Department of Health Technologies

Gert Jervan is the Professor of IT and Dean of the Faculty of IT at TalTech. He is engaged in research on topics related to IT reliability and dependability. As the dean, he is responsible for the faculty, which has nearly 3,000 students and more than 300 employees. 

She is an internationally recognized biomedical engineering scientist and expert in non-ionizing radiation. Under her leadership, the Biomedical Engineering Center at TalTech and the Estonian Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics were established in 1994. 

Jana Holmar is an assistant professor of bioliquid optics and Director of the Department of Health Technologies at TalTech. As the director of the department, she works in the name of greater cooperation, competitiveness and visibility of research groups. And in her research, she is developing the field of biomarker optics, which would make it possible to improve the lives of people suffering from kidney failure. 

Professor Joachim Jankowski is the Director of the Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), a research institute located inside the RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany, and the chair of the “European Uremic Toxin” (EUTox) working group. He is dedicated to pursuing scientific excellence in cardiovascular biology, focusing on chronic renal failure, vascular remodeling, and cardiovascular disease. 

Professor Vera Jankowski is work group leader at the Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR) at the RWTH Aachen, Germany. She has extensive expertise in mass spectrometry and chromatography to identify, quantify and localize novel regulators of pathological processes in CKD, CVD and neurodegenerative diseases. She is an outstanding expert in discovering post-translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins and peptides and their localisation in the tissue by using a combination of chromatography, mass spectrometry and MALDI imaging. 

Jaanus Lass is a member of the Board of the Estonian Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, technical researcher and entrepreneur, and an authorised biomedical engineer. 

He is also a promoter of the Estonian qualifications system for biomedical engineers. 

Veronica Rossetti is an Italian medical physicist working in Turin, in the medical physics department of the University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza. Her professional activities focus on diagnostic radiology imaging, dosimetry and radiation protection. She is an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Turin and participates in training programmes for medical physicists and other health professionals. For her second term, she is chairperson of the EFOMP Education and Training Committee. 

Doris Kaljuste is the Programme Director for TalTech’s Digital Health Master’s programme. Kaljuste has previously been involved in various roles in digital health projects, both at university and at hospital, and has worked closely with parties in the field of digital health and integrated care in Estonia and abroad. 

Jelena Fomina, PhD, is the Programme Director for Medical Engineering and Medical Physics. Using more than 10 years of business cooperation experience in implementing innovative projects and relying on the professional experience of colleagues, she motivates students to successfully complete the programme. 

Anna-Marie Jakobson graduated from TalTech with a Master’s degree in medical technology and physics, works as a biomedical technology engineer at the Medical Centre and manages intensive care devices. She is also responsible for the correct functioning of the dosimetry system as an engineer in the measurement laboratory of the North Estonia Medical Centre and for presenting the results of measurements of the individual doses absorbed by radiology workers. 

Marko Parve is a leading specialist in medical technology and a medical engineer with extensive skills, who has over 15 years of experience as the Head of the Medical Equipment Department at the East Tallinn Central Hospital. He is currently working at the Tallinn Hospital Development Foundation as a leading medical technologist, where he is contributing his knowledge and experience to the design of a new hospital. 

Pirjo Spuul, a biomedical scientist and Director of the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology at TalTech, is an internationally recognised microbiologist and head of the biomedicine research group. Under her leadership, research is being carried out on pathogen-induced cancer-causing processes, focusing on the human pathogen Helicobacter pylori. 

Ivo Fridolin is a tenured full professor in the Department of Health Technologies at Tallinn University of Technology and the CTO of Optofluid Technologies OÜ. Ivo and his research team are pioneers in optical dialysis dose monitoring methodology and technology, and in developing a methodology for assessing physiological well-being based on multi-parametric physiological measurements in the urban space. 

Peeter Ross is a professor of e-health and a radiologist, and the co-founder of the doctoral and master’s programmes in Digital Health. He is one of the creators and implementers of the Estonian Health Information System, which has gained international recognition. 

Maie Bachmann is an Associate Professor of Biosignal Processing at TalTech. She has created and developed methods for detecting changes in brain signals caused by mental disorders or the environment. 

Margus Viigimaa is a researcher in cardiovascular medicine at TalTech. He is an internationally renowned expert in hypertension, atherosclerosis, and personalised medicine, as well as an honorary member of several European professional associations. 

Margit Meiesaar is the manager of the Center of Excellence for Well-being Sciences. She has previously worked as a programme manager at the Estonian Research Council and as a project manager and communications person in the Institute of Technology at University of Tartu.