- Neurological injury in cardiac surgery and stroke
- Stem cells in the treatment of myocardial infarction
- Coronary bifurcations and stents
- Vascular properties, novel imaging modalities of vasculature

• 2008 Doctorate in Medical Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
• 2008 PhD, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
• 2007 MD, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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Previous research appointments:

- Clinical Research Associate, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom

Previous clinical appointments:

- General Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- General Surgery, Central Hospital of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
- Obstetrics and gynecology, Central Hospital of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
- Family Medicine, Community Health Center, Rovaniemi, Finland