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Pekka Jäkälä

Pekka Jäkälä

Professor

Professor of Neurology

Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences

pekka.jakala@uef.fi | +358 40 355 3532

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Academic Degrees

  • MD, Kuopio University, 1994
  • PhD, Kuopio University, 1995
  • Qualified Lecturer, Docent of Experimental Neurology, Kuopio University, 1997
  • Specialist in Neurology, Kuopio University, 2003
  • Adjunct Professor (Docent), Neurology, Kuopio University, 2006
  • Professor, Kuopio University, 2009 –

Major Positions and Appointments

  • Researcher, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University, 1989 – 1994
  • Junior Researcher, Academy of Finland, 1995 – 1998
  • Visiting Scientist, Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, 1997 – 1999
  • Resident Physician, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, 1995 2002
  • Chief Physician of Inpatient Clinic, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, 2003 – 2006
  • Chief Physician of Outpatient Clinic, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, 2007 – 2009
  • Chief of Neurological Care Unit (Stroke Unit), Kuopio University Hospital, 2004 – 2009
  • Director, The Finnish Brain Research and Rehabilitation Center Neuron, 2009 – 2012
  • Professor of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Rehabilitation, UEF, 2009 – 2012
  • Director and Chief Physician, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, 2012 – present
  • Professor of Neurology, UEF, 2012 – present

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