Advisory medical officers participate in handling claim decisions together with other experts, such as lawyers and claims advisors. They are tasked with assessing issues related to insurance medicine when decisions are being made.
Advisory medical officers are ordinary practising doctors who specialise in insurance medicine. Most of them work as advisory medical officers alongside their regular jobs as doctors in health centres, hospitals or private clinics.
The doctors deciding on insurance matters on medical grounds at Pohjola Insurance are the following advisory medical officers:
Jari Arokoski, Doctor of Medicine, Docent, Professor, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist, specialization in insurance medicine, rehabilitation medicine and pain management
Kaj Holopainen, Lic. Med., Occupational Health Specialist
Minna Kaarisalo, Doctor of Medicine, Specialist in General Practice, specialization in insurance medicine
Mikko Kähkönen, Lic. Med., Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist
Janne Lehtinen, Doctor of Medicine, Docent, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist
Juha Leikas, Lic. Med., Occupational Health Care and General Practitioner, specialization in insurance medicine
Riitta Luoto, Doctor of Medicine, Docent, Occupational Health and General Practice Specialist, specialization in insurance medicine
Ville Puisto, Lic. Med., Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist
Juhani Rämö, Lic. Med., Docent, Surgery and Thorax and Vascular Surgery Specialist, specialisation in insurance medicine
Harri Selin, Lic. Med., Specialist in Neurology and General Practice
Jaana Suhonen, Doctor of Medicine, Docent, Specialist in Neurology, specialization in insurance medicine
Teemu Takala, Doctor of Medicine, Docent, Specialist in Internal Medicine, specialization in rehabilitation and insurance medicine
Aki Vuokko, Lic. Med., Occupational Health Care Specialist, additional training for occupational medicine and specialisation in insurance medicine
Eine Westman, Lic. Dent., Specialist Dentist