Rate My Professor Yoshiaki Sato

Yoshiaki Sato is Associate Professor of Hospital at the Maternity and Perinatal Care Center, Nagoya University Hospital, where he also serves as Director of the Division of Neonatology. He holds the position of Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. Sato earned his medical degree from Nagoya University Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and his Ph.D. from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in 2008.

His research focuses on perinatal brain injury, cell therapy, and neuroprotection. Sato has held progressive appointments at Nagoya University Hospital since 2009, including roles as Assistant Professor, Lecturer, and Associate Professor of Hospital. He completed fellowships in neonatology and pediatrics at institutions including Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center and Anjo Kosei Hospital. Sato has received the Pediatric Medicine Kawano Award in the clinical medicine category in 2025 and the Japan Pediatric Society Academic Research Award in 2016. He maintains memberships in professional organizations such as the Japan Society of Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine and the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine. His recent publications include studies on stem cell therapy using stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth for cerebral palsy and neonatal hyperoxia exposure effects.