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Jaakko Piitulainen
M.D., PhD

- Clinical Lecturer,
Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Department of Clinical Medicine)

jaakko.piitulainen@utu.fi

: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9788-8904

CV Piitulainen_eng_14022025.pdf

Researchgate/JaakkoPiitulainen

Thesis

Fibre-reinforced; composite; bioactive glass; implant; cranioplasty; tonsillectomy, tonsillotomy; sleep apnea

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.

Clinical Instructor of Otorhinolaryngology, mentor

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Incidence of adult tonsillectomy for hypertrophic indications in Southwest FinlandLoad-bearing capacity and fracture behavior of glass fiber-reinforced composite cranioplasty implants2025
- Acta Oto-LaryngologicaJournal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials
Sjöblom, Henrik M.; Knubb, Jenny C.; Kauko, Tommi; Pulkkinen, Jaakko; Piitulainen, Jaakko M.
(2025)
- Laryngoscope Investigative OtolaryngologyJournal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Uusitalo, Tapani; Sakki, Anniina; Laajala, Aleksi; Jero, Jussi; Nokso-Koivisto, Johanna; Piitulainen, Jaakko
Long-term outcomes of extracapsular tonsillectomy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in adultsOutcomes of Cranioplasty with Synthetic Materials and Autologous Bone Grafts (2024)
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica
Knubb, Jenny; Sjöblom, Henrik M.; Ikonen, Ella; Suomela, Miika; Piitulainen, Jaakko M.
Comparison of three common tonsil surgery techniques: cold steel with hot hemostasis, monopolar and bipolar diathermyPaediatric cranial defect reconstruction using bioactive fibre-reinforced composite implant: early outcomes2023
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-LaryngologyActa Neurochirurgica
Knubb Jenny Christina, Kaislavuo Jasmin Maria, Jegoroff Henri Sebastian, Piitulainen Jaakko Matias, Routila Johannes
(2023)
- Laryngoscope
Lantto Ulla, Tapiainen Terhi, Pokka Tytti, Koivunen Petri, Helminen Merja, Piitulainen Jaakko, Rekola Jami, Uhari Matti, Renko Marjo
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
Piitulainen Jaakko Matias, Uusitalo Tapani, Sjöblom Henrik M, Ivaska Lotta E, Jegoroff Henri, Kauko Tommi, Kokki Hannu, Kytö Eero, Mansikka Iisa, Ylikoski Jenni, Jero Jussi
Nielurisaleikkaus elämänlaatua parantamaan (2022)
- Lääkärilehti
Laajala Aleksi, Piitulainen Jaakko, Tastula Mikko, Koivunen Petri, Alho Olli-Pekka
Patient injuries from tonsil and adenoid surgery in Finland (2022)
- Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Sjöblom Henrik M., Timgren Jaakko M., Piitulainen Jaakko M., Jero Jussi
Treatment of sleep apnoea with tonsillectomy: a retrospective analysis using long-term follow-up data (2022)
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Sjöblom Henrik M, Nahkuri Max, Suomela Miika, Jero Jussi, Piitulainen Jaakko M
Vestibulaarineuriitti: tasapainoelimen äkillinen toimintahäiriö (2022)
- Duodecim
Routila Johannes, Piitulainen Jaakko, Salonen Jaakko
Biomaterial and implant induced ossification: in vitro and in vivo findings (2020)
- Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Vallittu PK, Posti JP, Piitulainen JM, Serlo W, Määttä JA, Heino TJ, Pagliari S, Syrjänen SM, Forte G
Tutkijan tukipalvelut tehokkaaseen käyttöön (2020)
- Lääkärilehti
Pekka Tamminen, Argyro Bizaki-Vallaskangas, Eeva Haapio, Veera Luukkainen, Joonas Toivonen, Maria Heikkinen, Jaakko Piitulainen
A large calvarial bone defect in a child: osteointegration of an implant (2019)
- World Neurosurgery
Piitulainen JM, Posti JP, Vallittu PK, Aitasalo KM, Serlo W
Predictors of primary autograft cranioplasty survival and resorption after craniectomy (2019)
- Journal of Neurosurgery
Tommi K. Korhonen, Sami Tetri, Jukka Huttunen, Antti Lindgren, Jaakko M. Piitulainen, Willy Serlo, Pekka K. Vallittu, Jussi P. Posti; on behalf of the Finnish National Cranial Implant Registry (FiNCIR) study group
Cranioplasty After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Effects of Trauma and Patient Recovery on Cranioplasty Outcome (2018)
- Frontiers in Neurology
Jussi P. Posti, Matias Yli-Olli, Lauri Heiskanen, Kalle M. J. Aitasalo, Jaakko Rinne, Ville Vuorinen, Willy Serlo, Olli Tenovuo, Pekka K. Vallittu, Jaakko M. Piitulainen
(2017)
Jaakko M. Piitulainen, Riina Mattila, Niko Moritz, Pekka K. Vallittu
A glass fiber-reinforced composite - bioactive glass cranioplasty implant: A case study of an early development stage implant removed due to a late infection (2016)
Jussi P Posti, Jaakko M Piitulainen, Leena Hupa, Susanne Fagerlund, Janek Frantzen, Kalle M J Aitasalo, Ville Vuorinen, Willy Serlo, Stina Syrjanen, Pekka K Vallittu
(2015)
- World Neurosurgery
Piitulainen JM, Kauko T, Aitasalo KMJ, Vuorinen V, Vallittu PK, Posti JP
(2015)
Piitulainen JM, Posti JP, Aitasalo KMJ, Vuorinen V, Vallittu PK, Serlo W
Reconstruction of cranial bone defects with fiber-reinforced composite–bioactive glass implants (2015) Piitulainen Jaakko