Naoyuki Matsuda

Naoyuki is a Chairman and Professor in the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at the Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, and at the Disaster Mitigation Research Center of Nagoya University. He is widely recognized as a central figure in establishing emergency medicine at leading national universities in Hokkaido University, Kyoto University, and Nagoya University.

In 2010, he introduced the Clean Hand Campaign to Japan for the first time. Since 2012, he has led the annual observance of World Sepsis Day in Japan, significantly advancing public awareness of sepsis nationwide. Since 2022, he has served as a board member of the Global Sepsis Alliance. His areas of expertise encompass emergency medicine, critical care, and anesthesiology, with particular specialization in trauma, infectious diseases, sepsis, and toxicology. In September 2025, he organized a large-scale World Sepsis Day event at Kyoto Station, attracting approximately 100,000 participants. The event featured the performance of the opera “Dream of Donner,” inspired by the eminent bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato.

By fostering collaboration in Japan and strengthening partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region and the broader international community, he continues to play a leading global role in advancing awareness, diagnosis, treatment, and research of sepsis.