MD, PhD Heikki Irjala - UTU Research Portal

Heikki Irjala
MD, PhD

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

heikki.irjala@utu.fi

Savitehtaankatu 5

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3054-4677

Areas of expertise

Otorhinolaryngology; Head and neck surgery; Cancer research

Biography

2002 PhD thesis "An Immunotherapeutic Approach to Cancer of the Head and Neck"

2009 Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology

2014 Adjunct Professor of Otorhinolaryngology

2015 Specialist in Head and Neck Surgery

2017 Special Competence in Medical Education

Research

Research is focused on cancer of the head and neck including both clinical aspects (quality of life, treatment methods and outcome, diagnostics, etc.) and basic science like cancer immunology and cell trafficking.

Teaching

Clinical lecturer (Otorhinolaryngology) 2012-2015

Personal teacher mentor for medical students from 2012

Supervisor of several PhD students

Publications

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Excessive intravenous fluid therapy in head and neck cancer surgery (2017)
- Head and Neck
Haapio E, Kinnunen I, Airaksinen JK, Irjala H, Kiviniemi T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Functional and quality of life outcomes after partial glossectomy: a multi-institutional longitudinal study of the head and neck research network (2017)
- Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Dzioba A, Aalto D, Papadopoulos-Nydam G, Seikaly H, Rieger J, Wolfaardt J, Osswald M, Harris JR, O'Connell DA, Lazarus C, Urken M, Likhterov I, Chai RL, Rauscher E, Buchbinder D, Okay D, Happonen RP, Kinnunen I, Heikki I, Soukka T, Laine J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Northern European manpower in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2017)
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Mäkitie AA, Irjala H, Steinsvåg S, Gudjonsson A, Lüscher M, Luxenberger W, Sahlstrand-Johnson P
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
The Feasibility of NBI in Patients With Suspected Upper Airway Lesions: A Multicenter Study (2017)
- Laryngoscope
Back LJJ, Rekola J, Raittinen L, Halme E, Pietarinen P, Keski-Santti H, Aaltonen LM, Makitie AA, Raappana A, Tikanto J, Schrey A, Grenman R, Laranne J, Koivunen P, Irjala H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Incidence and predictors of 30-day cardiovascular complications in patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery (2016)
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Haapio E, Kiviniemi T, Irjala H, Koivunen P, Airaksinen JKE, Kinnunen I
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Papillary adenocarcinoma in submandibular region (2016)
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica
Tuhkuri A, Hirvonen J, Irjala H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Potential Role for Inhibition of Protein Phosphatase 2A Tumor Suppressor in Salivary Gland Malignancies (2016)
- Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer
Routila Johannes, Mäkelä Juho-Antti, Luukkaa Heikki, Leivo Ilmo, Irjala Heikki, Westermarck Jukka, Mäkitie Antti, Ventelä Sami
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Syöpäpotilaiden hoitoonpääsyn pullonkaulat (2016)
- Lääkärilehti
Minn Heikki, Irjala Heikki, Vallius Tuulia, Haavisto Lotta, Lempiäinen Salla, Jyrkkiö Sirkku
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Tumoral Expression of CD44 and HIF1α Predict Stage I Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Outcome (2016)
- Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Dunkel J, Vaittinen S, Koivunen P, Laranne J, Mäkinen MJ, Tommola S, Irjala H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Äkillinen hengitystieongelma (2015)
- Lääkärilehti
Rekola J, Antila H, Irjala H, Pulkkinen J
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Tumor-Associated Macrophages Provide Significant Prognostic Information in Urothelial Bladder Cancer (2015)
- PLoS ONE
Boström MM, Irjala H, Mirtti T, Taimen P, Kauko T, Ålgars A, Jalkanen S, Boström PJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Unknown primary: diagnostic issues in the biological endoscopy and positron emission tomography scan era (2015)
- Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Koivunen P, Back L, Laranne J, Irjala H
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Clever-1/stabilin-1 controls cancer growth and metastasis (2014)
- Clinical Cancer Research
Karikoski M, Marttila-Ichihara F, Elima K, Rantakari P, Hollmén M, Kelkka T, Gerke H, Huovinen V, Irjala H, Holmdahl R, Salmi M, Jalkanen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Endoskopia pään ja kaulan alueen syöpien levinneisyyden selvittelyssä (2014) Pään ja kaulan alueen syövät Irjala, Heikki
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication)
Nenäverenvuoto - kättä pidempää päivystäjän avuksi (2014)
- Lääkärilehti
Heikki Irjala, Jami Rekola, Perttu Halme
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Plasticity of Blood- and Lymphatic Endothelial Cells and Marker Identification (2013)
- PLoS ONE
Keuschnigg J, Karinen S, Auvinen K, Irjala H, Mpindi JP, Kallioniemi O, Hautaniemi S, Jalkanen S, Salmi M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prognostic markers in stage I oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (2013)
- Laryngoscope
Dunkell Johannes, Vaittinen Samuli, Grénman Reidar, Kinnunen Ilpo, Irjala Heikki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Mandibular reconstruction using free bone flap after preoperative chemoradiation (2012)
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Irjala H, Kinnunen I, Aitasalo K
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Type and location of tumor-infiltrating macrophages and lymphatic vessels predict survival of colorectal cancer patients (2012)
- International Journal of Cancer
Algars A, Irjala H, Vaittinen S, Huhtinen H, Sundstrom J, Salmi M, Ristamaki R, Jalkanen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Mikä kysymys säästi tähystystutkimukselta? (2010)
- Duodecim
Vuorenoja S, Edelman K, Irjala H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)