Clinical fellows and observers
Keywords:Helsinki Ehrnrooth Fellows
2025 (12 months): Andreas Ziebart, MD and Kyriaki Papadopoulou, MD
2024 (12 months): Hrvoje Baric, MD, PhD and Sergio García, MD, PhD
2023 (12 months): Anna Maria Auricchio, MD and Francesco Calvanese, MD
2022 (12 months): Michael Veldeman, MD, PhD and Tobias Rossmann, MD
2021 (12 months): João M Silva, MD and Oriela Rustemi, MD
2020 (12 months): Roel Haeren, MD, PhD
2019 (12 months): Christoph Schwartz, MD, PhD
2018 (12 months): Muhammad Sajjad, MD, PhD
Application process:
Helsinki Ehrnrooth Clinical Skull-base & Vascular Microneurosurgery Fellowship 12 months.
- EU-board certified neurosurgeon aged 32-40
- A letter of intent and CV to Mika Niemelä
Research Fellows
Sep 2018 - Feb 2019: Soheil Naderi, MD
Niemelä Fellows
2025: Behnam Rezai Jahromi, MD PhD
2023–2024 (24 months): Rahul Raj, MD, PhD
2022 (12 months): Nuutti Vartiainen, MD, PhD
2021 (12 months): Ville Nurminen, MD, PhD
2020 (12 months): Jarno Satopää, MD, PhD
2019 (12 months): Anniina Koski-Palkén, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
2018 (12 months): Justiina Huhtakangas, MD, PhD
2017 (12 months): Resendiz-Nieves Julio, MD, PhD
2015 (12 months): Anna Piippo-Karjalainen, MD, PhD
For Helsinki Neurosurgery graduates only.
Observers
Contact: Mika Niemelä
Updated: 05.09.2025