Sanna Toppila Salmi
Professor
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Airway research group aims at identifying clinical and molecular factors for better prediction of inflammatory and neoplastic airway diseases, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) -exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD), asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis and tongue cancer. We use such as next generation sequencing and artificial intelligence in analyses of clinical cohorts and randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials.
Publications
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ARIA‐EAACI 2025: Person‐Centred, Digitally Enabled and Artificial Intelligence‐Assisted Change Management in Airway Diseases
Bousquet, Jean; Sousa‐Pinto, Bernardo; Shamji, Mohamed H.; Torres, Maria J.; Klimek, Ludger; Schünemann, Holger J.; Morais‐Almeida, Mario; Vieira, Rafael José; Togias, Alkis; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Valiulis, Arunas; Williams, Siân; Pfaar, Oliver; Zuberbier, Torsten; Bedbrook, Anna; Czarlewski, Wienczyslawa; Al‐Nesf, Maryam Ali; Amaral, Rita; Anto, Josep M.; Bognanni, Antonio; Brussino, Luisa; Cruz, Alvaro A.; Kvedariene, Violeta; Douagui, Habib; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G.; Canonica, G. Walter; Che, 2026, Clinical and translational allergy, 16, 8, e70192. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA)‐ EAACI Guidelines—2024–2025 Revision: Part II —Guidelines on Oral and Ocular Treatments
Vieira, Rafael José; Sousa‐Pinto, Bernardo; Bousquet, Jean; Schünemann, Holger J.; Zuberbier, Torsten; Bognanni, Antonio; Togias, Alkis; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Valiulis, Arunas; Williams, Sian; Bedbrook, Anna; Czarlewski, Wienczyslawa; Torres, Maria Jose; Shamji, Mohamed H.; Morais‐Almeida, Mário; Canonica, G. Walter; Vecillas, Leticia de las; Dykewicz, Mark S.; Jacomelli, Cristina; Klimek, Ludger; Leemann, Lucas; Lourenço, Olga; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G.; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Savouré, Marine;, 2026, Allergy, 81, 6, 1947-1970. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
As‐Needed Versus Regular Medication Use in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis in the Pollen Season: A MASK ‐air Study
Sousa‐Pinto, Bernardo; Vieira, Rafael José; Bognanni, Antonio; Klimek, Ludger; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Amaral, Rita; Bedbrook, Anna; Bonadonna, Patrizia; Brussino, Luisa; Dykewicz, Mark S; Giovannini, Mattia; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Ivancevich, Juan Carlos; Kvedariene, Violeta; Marques‐Cruz, Manuel; Martini, Matteo; Moreira, André; Niedoszytko, Marek; Ordak, Michal; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G; Pfaar, Oliver; Pham‐Thi, Nhân; Jirapongsananuruk, Orathai; Regateiro, Frederico S; Toppila‐Salmi, Sanna K; Sas, 2026, Allergy, [First published: 09 September 2026], 1-18. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Comorbid Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Asthma: Shared Risk Factors and Treatment Implications—An EAACI Task Force Report
Toppila‐Salmi, Sanna; Reitsma, Sietze; Hox, Valérie; Gane, Simon; Gevaert, Philippe; Maza‐Solano, Juan; Helevä, Alma; Sulku, Ida; Santala, Kaisa; Kangasniemi, Iiris; Klimek, Ludger; Chaker, Adam; Karavelia, Aspasia; Rudenko, Michael; Pfaar, Oliver; Van Gerven, Laura; Ariana, Shaari; Schiappoli, Michele; Lundberg, Marie; Hagemann, Jan; Eguíluz‐Gracia, Ibon; Moreira, Andre, 2026, Allergy, 81, 4, 1000-1023. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Comparison of Allergic Rhinitis Treatments on Utilities and Quality of Life: A MASK ‐air Study
Lourenço‐Silva, Nuno; Sousa‐Pinto, Bernardo; Bognanni, Antonio; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Coutinho‐Almeida, João; Amaral, Rita; Brussino, Luisa; Giovannini, Mattia; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Kvedariene, Violeta; Larenas‐Linnemann, Desiree E.; Marques‐Cruz, Manuel; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G.; Pham‐Thi, Nhân; Regateiro, Frederico S.; Toppila‐Salmi, Sanna K.; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Sastre, Joaquin; Taborda‐Barata, Luís; Valiulis, Arunas; Vecillas, Leticia de las; Ventura, Maria Teresa; Pfaar, Oliver; Fonseca,, 2026, Clinical and experimental allergy, 56, 8, 904-913. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Development and psychometric validation of the Chronic Rhinosinusitis Control Test
Cotter, Ryan A.; Lee, Christine W.; Wilson, Khaleel; Althoff, Sydney F.; Alsaleh, Saad; Anselmo-Lima, Wilma Terezinha; Bernal-Sprekelsen, Manuel; Chandra, Rakesh K.; Constantinidis, Jannis; Fokkens, Wytske J.; Halderman, Ashleigh A.; Herzog, Todd; Hopkins, Claire; Kuan, Edward C.; Landis, Basile N.; Lund, Valerie J.; Meier, Josh C.; Pae, Hye K.; Pletcher, Steven D.; Reitsma, Sietze; Rimmer, Joanne; Gonzalez, Yohimar Sivira; Soyka, Michael B.; Sun, Jing; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Wang, Eric W.; Wang,, 2026, Rhinology, 64, 1, 38-50. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Discovering Age- and Sex-Specific Genetic Risk Factors in Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Genome-Wide Evidence from Large-Scale Biobanks
Bizaki-Vallaskangas, Argyro; Sliz, Eeva; Lankinen, Tuuli; Saarentaus, Elmo; Salo, Ville; Krebs, Kristi; Willberg, Tytti; Kivekäs, Ilkka; Rämö, Joel; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Dietz, Aarno; Hytönen, Vesa; Palotie, Aarno; Milani, Lili; Mäkitie, Antti; Kettunen, Johannes, 2026, Jaro: journal of the association for research in otolaryngology, 27, 4, 631-646. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Distinction between allergic rhinitis alone and allergic rhinitis plus asthma in MASK-air ® real-world studies; a ARIA-WAO task force review
Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo; Vieira, Rafael Jose; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Togias, Alkis; Klimek, Ludger; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Melen, Erik; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G.; Al-Nesf, Maryam Ali; Brussino, Luisa; Cruz, Alvaro A.; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Kvedariene, Violeta; Larenas-Linnemann, Desiree E.; Nadif, Rachel; Regateiro, Frederico S.; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Savoure, Marine; Taborda-Barata, Luis; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna K.; Ventura, Maria Teresa; Rouadi, Philip W.; Fiocchi, Alessandro; Gomez, Maximiliano R.; W, 2026, The world allergy organization journal, 19, 8, 101435. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Efficacy of Full and Limited Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Virkkula, P; Hammarén-Malmi, S; Laulajainen-Hongisto, A; Lilja, M; Wiksten, J; Hafrén, L; Kauppi, P; Reitsma, S; Pajala, K; Sahlman, J; Toppila-Salmi, S, 2026, Allergy, [Epub ahead of print 30 July 2026], 1-15. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Genetic architecture of lumbar spinal stenosis
Salo, Ville; Määttä, Juhani; Takala, Jasmin; Heikkilä, Anni; Reimann, Ene; Mägi, Reedik; Elhanas, Abdelrahman G; Reigo, Anu; Palta, Priit; Esko, Tõnu; Leinonen, Ville; Karppinen, Jaro; Sliz, Eeva; Kettunen, Johannes, 2026, Nature communications, 17, 4920. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research