MD, PhD Laura Kuusalo - UTU Research Portal

Laura Kuusalo
MD, PhD

- Clinical Lecturer,
Internal Medicine (Department of Clinical Medicine)

laanku@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5238-8439

Areas of expertise

Internal medicine; Rheumatology; Early rheumatoid arthritis; SLE; Osteoarthritis; Mobile health; Remote monitoring

Biography

I'm a specialist in rheumatology and internal medicine. I am actively involved in developing the Finnish Rheumatology Quality register and have been a member of the register working group since 2021. I am currently mentoring one graduate and two PhD students.

Research

My research interests focus broadly on inflammatory rheumatic diseases and their genetic, clinical, epidemiological, and health-economical aspects, including clinical application of machine learning models in rheumatology.

Teaching

I am clinical lecturer in internal medicine. In addition to teaching clinical internal medicine, I am responsible for undergraduate rheumatology teaching.

Publications

3 of 5

Initial presentation of early rheumatoid arthritis (2023)
- PLoS ONE
Weman Lauri, Salo Henri, Kuusalo Laura, Huhtakangas Johanna, Kärki Johanna, Vähäsalo Paula, Bäckström Maria, Sokka-Isler Tuulikki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kliinisen tutkimisen periaatteet ja tutkimuksen tekeminen (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Laboratoritutkimusten periaatteet reumasairauksissa (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Milloin epäillä reumasairautta ja aloittaa selvittelyt sen toteamiseksi? (2023) Reumasairaudet Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Nivelreumapotilaan arviointi ja seuranta (2023) Reumasairaudet Kuusalo Laura, Puolakka Kari
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Potilaan haastattelu reumapoliklinikan ensikäynnillä (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Selän kliininen tutkiminen (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
The feasibility of existing JADAS10 cut-off values in clinical practice: a study of data from The Finnish Rheumatology Quality Register (2023)
- Pediatric Rheumatology
Backström M, Salo H, Kärki J, Aalto K, Rebane K, Levälampi T, Göonlund MM, Kroger L, Pohjankoski H, Hietanen M, Korkatti K, Kuusalo L, Rantalaiho V, Huhtakangas J, Relas H, Pääkö T, Löyttyniemi E, Sokka-Isler T, Vähäsalo P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The Impact of Smoking Status on One Year Secukinumab Retention Rate in 1,684 Patients with PsA: Real-World Results from the EuroSpA Collaboration (2023)
- Arthritis and Rheumatology
Ahmadzay, Zohra Faizy; Georgiadis, Stylianos; Pons, Marion; Hetland, Merete; Glintborg, Bente; Heberg, Jette; Christiansen, Sara Nysom; Rasmussen, Simon Horskjaer; Loft, Anne Gitte; Castrejon, Isabel; Otero-Valera, Lucia; Zavada, Jakub; Pavelka, Karel; Relas, Heikki; Kuusalo, Laura; Moeller, Burkhard; Nissen, Michael; Rotar, Ziga; Pirkmajer, Katja Perdan; Oliveira, Daniela Santos; Cruz-Machado, Ana Rita; Michelsen, Brigitte; Kristianslund, Eirik; Gudbjornsson, Bjorn; Grondal, Gerdur Maria; Laas, Karin; Hellamand, Pasoon; Sari, Ismail; Di Giuseppe, Daniela; Ostergaard, Mikkel; Ornbjerg, Lykke
(Poster)
Yläraajojen kliininen tutkiminen (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)