që Rama e propozoi për ministre të Shëndetësisë dhe Mbrojtjes Sociale".
- ^ "Kush është Evis Sala që Rama e propozoi për ministre të Shëndetësisë". dritare.net. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "The politics of health: Evis Sala takes first steps in Albania". AuntMinnieEurope. 2025-10-27. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Professor Evis Sala". crukcambridgecentre.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Health Literacy and Human Rights Listening and empowering people to build trust".
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 33 (help) - ^ SHQIP (2022-12-03). "Evis Sala nderohet me çmimin prestigjioz në SHBA". Shqip.com - Lajmet e fundit nga Shqipëria, Kosova dhe Bota. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Studiuesja e njohur shqiptare Evis Sala nderohet me çmimin prestigjioz në SHBA. Më parë mori edhe postin drejtues në spitalin "Gemelli" në Romë" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Dr. Evis Sala bëhet pjesë e njësisë së rëndësishme në Universitetin e Kembrixhit ku mblidhen ekspertët më të mirë nga e gjithë bota" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2026-02-09.