# Vesa Kontinen ## Head Physician, Assistant Professor (Management of acute pain) ### Head of Division Perioperative and Intensive Care, Perioperative division I - [ Email ](#) - [ 050 427 2116 ](tel:0504272116) Education Licentiate of Medicine 1994 University of Helsinki. Doctor of Medical Science 1998 University of Helsinki. Specialist (anesthesiology and intensive care) 2007 University of Helsinki. Associate Professor: pharmacology 2003 University of Helsinki. Associate Professor: anesthesiology and intensive medicine 2012 University of Turku. SSAI Nordic Education in Advanced Pain Medicine 2010 SSAI Diploma for Director of Perioperative Medicine and Management 2016 Updated: 29.10.2025 Print this page