Heikki Irjala
MD, PhD
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
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 
4 of 9
- Clinical and prognostic significance of emergency MRI findings in neck infections (2022)
- European Radiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dysphagia, hypothyroidism, and osteoradionecrosis after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer (2022)
- Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Epidemiological Study of p16 Incidence in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2005-2015 in a Representative Northern European Population (2022)
- Cancers
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Magnetic resonance imaging findings in pediatric neck infections-a comparison with adult patients (2022)
- Pediatric Radiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - MRI Findings in Acute Tonsillar Infections (2022)
- American Journal of Neuroradiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - MRI of odontogenic maxillofacial infections: diagnostic accuracy and reliability (2022)
- Oral Radiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Structure-Activity Relationship of 3-Methylcytidine-5 '-alpha,beta-methylenediphosphates as CD73 Inhibitors (2022)
- Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Structure activity relationship of 3-methylcytidine-5'-α,β-methylenediphosphates as CD73 inhibitors (2022)
- FASEB Journal
(Other publication) - Survival and Larynx Preservation in Early Glottic Cancer: A Randomized Trial Comparing Laser Surgery and Radiation Therapy (2022)
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Early surgical intervention enhances recovery of severe pediatric deep neck infection patients (2021)
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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