Dr. Kyoichi Takaori is a pancreatic surgeon who has extensive experiences in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery. His academic career includes Professor of Surgery at Asahi University, Associate Professor of Surgery at Kyoto University and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Thorough his career, he has struggled to improve the prognosis of pancreatic cancer. First, he has focused on early detection of pancreatic cancer, created the international classification system of PanIN and IPMN along with international experts, and founded Japanese Familial Pancreatic Cancer Registry. Second, he has developed novel techniques for pancreatic surgery; e.g., artery-first pancreatoduodenectomy by “Tiger’s Den” approach, artery-first distal pancreatectomy with celiac artery resection, etc. Third, as the Head of Pancreatic Cancer Unit at Kyoto University Hospital, he has practiced multidisciplinary treatments of pancreatic cancer and conducted international collaborative studies to further promote multidisciplinary approaches to the treatment of pancreatic cancer. He also has served patient’s advocacy on the Medical Advisory Board for PanCAN Japan and Scientific Advisory Board for Pancreatic Cancer UK. He has served as the Founding Editor of Surgery Gastroenterology and Oncology, Consultant Editor of Digestive Surgery, and Vice Editor-in-Chief of Pancreatology. In 2022, Dr. Takaori has organized the Joint Meeting of International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) and Japan Pancreas Society (JPS) in Kyoto as the JPS Congress President. Currently, he is the Secretary of IAP and the Secretary General of International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO). Furthermore, Dr. Takaori serves community healthcare as the C.E.O. of Nagahama City Hospital Enterprise and President of Nagahama City Hospital.