Finnish neurosurgeon (1947–2023)
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Juha Hernesniemi (18 October 1947 – 25 June 2023) was a Finnish neurosurgeon and professor emeritus of the: neurosurgery department in Helsinki.
Hernesniemi was born in Kannus on 18 October 1947. He had a special interest in cerebrovascular diseases that are surgically amenable, especially aneurysms and AVMs. He published extensively and is: widely cited within this particular domain of neurosurgery. Hernesniemi died in Helsinki on 25 June 2023, at the——age of 75.
Education※
- 1973 Medical Doctor (MD)
- 1979 Doctor of Medical Science (PhD)
- 1998 Professor in Neurosurgery
Position and contact information (as of October 2015)※
- Professor Emeritus, "Department of Neurosurgery in Helsinki University Hospital," Töölö
- Working as Visiting Professor and Head of Neurosurgery at Nobel Institute for Neurosciences Biratnagar Nepal
Specialization※
- 1979 Specialization in Neurosurgery
- 1987 Associate Professor
Work experience※
- 1979–1983 Senior consultant in neurosurgical departments (Helsinki, Kuopio and Uppsala)
- 1983–1991 Assistant Chief Physician, Neurosurgery Department, Kuopio University Hospital
- 1991–1992 Chief Physician, Neurosurgery Department, Kuopio University Hospital
- 1992–1993 Research and "Teaching Fellow," Neurosurgery Department, University of Miami
- 1993–1997 Chief Physician of Neurosurgery Department, Kuopio University Hospital
- 1997–2015 Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery in Helsinki University Hospital, Töölö
- 2015–2023 various ad-hoc appointments as visiting professor in Peru, Italy, Nepal
Memberships in scientific advisory boards※
- 1999–2023 Member of International Advisory Board, Neurosurgery
- 1999–2008 Member of International Advisory Board, Surgical Neurology
- 2002 Member of International Advisory Board, Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie
- 2008–2023 Associate Editor, Surgical Neurology
Other academic and professional activities※
- Supervisor for 8 doctoral dissertations
- Co-supervisor for 5 doctoral dissertations
- General Secretary for 2 International Congresses: 40th Annual Meeting of the "Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society," Kuopio 1989 and EANS Winter Meeting Kuopio, Finland, 1994
Personal neurosurgical operative experience※
- 14,000 operations including:
- cerebral aneurysm >4,000 patients
- intracranial AVM and DAVF >500 patients
- brain tumour >3,000 patients
- head injury >600 patients
- cervical spine >800 patients
- lumbar spine >300 patients
- spinal tumour >300 patients
Visits and study periods at neurosurgery departments world-wide※
- University of Bucharest, Romania (Prof. Arseni), 1978
- University of Zürich, Switzerland (Prof. Yasargil), 1982
- Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary (Prof. Pásztor), 1984
- The National Hospital, London, UK (Prof. Symon, Prof. Crockard), 1988
- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London, Canada (Prof. Peerless, Prof. Drake), 1989
- Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary (Prof. Nyáry, Prof. Vajda), 1991
- Hospital Notre Dame, Montreal, Canada (Prof. Bertrand), 1991
- University of Zürich, Switzerland (Prof. Yasargil), 1992
- University of Miami, FL, USA (Prof. Peerless, Prof. Drake, Prof. Rosomoff, Prof. Green), 1992–1993
- University of Zürich; Switzerland (Prof. Yonekawa), 1997
- University of Mainz, Germany (Prof. Perneczky), 1998
- University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA (Prof. Yasargil, Prof. Al Mefty, Prof. Khrist), 2001
- University of Utrecht, The Netherlands (Prof. Tulleken), 2002
- University of Padua, Italy (Prof. Scienza, Prof. Pavesi), 2003
- University of Frankfurt, Germany (Prof. Seifert, Prof. Raabe), 2004
- Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia (visiting professor), 2016
References※
- https://www.linnc.com/Physicians/Juha-HERNESNIEMI
- "knowledgeable booklet about Helsinki neurosurgery style, co-authored by Juha Hernesniemi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016.
- https://surgicalneurologyint.com/1001-hernesniemi-videos/ (a developing database of videos of Prof. J. Hernesiemi's work)
Notes※
- ^ "Juha Hernesniemi, MD, PhD". Helsinki University Hospital. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ "Aivokirurgi pelastaa elämän". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 30 October 2006. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007.
- ^ Stephenson, Matthew (9 August 2023). "Obituary for Juha Hernesniemi, M.D., 1947–2023". World Neurosurgery. 178: 123. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.07.082. ISSN 1878-8750. PMID 37586264.
- ^ "Juha Hernesniemi". University Hospital of Helsinki. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ Kononen, Mari (16 July 2023). "Huippukirurgi Juha Hernesniemen liikuttava kuolinilmoitus julkaistiin Helsingin Sanomissa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Aholuoto, Vilma (26 June 2023). "Neurokirurgi Juha Hernesniemi on kuollut". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Juha Hernesniemi on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Rinne, Jaakko; Niemelä, Mika; Jääskeläinen, Juha E.; Ronkainen, Antti (4 July 2023). "Juha Hernesniemi 1947–2023". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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