Mika Nevalainen

Dr. Nevalainen currently acts as the Director of Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Professor and Chairman of Radiology (interim) and Chief Physician at the Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, and the Oulu University Hospital, Finland. Dr. Nevalainen received his Ph.D. at University of Oulu in the year 2013, and spent a post-doctoral year at the Department of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA during years 2014-2015. Board certification in radiology and the title of Docent (Adjunct Professor) he obtained in the year 2019, and completed his fellowship of musculoskeletal radiology in the year 2021. From the beginning the year 2023, he has acted as the Director of Radiology Residency program and various Fellowship programs. In the year 2024, Dr. Nevalainen acquired the Special Competence in Medical Education to reinforce his formal pedagogical training. Dr. Nevalainen has over 60 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and 30 conference abstracts (H-index 15) , and actively conducts clinical research on musculoskeletal radiology. He has obtained roughly 1,5 million euros of external funding for his research, and currently acts as the president of Musculoskeletal Radiologists of Finland. His main research interest is currently the development of novel imaging techniques (e.g. Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting and synthetic MRI) for daily clinical use in musculoskeletal practice. Other research focuses include imaging of the osteoarthritis, clinical applicability of artificial intelligence, multiparametic musculoskeletal ultrasound and various orthopedic / musculoskeletal projects.

Received Major Grants as primary PI:

The Finnish Medical Foundation, 150 000 €

The Finnish Cultural Foundation, 80 000 €

The Academy of Finland, 750 000 €

Key Collaborators:

prof. Miika Nieminen, University of Oulu, Finland

prof. Simo Saarakkala, University of Oulu, Finland

prof. Mikko Nissi, University of Eastern Finland

prof. Riccardo Lattanzi, NYU Langone, USA

prof. Edwin Oei, Erasmus MC, Netherlands

assoc. prof. Antonio Corvino, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy

Peer-reviewer for the Following Journals:

Acta Orthopaedica, Acta Radiologica, Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Dose-Response, Duodecim, European Radiology, Expert Systems with Applications, Finnish Medical Journal, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, Journal Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, PLOS One, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, Radiology, Scientific Reports, The Spine Journal, and Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.