Tuula Vasankari
Professor of practice, MD, PhD
Areas of expertise
Tuberculosis, COPD, respiratory diseases, smoking cessation
Biography
Chief
executive officer in Filha since 2011; responsible of all activities of
Filha, leader of Filha tuberculosis activities
Professor
at Turku University, Faculty of medicine, since 2016
Chairman
in the National advisory group for tuberculosis treatment since 2007
Member
of the National expert group for follow up of the Finnish National
Tuberculosis program since 2007
Member
of the National expert group for TB control since 2007
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From
2002 to 2011 Senior doctor/consultant in Turku University Hospital (TYKS), special
responsibility in tuberculosis
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From
2005 to 2011 Senior researcher in National
institute for health and welfare
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Research
Research in the field of TB epidemiology, epidemiology of obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancer and smoking
Publications
- Association of impaired pulmonary function and objectively measured physical activity in a population study (2025) Lopmeri, Maria; Mattila, Tiina; Tokola, Kari; Vasankari, Tommi; Jääskeläinen, Tuija; Lahti, Jouni; Vasankari, Tuula
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Comparative study of lung cancer care and survival outcomes across the Nordic countries (2025) Khalife, Ghida; Waris, Juho; Bødtger, Uffe; Isaksson, Johan; Neumann, Kirill; Harðardóttir, Hrönn; Andersén, Heidi; Jekunen, Antti; Lovén, Maria; Vasankari, Tuula; Nurmi-Rantala, Susanna; Torkki, Paulus
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Increasing incidence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea in the Finnish population: A cohort study from 2005 to 2019 (2025) Peuranheimo, Peik; Kreivi, Hanna-Riikka; Ollgren, Jukka; Strausz, Satu; Vasankari, Tuula; Ruoranen, Toni; Ollila, Hanna M.; Hillamaa, Anne; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Mattila, Tiina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Temporal changes in blood biomarkers associated with sleep apnoea severity: a retrospective cohort study in Finland (2025) Hellen, Mira; Ruoranen, Toni; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Vasankari, Tuula; Kreivi, Hanna-Riikka; Mattila, Tiina; Ollila, Hanna M.; Strausz, Satu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Use of nicotine products and withdrawal support among personnel of the Finnish Defence Forces (2025) Danielsson,, Maria; Lammi, Aleksi; Sandström, Per; Siitonen, S; Ruohola, Juha-Petri; Ollgren, Jukka; Pylkkänen, Liisa; Vasankari, Tuula
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Use of putative hepatoprotective agents as an adjunct to anti-TB treatment in Europe (2025)
- International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
O. Kirakosyan; M. Reimann; A.B. Andersen; A. Bjarnason; A. Bakos; A.M. Dyrhol-Riise; A.M. McLaughlin; C. Nita; D. Pieridou; D. Chesov; E.V. Davidaviciene; G. Gunther; H. Atshemyan; I. Muylle; I. Solovic; J. Bruchfeld; K. Manika; L. Kuksa; L.R. Codecasa; M. Stosic; M. Skowroski; M.J. Makek; M. Frechet Jachym; M. Knappik; M. Santin N. Yatskevich; O. Konstantynovska; O. Akkerman; P. Svetina; P. Viiklepp; R. Duarte; S. Zeynel; T. Togonidze; T. Vasankari; V. Parris; S¸ . Ozkara; C. Lange; T.T. Brehm
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Attribution of smoking to healthcare costs in the postoperative interval (2024) Gräsbeck, Helene L.; Reito, Aleksi R. P.; Ekroos, Heikki J.; Aakko, Juhani A.; Hölsä, Olivia; Vasankari, Tuula M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Concepts for the development of person-centred, digitally-enabled, Artificial Intelligence-assisted ARIA care pathways (ARIA 2024) (2024)
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Bousquet, Jean; Schünemann, Holger J.; Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo; Zuberbier, Torsten; Togias, Alkis; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Bedbrook, Anna; Czarlewski, Wienczyslawa; Hofmann-Apitius, Martin; Litynska, Justyna; Vieira, Rafael J.; Anto, Josep M.; Fonseca, Joao A.; Brozek, Jan; Bognanni, Antonio; Brussino, Luisa; Canonica, G. Walter; Cherrez-Ojeda, Ivan; Cruz, Alvaro A.; Vecillas, Leticia de las; Dykewicz, Mark; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Giovannini, Mattia; Haahtela, Tari; Jacobs, Marc; Jacomelli, Cristina; Klimek, Ludger; Kvedariene, Violeta; Larenas-Linnemann, Desiree E.; Louis, Gilles; Lourenço, Olga; Leemann, Lucas; Morais-Almeida, Mario; Neves, Ana Luisa; Nadeau, Kari C.; Nowak, Artur; Palamarchuk, Yuliia; Palkonen, Susanna; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G.; Parmelli, Elena; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Pfaar, Oliver; Regateiro, Frederico S.; Savouré, Marine; Taborda-Barata, Luis; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna K.; Torres, Maria J.; Valiulis, Arunas; Ventura, Maria Teresa; Williams, Sian; Yepes-Nuñez, Juan J.; Yorgancioglu, Arzu; Zhang, Luo; Zuberbier, Jaron; Abdul Latiff, Amir Hamzah; Abdullah, Baharudin; Agache, Ioana; Al-Ahmad, Mona; Al-Nesf, Maryam Ali; Al Shaikh, Nada A.; Amaral, Rita; Ansotegui, Ignacio J.; Asllani, Julijana; Balotro-Torres, Maria Cristina; Bergmann, Karl-Christian; Bernstein, Jonathan A.; Bindslev-Jensen, Carsten; Blaiss, Michael S.; Bonaglia, Cristina; Bonini, Matteo; Bossé, Isabelle; Braido, Fulvio; Caballero-Fonseca, Fernan; Camargos, Paulo; Carreiro-Martins, Pedro; Casale, Thomas; Castillo-Vizuete, José-Antonio; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Teixeira, Maria do Ceu; Chang, Yoon-Seok; Loureiro, Claudia Chaves; Christoff, George; Ciprandi, Giorgio; Cirule, Ieva; Correia-de-Sousa, Jaime; Costa, Elisio M.; Cvetkovski, Biljana; de Vries, Govert; Del Giacco, Stefano; Devillier, Philippe; Dokic, Dejan; Douagui, Habib; Durham, Stephen R.; Enecilla, Maria Lourdes; Fiocchi, Alessandro; Fokkens, Wytske J.; Fontaine, Jean-François; Gawlik, Radoslaw; Gereda, Jose E.; Gil-Mata, Sara; Giuliano, Antonio FM.; Gotua, Maia; Gradauskiene, Brigita; Guzman, Maria Antonieta; Hossny, Elham; Hrubiško, Martin; Iinuma, Tomohisa; Irani, Carla; Ispayeva, Zhanat; Ivancevich, Juan Carlos; Jartti, Tuomas; Jeseňák, Miloš; Julge, Kaja; Jutel, Marek; Kaidashev, Igor; Bennoor, Kazi S.; Khaltaev, Nicolai; Kirenga, Bruce; Kraxner, Helga; Kull, Inger; Kulus, Marek; Kuna, Piotr; Kupczyk, Maciej; Kurchenko, Andriy; La Grutta, Stefania; Lane, Stephen; Miculinic, Neven; Lee, Sang Min; Le Thi Tuyet, Lan; Lkhagvaa, Battur; Louis, Renaud; Mahboub, Bassam; Makela, Mika; Makris, Michael; Maurer, Marcus; Melén, Eric; Milenkovic, Branislava; Mohammad, Yousser; Moniuszko, Marcin; Montefort, Stephen; Moreira, Andre; Moreno, Pablo; Mullol, Joaquim; Nadif, Rachel; Nakonechna, Alla; Navarro-Locsin, Cecilia Gretchen; Neffen, Hugo E.; Nekam, Kristof; Niedoszytko, Marek; Nunes, Elizabete; Nyembue, Dieudonné; O’Hehir, Robyn; Ollert, Markus; Ohta, Ken; Okamoto, Yoshitaka; Okubo, Kimihiro; Olze, Heidi; Padukudru, Mahesh Anand; Palomares, Oscar; Pali-Schöll, Isabella; Panzner, Petr; Palosuo, Kati; Park, Hae S.; Passalacqua, Giovanni; Patella, Vincenzo; Pawankar, Ruby; Pétré, Benoît; Pitsios, Constantinos; Plavec, Davor; Popov, Todor A.; Puggioni, Francesca; Quirce, Santiago; Raciborski, Filip; Ramonaité, Agné; Recto, Marysia; Repka-Ramirez, Susana; Roberts, Graham; Robles-Velasco, Karla; Roche, Nicolas; Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Monica; Romualdez, Joel A.; Rottem, Menachem; Rouadi, Philip W.; Salapatas, Marianella; Sastre, Joaquin; Serpa, Faradiba S.; Sayah, Zineb; Scichilone, Nicola; Senna, Gianenrico; Sisul, Juan Carlos; Solé, Dirceu; Soto-Martinez, Manuel E.; Sova, Milan; Sozinova, Olga; Stevanovic, Katarina; Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli; Szylling, Anna; Tan, Frances M.; Tantilipikorn, Pongsakorn; Todo-Bom, Ana; Tomic-Spiric, Vesna; Tsaryk, Vladyslav; Tsiligianni, Ioanna; Urrutia-Pereira, Marilyn; Rostan, Marylin Valentin; Sofiev, Mikhail; Valovirta, Erkka; Van Eerd, Michiel; Van Ganse, Eric; Vasankari, Tuula; Vichyanond, Pakit; Viegi, Giovanni; Wallace, Dana; Wang, De Yun; Waserman, Susan; Wong, Gary; Worm, Margitta; Yusuf, Osman M.; Zaitoun, Fares; Zidarn, Mihaela
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Kotihappihoidon käytännöt vastaavat suosituksia hyvin (2024) Saarinen, Antti; Ryynänen, Herkko; Vasankari, Tuula
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Latentin tuberkuloosi-infektion seulonta ja hoito kannattaa kohdentaa (2024) Rajalahti Iiris, Soini Hanna, Vasankari Tuula
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Long-Term Impairment From Irritant-Induced Occupational Asthma (2024)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Lantto, Jussi; Suojalehto, Hille; Vasankari, Tuula; Karvala, Kirsi; Lindström, Irmeli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Lung Cancer in Finland (2024)
- Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Andersén, Heidi; Aro, Miia; Kaarteenaho, Riitta; Koivunen, Jussi; Mäyränpää, Mikko; Sihvo, Eero; Vasankari, tuula
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)
- Real-world drug use in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rhinitis, cough, and cold in Finland from 1990 to 2021: Association with reduced disease burden (2024)
- Clinical and Translational Allergy
Mattila Tiina, Jormanainen Vesa, Erhola Marina, Vasankari Tuula, Toppila-Salmi Sanna, Herse Fredrik, Leskela Riikka-Leena, Haahtela Tari
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
- Sales of tobacco and nicotine replacement therapy products, especially nicotine pouches, increased in Finland during the COVID-19 pandemic (2024)
- Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Aro Miia, Sandström Patrick, Stahl Timo, Ollila Hanna, Ruokolainen Otto, Kurko Terhi, Keski-Kuha Teemu, Vasankari Tuula
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Smartphone application versus written material for smoking reduction and cessation in individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer : a phase II open-label randomised controlled trial (2024)
- Lancet regional health - Europe
Iivanainen, Sanna; Kurtti, Antti; Wichmann, Viktor; Andersen, Heidi; Jekunen, Antti; Kaarteenaho, Riitta; Vasankari, Tuula; Koivunen, Jussi P.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Tuberkuloosia esiintyy edelleen ympäri maailmaa - Tuberkuloosin mahdollisuus vaikuttaa työvoiman rekrytointiin (2024) Helander, Marianne; Vasankari, Tuula
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
- Tuberkulossituationen i Finland (2024)
- Finska Läkaresällskapets Handlingar
Vasankari, Tuula
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
- A short history from Karelia study to biodiversity and public health interventions (2023) Haahtela Tari, Alenius Harri, Auvinen Petri, Fyhrquist Nanna, von Hertzen Leena, Jousilahti Pekka, Karisola Piia, Laatikainen Tiina, Lehtimäki Jenni, Paalanen Laura, Ruokolainen Lasse, Saarinen Kimmo, Valovirta Erkka, Vasankari Tuula, Vlasoff Tiina, Erhola Marina, Bousquet Jean, Vartiainen Erkki, Mäkelä Mika J
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Asynchronous video supported treatment of tuberculosis is well adopted in a real-world setting - an observational study comparing two distinct applications (2023) Rajalahti Iiris, Kreivi Hanna-Riikka, Ollgren Jukka, Vasankari Tuula
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
- Author Correction: Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk (Nature Genetics, (2023), 55, 3, (410-422), 10.1038/s41588-023-01314-0) (2023) Shrine N., Izquierdo A.G., Chen J., Packer R., Hall R.J., Guyatt A.L., Batini C., Thompson R.J., Pavuluri C., Malik V., Hobbs B.D., Moll M., Kim W., Tal-Singer R., Bakke P., Fawcett K.A., John C., Coley K., Piga N.N., Pozarickij A., Lin K., Millwood I.Y., Chen Z., Li L., Wijnant S.R.A., Lahousse L., Brusselle G., Uitterlinden A.G., Manichaikul A., Oelsner E.C., Rich S.S., Barr R.G., Kerr S.M., Vitart V., Brown M.R., Wielscher M., Imboden M., Jeong A., Bartz T.M., Gharib S.A., Flexeder C., Karrasch S., Gieger C., Peters A., Stubbe B., Hu X., Ortega V.E., Meyers D.A., Bleecker E.R., Gabriel S.B., Gupta N., Smith A.V., Luan J., Zhao J.H., Hansen A.F., Langhammer A., Willer C., Bhatta L., Porteous D., Smith B.H., Campbell A., Sofer T., Lee J., Daviglus M.L., Yu B., Lim E., Xu H., O’Connor G.T., Thareja G., Albagha O.M.E., Ismail S.I., Al-Muftah W., Badji R., Mbarek H., Darwish D., Fadl T., Yasin H., Ennaifar M., Abdellatif R., Alkuwari F., Alvi M., Al-Sarraj Y., Saad C., Althani A., Fethnou E., Qafoud F., Alkhayat E., Afifi N., Tomei S., Liu W., Lorenz S., Syed N., Almabrazi H., Vempalli F.R., Temanni R., Saqri T.A., Khatib M., Hamza M., Zaid T.A., El Khouly A., Pathare T., Poolat S., Al-Ali R., Al-Khodor S., Alshafai M., Badii R., Chouchane L., Estivill X., Fakhro K., Mokrab Y., Puthen J.V., Tatari Z., Suhre K., Granell R., Faquih T.O., Hiemstra P.S., Slats A.M., Mullin B.H., Hui J., James A., Beilby J., Patasova K., Hysi P., Koskela J.T., Wyss A.B., Jin J., Sikdar S., Lee M., May-Wilson S., Pirastu N., Kentistou K.A., Joshi P.K., Timmers P.R.H.J., Williams A.T., Free R.C., Wang X., Morrison J.L., Gilliland F.D., Chen Z., Wang C.A., Foong R.E., Harris S.E., Taylor A., Redmond P., Cook J.P., Mahajan A., Lind L., Palviainen T., Lehtimäki T., Raitakari O.T., Kaprio J., Rantanen T., Pietiläinen K.H., Cox S.R., Pennell C.E., Hall G.L., Gauderman W.J., Brightling C., Wilson J.F., Vasankari T., Laitinen T., Salomaa V., Mook-Kanamori D.O., Timpson N.J., Zeggini E., Dupuis J., Hayward C., Brumpton B., Langenberg C., Weiss S., Homuth G., Schmidt C.O., Probst-Hensch N., Jarvelin M.R., Morrison A.C., Polasek O., Rudan I., Lee J.H., Sayers I., Rawlins E.L., Dudbridge F., Silverman E.K., Strachan D.P., Walters R.G., Morris A.P., London S.J., Cho M.H., Wain L.V., Hall I.P., Tobin M.D.
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