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Director of Neuro Center, Head Physician
Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, French
Clinical interests: Acute and intensive care neurology
Education: MD 1992 University of Helsinki, Specialist in Neurology 2006 University of Helsinki, PhD 1995 University of Helsinki, Docent Degree (experimental neurology) 2000 University of Helsinki, Docent Degree (clinical neurology) 2006 University of Helsinki, Aalto Executive Education 2016
Research: 83 original research articles with main interest in brain plasticity after brain injury (stroke, pain and traumatic injury) and functional neuroimaging, H-index 34, citations 3638. 34 invited talks in international congresses. Supervision of 11 doctoral dissertations (7 completed, 4 on-going), 3 pro-gradu and 3 advanced special studies (medicine), oppponent of 2 dissertation studies (medical PhD students). Head of the CliniMEG team, Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University. Part-time professor of Cognitive Neurology in Aalto University 2016-.
Memberships: Executive Committee of European MEG Society; Management Group of Scientific Panel of European Academy of Neurology, Neurocritical Care 2015- and Scientific Panel of European Academy of Neurology, Translation Neurology 2015; Executive Board of the Helsinki Brain & Mind; Steering Committee of Brain & Mind Doctoral School; Founding Committee of Finnish National Neurocenter