Dr. Xhesika Shanja

Dr. Xhesika Shanja is a surgeon with a decade of experience in the field. She earned her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and has developed expertise in minimally invasive surgical techniques. Her surgical practice focuses on treating common abdominal conditions that require both emergency and planned interventions.

Dr. Shanja practices at multiple locations across New York and Louisiana, including Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, and several Ochsner facilities in Louisiana. She specializes in treating gallbladder diseases and hernias. Her surgical skills include laparoscopic procedures, gallbladder removal, and appendix surgery, which allow patients to recover more quickly with smaller incisions than traditional open surgery methods.