Education
*1973 Medical Doctor (MD) *1979 Doctor of Medical Science (PhD) *1998 Professor in NeurosurgeryPresent position and contact information (as of October 2015)
*Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurosurgery in Helsinki University Hospital, Töölö *Working as Visiting Professor and Head of Neurosurgery at Nobel Institute for Neurosciences Biratnagar NepalSpecialization
*1979 Specialization in Neurosurgery *1987 Associate ProfessorWork experience
*1979-1983 Senior consultant in neurosurgical departments (Helsinki, Kuopio and Uppsala) *1983-1991 Assistant Chief Physician, Neurosurgery Department, Kuopio University Hospital *1991-1992 Chief Physician, Neurosurgery Department, Kuopio University Hospital *1992-1993 Research and Teaching Fellow, Neurosurgery Department, University of Miami *1993-1997 Chief Physician of Neurosurgery Department, Kuopio University Hospital *1997-2015 Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery in Helsinki University Hospital, Töölö *2015-now various ad-hoc appointments as visiting professor in Peru, Italy, NepalMemberships in scientific advisory boards
*1999- Member of International Advisory Board, Neurosurgery *1999-2008 Member of International Advisory Board, Surgical Neurology *2002 Member of International Advisory Board, Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie *2008- Associate Editor, Surgical NeurologyOther academic and professional activities
*Supervisor for 8 doctoral dissertations *Co-supervisor for 5 doctoral dissertations *General Secretary for 2 International Congresses: 40th Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society, Kuopio 1989 and EANS Winter Meeting Kuopio, Finland, 1994Personal neurosurgical operative experience
*14,000 operations including: **cerebral aneurysm >4,000 patients **intracranial AVM and DAVF >500 patients **brain tumour >3,000 patients **head injury >600 patients **cervical spine >800 patients **lumbar spine >300 patients **spinal tumour >300 patientsVisits and study periods at Neurosurgery Departments world-wide
* Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia (visiting professor), 2016 * University of Frankfurt, Germany (Prof. Seifert, Prof. Raabe), 2004 * University of Padua, Italy (Prof. Scienza, Prof. Pavesi), 2003 * University of Utrecht, The Netherlands (Prof. Tulleken), 2002 * University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA (Prof. Yasargil, Prof. Al Mefty, Prof. Khrist), 2001 * University of Mainz, Germany (Prof. Perneczky), 1998 * University of Zürich; Switzerland (Prof. Yonekawa), 1997 * University of Miami, FL, USA (Prof. Peerless, Prof. Drake, Prof. Rosomoff, Prof. Green), 1992 - 1993 * University of Zürich, Switzerland (Prof. Yasargil), 1992 * Hospital Notre Dame, Montreal, Canada (Prof. Bertrand), 1991 * Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary (Prof. Nyáry, Prof. Vajda), 1991 * Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London, Canada (Prof. Peerless, Prof. Drake), 1989 * The National Hospital, London, UK (Prof. Symon, Prof. Crockard), 1988 * Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary (Prof. Pásztor), 1984 * University of Zürich, Switzerland (Prof. Yasargil), 1982 * University of Bucharest, Romania (Prof. Arseni), 1978References