Professor Djillali Annane stands as a preeminent authority in critical care medicine with a distinguished academic career spanning nearly three decades. He currently serves as Professor of Medicine at University Paris Saclay and University Versailles SQY while directing the General Intensive Care Unit at Raymond Poincaré Hospital in Garches. His leadership extends to directing IHU PROMETHEUS and formerly serving as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Simone Veil where he shaped medical education policy. After completing his PhD in Pharmacology he established himself as a rising authority in intensive care medicine culminating in his professorial appointment in 1996. His institutional influence further encompasses membership on the board of directors of APHP and the Curie Institute demonstrating his significant impact across French healthcare systems.
Professor Annane's pioneering research on sepsis pathophysiology and treatment protocols has fundamentally reshaped clinical approaches to one of intensive care's most challenging conditions. With an impressive scholarly record of approximately 700 peer-reviewed articles and 170 book chapters his work has earned recognition as positioning him among the top 0.1% researchers in the field of sepsis. His substantial H-index of 81 and over 54923 citations reflect the profound influence of his clinical trials and methodological innovations in critical care medicine. His contributions to international and multidisciplinary guidelines have established evidence-based standards of care that have improved patient outcomes globally while his translational research bridges laboratory discoveries with bedside applications.
Beyond his research achievements Professor Annane has been instrumental in shaping national healthcare policy through his service as Chief Counselor to the French Minister of Health from 2012 to 2017 and as Chair of the Health Ministry Task Force against Sepsis. He has mentored numerous young colleagues who have gone on to become faculty members at prestigious institutions across France Belgium the United States and Canada thereby extending his academic legacy internationally. His leadership extends to prominent roles including participation in multiple WHO Working Groups and past presidency of the French Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Currently directing FHU SEPSIS and continuing his influential work at Raymond Poincaré Hospital Professor Annane remains at the forefront of advancing critical care medicine through rigorous clinical investigation and strategic healthcare leadership.
