Japan Medical Bridge
Second opinions from Japan

Like having a neurosurgeon
in the family
.

One hour, one‑on‑one with a Japanese neurosurgeon — to think through what Japan would typically offer for a situation like yours, before you decide. And whenever things change, you talk to the same surgeon again.

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No records to send · One‑on‑one video · English or Japanese

Shunsuke Hatakenaka, M.D., neurosurgeon in Osaka, Japan
Shunsuke Hatakenaka, M.D.Neurosurgeon · Osaka
1,200
Neurosurgical operations
as operator and assistant*
~500
Angiography & endovascular
catheter procedures*
9
Peer‑reviewed papers
two as first author
USMLE
Steps 1–3 passed
U.S. licensing exams

*Combined experience as operator and assistant. M.D., National Defense Medical College (2022); former medical officer, Japan Ground Self‑Defense Force. Full background →

Medicine changes with geography. My grandfather’s stroke taught me that.

He had his stroke in a rural Japanese town, where the care available was not the care a city would have given him. I learned that as his family — and it is why I became a neurosurgeon, and why I want Japan’s neurosurgery to be one of your options, wherever you live.

Why this is different

A surgeon, directly — not a service around one

A typical second‑opinion service
  • A coordinator or case manager sits between you and the doctor
  • You receive a written report, often once, with no way back
  • Records and imaging must be gathered and sent up front
  • Price is frequently opaque until late in the process
Japan Medical Bridge
  • Every consultation is one‑on‑one video with the surgeon himself
  • Follow‑ups are built in — the same surgeon, who knows your story
  • No records to send; you describe things in your own words
  • A fixed US$200, shown up front; nothing due when you ask
Pricing

One fixed price, shown before you ask

First consultation — US$200 60 minutes, one‑on‑one video  ·  Follow‑up US$100 / 30 min  ·  Nothing is due when you send your request  ·  See full pricing

Talk it through with a neurosurgeon in Japan.

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