Heikki Irjala is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Turku, Turku, Finland. He has completed a fellowship in head and neck surgery and is currently working in reconstructive head and neck surgery and traumatology. He completed his PhD in 2002 on “Immunotherapeutic Approach to Cancer of the Head and Neck” and has since continued both translational and clinical research.