Interviews with PhD students at MMK about their thesis
Approximately, 20 doctoral students defend their thesis every year at the department.
Below, some of the students describe their research work and here you will find all theses from the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery.

Depression and delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Anna Falk at the research group Thoracic Surgery will defend her thesis "Depression and delirium in cardiac surgery patients" on May 26th, 2023

Pelvic and acetabular fractures
Natalie Lundin at the Orthopaedics research group defended her thesis "Pelvic fractures : epidemiology and treatment" on May 12th, 2023.

Long-term results for patients undergoing surgery for CTEPH
Janica Kallonen at the research group Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, defended her thesis "Long-term follow-up after surgery for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension" on May 5th, 2023.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Antti Siika at the Vascular Surgery research group defended his thesis "Biomechanical and Morphological Aspects of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth and Rupture" on April 28th, 2023.

Gender disparities in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Mareia Talvitie at the Vascular Surgery research group defended her thesis "Abdominal aortic aneurysms : sex and gender disparities in surveillance, treatment and outcome" on March 31st, 2023.

Long-term evaluation of patients born with total unilateral cleft lip and palate
Petra Peterson at the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery research group defended her thesis "A multidisciplinary long-term evaluation of patients born with unilateral cleft lip and palate treated with different surgical protocols" on December 2, 2022.