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

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

Otorhinolaryngology; Head and neck surgery; Cancer research

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 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.

Clinical lecturer (Otorhinolaryngology) 2012-2015

Personal teacher mentor for medical students from 2012

Supervisor of several PhD students

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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
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
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
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
Papillary adenocarcinoma in submandibular region (2016)
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica
Tuhkuri A, Hirvonen J, Irjala H
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
Syöpäpotilaiden hoitoonpääsyn pullonkaulat (2016)
- Lääkärilehti
Minn Heikki, Irjala Heikki, Vallius Tuulia, Haavisto Lotta, Lempiäinen Salla, Jyrkkiö Sirkku
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
Äkillinen hengitystieongelma (2015)
- Lääkärilehti
Rekola J, Antila H, Irjala H, Pulkkinen J
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
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
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
Endoskopia pään ja kaulan alueen syöpien levinneisyyden selvittelyssä (2014) Pään ja kaulan alueen syövät Irjala, Heikki
Nenäverenvuoto - kättä pidempää päivystäjän avuksi (2014)
- Lääkärilehti
Heikki Irjala, Jami Rekola, Perttu Halme
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
Prognostic markers in stage I oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (2013)
- Laryngoscope
Dunkell Johannes, Vaittinen Samuli, Grénman Reidar, Kinnunen Ilpo, Irjala Heikki
Mandibular reconstruction using free bone flap after preoperative chemoradiation (2012)
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Irjala H, Kinnunen I, Aitasalo K
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
Mikä kysymys säästi tähystystutkimukselta? (2010)
- Duodecim
Vuorenoja S, Edelman K, Irjala H
Clever-1/Stabilin-1 regulates lymphocyte migration within lymphatics and leukocyte entrance to sites of inflammation (2009)
- European Journal of Immunology
Karikoski M, Irjala H, Maksimow M, Miiluniemi M, Granfors K, Hernesniemi S, Elima K, Moldenhauer G, Schledzewski K, Kzhyshkowska J, Goerdt S, Salmi M, Jalkanen S