Shin-Ichi Izumi received the MD and PhD degrees from Keio University School of Medicine, in 1983 and 1993, respectively. He worked for Keio University School of Medicine as an assistant professor, and then for Tokai University School of Medicine as an associate professor. He is now a professor of Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering and Graduate School of Medicine. From 2014 to 2017, he was the dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering. He is a certified specialist of Rehabilitation Medicine. His research interests include mechanism of recovery from motor paralysis, neuromodulation technique for patients with motor disorders and neuropathic pain, and communication in interprofessional work.