Throughout his career, he has been trying to challenge various surgical limitations, and has taken initiatives in developing many procedures including ultrasound guided PTC, portal vein embolization, intermittent hemihepatic inflow occlusion, warm ischemia in living donor, and surgical techniques such as subsegmentectomy, inferior hepatic vein preserving hepatectomies. Professor Makuuchi has also contributed to establishing techniques for safe hepatic resection and living donor liver transplantation. With all the accomplishments, he has published more than 1000 journal articles and book chapters.
Professor Masatoshi Makuuchi is, with no doubt, a living legend in the surgical field in modern days. He is a true pioneer that could not be seen many in our age. Among many appointments, he is happy and honored to be a distinguished editorial board member of our journal HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition (HBSN), and contributed fine articles to the journal. We are thankful for his great support.