Jaakko Piitulainen
M.D., PhD
jaakko.piitulainen@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9788-8904 |
Areas of expertise
Fibre-reinforced; composite; bioactive glass; implant; cranioplasty; tonsillectomy, tonsillotomy; sleep apnea
Fibre-reinforced; composite; bioactive glass; implant; cranioplasty; tonsillectomy, tonsillotomy; sleep apnea
Biography
Jaakko Piitulainen, M.D., PhD, Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, and Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Hospital Disctrict of Southwest Finland.
I have specialized in otorhinolaryngology (2011 – 2017) at Turku University Hospital, Seinäjoki Central Hospital and Kanta-Häme Central Hospital. I finished my PhD in 2015 at Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research, University of Turku Graduate School.
Teaching
Clinical Instructor of Otorhinolaryngology, mentor
Publications 
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- Intracapsular vs Extracapsular Tonsillectomy Recovery Time (2026)
- JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Incidence of adult tonsillectomy for hypertrophic indications in Southwest Finland (2025)
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Trends and Practices in Tonsil Surgery—A National Survey for Otorhinolaryngologists (2025)
- Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Long-term outcomes of extracapsular tonsillectomy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults (2024)
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Tonsillotomy for Periodic Fever Syndrome: A Randomized and Controlled Trial (2024)
- Laryngoscope
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Comparison of three common tonsil surgery techniques: cold steel with hot hemostasis, monopolar and bipolar diathermy (2023)
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Intracapsular tonsillectomy in the treatment of recurrent and chronic tonsillitis in adults: a protocol of a prospective, single-blinded, randomised study with a 5-year follow-up (the FINITE trial) (2022)
- BMJ Open
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nielurisaleikkaus elämänlaatua parantamaan (2022)
- Lääkärilehti
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Patient injuries from tonsil and adenoid surgery in Finland (2022)
- Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Treatment of sleep apnoea with tonsillectomy: a retrospective analysis using long-term follow-up data (2022)
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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