Dr. Eiichi Ishikawa is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba. He obtained his MD degree in 1995 and completed his neurosurgery residency in 2001. He received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences at the University of Tsukuba in 2005. His awards include the Best Practice Award from the University of Tsukuba Hospital (2010), the Best Teacher Award from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tsukuba (2011), the 33rd Award from the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology (2016), and the Outstanding Faculty Member Award from the School of Medicine at the University of Tsukuba (2019). Since 1997, Dr. Ishikawa has authored and co-authored over 300 scientific publications. His research interests include immunotherapy, radiotherapies such as Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), magnetic resonance imaging in the field of neurosurgery, as well as practical neurosurgical treatments.