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Heikki
Irjala

Professor, Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
MD, PhD

Contact

Savitehtaankatu 5
20520
Turku

Links

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Areas of expertise

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

 

Teaching

Clinical lecturer (Otorhinolaryngology) 2012-2015

Personal teacher mentor for medical students from 2012

Supervisor of several PhD students


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.


Publications

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MRI edema patterns in acute neck infections: A multicenter and multidisciplinary interobserver study (2026)

European Journal of Radiology
Vierula, Jari-Pekka; Aro, Katri; Bode, Michaela; Haapio, Eeva; Hakumäki, Juhana; Happonen, Tatu; Hollmén, Carita; Huhtanen, Heidi; Irjala, Heikki; Jouppila-Mättö, Anna; Jussila, Ville; Kaapu, Kalle; Karhu, Jari O.; Koivunen, Petri; Kolasa, Marcin; Kovalainen, Antti; Kurdo, Goran; Kytö, Eero; Laurikainen, Tiina; Lindén, Riikka; Martikainen, Ilkka; Nyman, Kristofer; Paananen, Timo; Paavilainen, Teemu; Saravo, Jarkko; Tähtinen, Jutta; Tammilehto, Ville; Velhonoja, Jarno; Ånäs, Niklas; Sirén, Aapo; Heikkinen, Jaakko; Nurminen, Janne; Nyman, Mikko; Mattila, Kimmo; Hirvonen, Jussi
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

LIMA1-alpha staining predicts curative intent surgery response in HPV negative head and neck cancer (2025)

Embo molecular medicine
Qiao, Xi; Routila, Johannes; Tienhaara, Mari; Irjala, Heikki; Santhi, Priyadharshini Parimelazhagan; Huusko, Teemu; Nissi, Linda; Paatero, Ilkka; Lehtinen, Noora; Rantala, Juha; Viljanen, Toni; Leivo, Ilmo; Koivunen, Petri; Jouppila-Matto, Anna; Taulu, Rami; Back, Leif; Wilkman, Tommy; Haapio, Eeva; Kinnunen, Ilpo; Kurppa, Kari; Westermarck, Jukka; Ventelä, Sami
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Diverse oncogenes use common mechanisms to drive growth of major forms of human cancer (2025)

Science Advances
Kauko, Otto; Turunen, Mikko; Pihlajamaa, Päivi; Häkkinen, Antti; Queiroz, Rayner M. L.; Pääkkönen, Mirva; Ventelä, Sami; Gaetani, Massimiliano; Lundström, Susanna L.; Murgia, Antonio; Sahu, Biswajyoti; Routila, Johannes; Wei, Gong-Hong; Irjala, Heikki; Griffin, Julian L.; Lilley, Kathryn S.; Kivioja, Teemu; Hautaniemi, Sampsa; Taipale, Jussi
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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