Peeter Karihtala

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Curriculum vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION Peeter Karihtala

WORK EXPERIENCE

March 2020–Present Research Director Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center (Finland)

2012–March 2020 Specialist in Oncology and Radiotherapy Oulu University Hospital (Finland)

2012–March 2020 Clinical lecturer University of Oulu (Finland) Medical faculty, Oncology and radiotherapy (from 2013)

2010–Present Visiting consultant oncologist Kainuu Central Hospital and Lapland Central (Finland)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2006– M.D University of Oulu (Finland) Ph.D. 2006, University of Oulu, Department of pathology. The title of thesis: “Oxidative stress and counteracting enzymes in breast cancer”

2011– Specialist degree in Oncology and radiotherapy University of Oulu (Finland)

2013– Adjunct professor (Docent) in Experimental oncology University of Oulu (Finland)

November 2017–Present Special Competence in Medical Education Finnish Medical Association (Finland)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Expertise

Publications o In total 92 peer-reviewed original articles in international academic journals, 7 peer-reviewed reviews in international academic journals. o The majority published within the last four years and in two thirds of the articles I have been either the first or last author. In these projects I have collaborated e.g. with all Finnish University Hospitals. o H-index 24. Sum of publications cited (without self-citations) 1250.

Projects

Memberships Finnish Breast Cancer Group -Member 2008- -Board member 2011-

-Website administrator 2013- European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) -Member 2014- -Breast Cancer Faculty member 2017-2021 -Finnish National Representative 2014, 2018-2019 -ESMO Leaders Generation Programme completed 2017 -ESMO National Liaison 2019-

Other Relevant Information Editorial Board memberships o Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2015- o ESMO Open 2017- o Acta Oncologica (Advisory Board membership) 2019-2022 o Examiner for six doctoral dissertations. o Supervisor for seven doctoral dissertations. o Currently supervisor of six doctoral students. o Scientific evaluator for docentur 2 times o Grant reviewer of international academic foundations: - Belgian Foundation against Cancer 2018 - Swedish Research Council 2019-2020 o Referee for more than 30 different scientific journals, including: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment; British Journal of Cancer; Clinical Epidemiology; European Journal of Cancer; Redox Biology o Member in FinnGen Oncology group 2017- o Expert consultant of The Finnish Insurance Court 2017-2023 o Vice member in the steering committee of Northern Cancer Center Finland 2018- o Vice member in the scientific committee of Biobank Borealis 2018- o Clinical trial experience from eight randomized controlled phase II-III breast cancer clinical trials since 2010