Shkendie Velia, M.D. earned her Doctorate of Medicine degree at Tirana University, Tirana, Albania in 1997. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York in 2013 and a fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York in 2015.

Dr. Velia is board certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Nephrology, Albanian American Medical Society and Medical Society of the State of New York. She is authored in numerous publications and has participated with several research projects. Dr. Velia volunteered with the Kosova humanitarian and war crises, the Polio Eradication Program in Albania and the Rubella eradication in Albania.

Dr. Velia specializes in acute and chronic kidney disease, hypertension, kidney stones, kidney transplant, etc. Her hobbies include running, swimming and reading.

Dr. Velia joined Dr. Amini and Dr. Vengal at TPMG Nephrology in August 2015. She welcomes new patients to reserve an appointment with her.