# Mika Niemelä ## Head Physician, Professor ### Head of HUS Neurosurgery Neurocenter - [ Email ](#) - [ Publications, H-index 66 | PubMed ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=MIKA%20NIEMEL%C3%84) Education MD: 1989, University of Helsinki, Finland; Board certified neurosurgeon: 1997, University of Helsinki, Finland; PhD: 2000, University of Helsinki, Finland. Doctoral thesis: “Hemangioblastomas of the CNS and retina: impact of von Hippel-Lindau disease”; Diploma in Health Administration 2004. Professor of Neurosurgery 2016-, University of Helsinki. Head of HUS Neurosurgery 2015- Areas of publications: Cerebrovascular diseases (aneurysms, AVM, DAVF, cavernomas), brain tumors and cervical spine surgery Supervised PhD theses: 17 Specialities Clinical interests: Vascular, skull base and brain tumors, spine Languages Finnish, Swedish, English, German Positions of responsibility Visits: Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston USA, 2001-2002; ‘Major talks’: Stuart Rowe 2019, Donaghy 2020 Memberships: Finnish Neurosurgical Society (Treasurer 1995-1997; President 2004-2007); Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society (Vice President 2001-2003); AANS (Member 2001-, International Associate 2011, International Fellow 2015- ); CNS (2013-2024), EANS (Training Committee Member 2007-2011, Vascular Committee 2012-21), The Maire Taponen Foundation (Board Member 2012-, chairman 2017-2022); HYKSin/Orton Ltd. (Director - neurosurgery 2014- ), WANS 2015- Updated: 15.04.2025 Print this page