Dr. Lindita Coku graduated from University of Tirana Faculty of Medicine in 1994 before completing a residency in General Surgery at New York Medical College / Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY from 2002 to 2004. She then completed a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) / Children's Hospital from 2008 to 2010.
Dr. Coku has one office in New York where she specializes in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Learn more.
Cardiothoracic surgery is a highly specialized field of medicine that incorporates surgical procedures to treat diseases or trauma to the organs and structures of the chest – including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Dr. Coku may perform both minimally invasive or invasive procedures ranging from angioplasty to open heart surgery or transplant surgeries.
University of Tirana Faculty of Medicine
MD • 1994
New York Medical College / Westchester Medical Center • Valhalla, NY
Residency in General Surgery
• 2002 - 2004
New York Medical College / Westchester Medical Center • Valhalla, NY
Residency in General Surgery
• 2005 - 2008
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) / Children's Hospital • Boston, MA
Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery
• 2008 - 2010
Fellow (FACS)
American College of Surgeons