Mattias Günther

Mattias Günther is an Associate Professor and Principal Researcher at Karolinska Institutet, affiliated with the Department of Neuroscience and the Department of Clinical Science and Education at Södersjukhuset. He is a licensed Anesthesiologist and Intensive Care physician at Södersjukhuset (Stockholm South General Hospital) and serves as Docent (Associate Professor) in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care.

His research focuses on Experimental Traumatology in defense medicine contexts, spanning trauma pathology, prehospital care, and damage control surgery. Key areas include hemorrhage control, airway stabilization, and Behind Armor Blunt Trauma (BABT) in military and civilian settings.

The 15 most recent publications demonstrate expertise in porcine trauma models, hemodynamic stabilization, and decompression strain. Research trends emphasize acute trauma interventions, ventilation strategies, and coagulopathy analysis in hemorrhagic shock.

Supervision:

• PhD candidate Frode Gottschalk on eccentric exercise and decompression strain

Labs/Teams: Leads the Experimental Traumatology Research Unit at Karolinska Institutet, collaborating with Swedish Armed Forces and NATO defense medicine groups.