Consultant Dr. med. Jani Puhakka
Position and faculty
Consultant Spine Surgery
Specialty
Conservative focus
Infiltration of the lumbar spine
Surgical focus
Lumbar disc herniation / disc hernia lumbar spine
Cervical narrowed spinal canal (stenosis)
Instability of the spinal column / arthrosis
Vertebral fracture in osteoporosis
Curvature of the spinal column (scoliosis)
Languages
Finnish
English
German
Swedish
Contact
Certificates of proficiency
2022 - Radiation Protection in Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Traumatology (Swiss Institute for Postgraduate Education and Continuing Professional Development in Medicine, SIWF)
Curriculum
since 09/2021
Junior Consultant Spine Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
09/2020 - 08/2021
Resident Spine Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
08/2019–08/2020
Orthopedic and trauma surgeon Spine Surgery Unit, Helsinki University Hospital
08/2016–07/2019
Resident, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital
11/2015–07/2016
Resident, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Chief of residents, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital
04/2015–11/2015
Resident, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital
06/2014–05/2015
Resident, Surgery, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital
03/2014–05/2014
Resident, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital
05/2013–02/2014
Resident, Surgery, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital
11/2012–04/2013
General practitioner, Lahti Health Care Center, Lahti City Hospital
05/2012–11/2012
General practitioner, Mediverkko
03/2012–05/2012
General practitioner, Lahti Health Care Center, Lahti City Hospital
Education and training
10/2019
Board Certification - Fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (FEBOT)
10/2019
Orthopedic and trauma surgeon, University of Helsinki
05/2012–09/2019
Residency, Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki
09/2005–02/2012
M.D., University of Helsinki
09/2000–09/2005
M.sc. studies in Computer Science, University on Helsinki