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
Medical specialisation
Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Specialist Spinal Surgery
Certificates of proficiency
Radiation Protection in Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Traumatology (Swiss Institute for Postgraduate Education and Continuing Professional Development in Medicine, SIWF)
Curriculum
since 01/2024
Consultant Spine Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
09/2021 – 12/2023
Junior Consultant Spine Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
09/2020 – 08/2021
Spine Surgery Fellowship, Schulthess Klinik, Prof. Dr. med. Dezsö J. Jeszenszky, PhD
08/2019 – 08/2020
Consultant 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
04/2024
Doctorate in Medicine (Dr. med.), University of Bern, Switzerland
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
Memberships
AO Spine
EUROSPINE
Finnish Orthopaedic Association (Suomen Ortopediyhdistys)