Michihito Sugawara is a neurosurgeon specialising in emergency brain diseases. In 2015, he opened Sugawara Neurosurgery Clinic (Hachioji City, Tokyo) and, in 2019, he opened Sugawara Clinic Tokyo Brain Doc. He has an innovative style of medical care that prioritises patients' life goals. His easy-to-understand explanations of how the brain works are very popular and he has appeared on many TV programs, as well as collaborating with Deepak Chopra.