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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Outcome of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Finland: A nationwide study (2018)
- Acta Oncologica
Ruuskanen M, Grénman R, Leivo I, Vahlberg T, Koivunen P, Saarilahti K, Korpela M, Voutilainen L, Wigren T, Mäkitie A, Irjala H, Minn H
Excessive intravenous fluid therapy in head and neck cancer surgery (2017)
- Head and Neck
Haapio E, Kinnunen I, Airaksinen JK, Irjala H, Kiviniemi T
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