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Contact details
Department of
Anaesthesiology, Intensive
Care, Emergency Care and Pain
Medicine;
University of Turku and
Turku University Hospital
PO Box 52 (Kiinamyllynkatu 48)
FI-20521 Turku
Finland
Teijo Saari
MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor,
Clinical Lecturer
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: +358 2 3132967
mobile: +358 40 7314041
fax: +358 2 3133960
Curriculum Vitae
Degrees
Current and relevant previous
positions
Specialist Degree in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care | 2006 | University of
Turku
PhD | 2007 | University of Turku MD | 2000 | University of Turku
Medical Specialist | 2006-2010 | Adjunct Professor | 2013 - | Department of
Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency Care and Pain Medicine, Turku
University Hospital and University of Turku
Clinical Lecturer | 2012 - | Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care,
Emergency Care and Pain Medicine, University of Turku
Post Doctoral Fellow | 2011-2013 | Anästhesiologische Klinik, FriedrichAlexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Clinical research
Therapeutic areas
Previous clinical trials
Position in clinical trials
Total clinical research experience
GCP training
Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care: Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain Relief
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical trials on medicinal products
Principal investigator
Other medical research
Sub-investigator
Person in charge of the research
5–10 years
GCP training organised by previous sponsors
TurkuCRC and GSCS
Clinical Investigator's Training /
Resources available for clinical
research
*Our research group has collaborated with the Department of Pharmacology,
Drug Development and Therapeutics, University of Turku. The Department has
excellent facilities for clinical drug research.
Additional information
*Research interests: Population Pharmacokinetics and -dynamic Analysis,
Modelling and Simulation, Statistical Analysis.
Representative publications
Saari TI, Laine K, Leino K, Valtonen M, Neuvonen PJ, Olkkola KT. Effect of voriconazole on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
of intravenous and oral midazolam. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2006; 79:362–70.
Saari TI, Laine K, Neuvonen M, Neuvonen PJ, Olkkola KT. Effect of voriconazole and fluconazole on the pharmacokinetics of intravenous
fentanyl. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2008; 64:25–30.
Jeleazcov C, Saari TI, Ihmsen H, Schüttler J, Fehner J. Changes in total and unbound concentrations of sufentanil during target controlled
infusion for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Br J Anaesth 2012; 109: 698–706.
Saari TI, Ihmsen H, Neuvonen PJ, Olkkola KT, Schwilden H. Oxycodone clearance is markedly reduced with advancing age. A population
pharmacokinetic study. Br J Anaesth 2012; 108:491-8.
Jeleazcov C, Saari T, Ihmsen H, Fechner J, Schwilden H, Schüttler J. Population pharmacokinetic modeling of hydromorphone in cardiac
surgery patients during postoperative pain therapy. Anesthesiology, Epub ahead of print. [doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182a76d05]
Updated Nov-13