Hiroki Matsui
University of Tokyo Health Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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About
Hiroki Matsui is a leading health services researcher whose work centers on surgical outcomes, health policy, and the real-world impact of medical technology adoption in Japan. His major contributions lie in evaluating the safety, cost, and accessibility of robot-assisted surgery, particularly for prostate cancer. In a landmark 2014 population-based study using national inpatient data, Matsui compared robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with three other surgical approaches during its first year of national insurance coverage. Analyzing over 7,200 cases, he provided critical evidence on the safety profile of this emerging technology, a study that has garnered 34 citations. He further explored how the introduction of surgical robots influenced patient behavior, showing that geographical accessibility to robotic technology significantly shaped men’s decisions about where to undergo prostatectomy. This work, published in 2017, has been cited 11 times and highlights the intersection of technology diffusion and health equity. Matsui’s research is notable for its use of large-scale administrative databases to generate actionable policy insights, making him a key voice in understanding how surgical innovation translates into population-level outcomes.
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