Education
Doctor Joensuu studied medicine in the University of Tampere. He graduated Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and qualified professional Doctor of Medicine 1986 and presented his doctoral thesis on cytodifferentation in 1992.
Doctor Joensuu studied medicine in the University of Tampere. He graduated Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and qualified professional Doctor of Medicine 1986 and presented his doctoral thesis on cytodifferentation in 1992.
1991–1993 he had a research fellowship in Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale in Paris. Joensuu specialized in oncology, radio therapy and nuclear medicine in Helsinki University Hospital where he worked 1991-2007. He has also been medical advisor for AstraZeneca and for Helsinki Consulting Group and World Bank in Serbia year 2004.
Doctor Joensuu has led several clinical trials and published articles on oncolytic adenovirus therapy, radiotherapy, chemoradiotherapy and prostate cancer.
Doctor Joensuu was the first doctor in Nordic Countries to use IMRT (Intensity-modulated radiation therapy). In Docrates Cancer Center Doctor Joensuu has developed a new private sector hospital concept, uniting a hospital, a health care hotel and integrated well-being services for the patients.
At the same time the hospital participates clinical research and drug testing networking with universities and medibusiness. Doctor Joensuus´s vision is a fast track path from diagnosis to treatment, founded on the belief that cancer care can be carried out different way compared to traditional models that can be considered slow and out-dated.
Since 2007 he is the clinical director of Docrates Cancer Center and member of the board of directors of the company.