Maki Sugimoto MD PhD is currently a Professor at Innovation Lab, Teikyo University Okinaga Research Institute. Graduated from Teikyo University School of Medicine in 1996. Experience as a fellow at National Tokyo Medical Center, visiting fellow at Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System California US, associate professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, and associate professor at International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School. As a surgeon, Dr. Sugimoto has also been involved in leading edge research of medical software, device development, and health care business consulting. He is also passionate about scientific education for the younger generation. Received many patents in the medical and engineering sector, as well as awards from academic conferences. Official ambassador of OsiriX; the most widely used medical image DICOM viewer in the world. Elected as“an innovator who is continuing to change the world”from Apple in 2014. Also gives 6 TEDx talks around Japan, and involved as a TED translator. Japan Surgical Society official certified doctor, Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society certified doctor, Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery certified endoscopic surgical skill qualification system: qualified surgeon. Visiting professor at Teikyo University School of Medicine, Medical Information System Research Center. Special research associate professor of Chiba University Center for Frontier Medical Engineering. Visiting associate professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Gastroenterology.