# Satu Tiainen

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## TL;DR

Chief physician who directs Itäinen syöpäkeskus, the FICAN East regional cancer centre hosted by Kuopio University Hospital and the Pohjois-Savo wellbeing services county.

## Summary

Satu Tiainen is listed as Ylilääkäri, Johtaja (chief physician and director) of Itäinen syöpäkeskus, the Eastern Finland cancer centre (FICAN East) whose host organisations include the Pohjois-Savo wellbeing services county, home of Kuopio University Hospital (KYS), together with the University of Eastern Finland and the wellbeing services counties of Central Finland, North Karelia and South Savo. The centre's contact page lists her with development coordinator Jenni Nyrkkö and clinical expert physician Okko Kääriäinen, and she also sits on the centre's clinical working group as a KYS representative. Its governing board is chaired by Outi Kuittinen of the University of Eastern Finland.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; comprehensive-cancer-centre
- Role: Ylilääkäri and Johtaja (Chief Physician and Director), Itäinen syöpäkeskus (FICAN East), Kuopio University Hospital
- Specialisms: Oncology; Cancer centre management; Regional cancer networks

## Sources

- Source: Itäinen syöpäkeskus (FICAN East) contact and staff page: https://fican.fi/itainen-syopakeskus/yhteystiedot/
- Source: FICAN East organisation and board page: https://fican.fi/itainen-syopakeskus/tietoa-meista2/organisaatio-ja-johtoryhma/

## Connected records

- institutions: [Finnish Cancer Center (FICAN)](https://onco.cc/institutions/fican/), [Kuopio University Hospital Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/kuopio-university-hospital/)
- journals: [Breast cancer research and treatment](https://onco.cc/journals/breast-cancer-research-and-treatment/)

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