Edlira B. Farka, APRN

Edlira Bozgo Farka is a Family Nurse Practitioner who has recently joined our Sugarhouse Benign Hematology HCI clinic as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Prior to joining us, Edlira was the Program Manager and Family Nurse Practitioner with the HCI Tobacco Cessation Program for 4 years. Before that Edlira worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner at the University of Utah Sleep Wake Center for 4 years, and 5 years as a Registered Nurse at Primary Children Medical Center.


Edlira holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from the University of Utah (2022), a master's degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Westminster’s College (2012), a bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Utah (2007), and a bachelor's degree in Integrative Biology from Brigham Young University (2006).


Edlira is passionate about community involvement and helping others improve their life and well-being. She has served on the board of First Friends, a non-profit private corporation that manages First Friends childcare programs; and she also takes every opportunity to travel to Albania, her home country, to volunteer and help the communities there has the best healthcare possible.


When she is not working, Edlira enjoys spending time with her family and helping her three boys with their schoolwork and activities. Edlira loves traveling and reading and she is an avid piano player.