Cerebrovascular Disorders and Stroke Recovery
| Pekka Jäkälä University of Eastern Finland |  |
Present Positions
- Professor, Department of Neurology, UEF
- Director, NeuroCenter Kuopio University Hospital
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