I am an academic Orthopaedic Surgeon with the clinical license both in Finland and in USA. I have a strong basic science background on the biomechanics and molecular biology of bone healing as well as on biomaterial incorporation with bone. I have supervised 15 PhD theses on these subjects and I have more than 170 original publications. During the past 15 years in collaboration with leading international companies and Finnish start-up companies, I have focused on the randomized phase I-IV clinical trials on fracture patients and hip replacement patients, applying advanced imaging technology (RSA, radiostereometric analysis).  In everyday clinical practice, I am nowadays focused on bone tumor surgery and hip/knee replacements. Among University duties, I am in charge of the resident program in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology.