Matias Nochetto, MD, FUHM

Dr. Nochetto became a certified diver in 1994 and an SSI instructor in 1999. He completed his medical training in 2001 at Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), in Argentina. He later enrolled in a 3-year clinical and research fellowship in hyperbaric and diving medicine in Mexico City. With a background in toxicology and an interest in marine life, he was invited to lecture for a DAN-UHMS CME course in Cozumel in late 2001. Since then, he started working part-time with DAN, offering lectures, training events, translating training programs, and promoting DAN’s mission throughout South America and the Caribbean. In 2006 he was offered a full-time appointment at DAN’s HQ in Durham NC, where he has been since 2007.

Today Dr. Nochetto is the Vice President of Medical Services at DAN, where he runs the backbone of the Divers Alert Network. He leads a team of paramedics, nurses, and doctors on 4 continents who handle over 3,500 emergency calls in 5 languages and about 5,000 medical inquiries per year worldwide. At DAN, he also works with a team to develop and implement various DAN medical programs at different levels, from laypeople to healthcare professionals.

Nochetto is Co-Course Director of the DAN-UHMS Diving Medicine Course, currently the longest-running CME program of its kind, educating doctors in diving medicine since 1982. He is often guest faculty on diving medicine courses and programs internationally. He authored and co-authored several articles, scientific publications, and training programs for DAN and other institutions or organizations. He is also a member of DAN’s Institutional Review Board since its conception in 2010.