Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon: Season 6
Totei University Hospital has built a massive deficit. Investor Nicholas Tange, whose nickname is Vulture, comes up with a turnaround plan for the hospital. His plan implements restructuring and cost-cutting. By Nicholas Tange's request, Michiko Daimon begins to work at the Totei University Hospital again.
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Daimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon.
- She is part of a questionable doctor placement service that has her wander from hospital to hospital.
- The harsh environment at hospitals led many doctors to retire from their positions.
- Hospitals were forced to make use of the doctor placement program to fill empty spots.
Season overview
Totei University Hospital has built a massive deficit. Investor Nicholas Tange, whose nickname is Vulture, comes up with a turnaround plan for the hospital. His plan implements restructuring and cost-cutting. By Nicholas Tange's request, Michiko Daimon begins to work at the Totei University Hospital again.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Oct 17, 2019 · 46 min
Michiko stumbles upon a remote house and befriends a Japanese Brazilian man. Troubled Totei University Hospital announces a foreign investment fund.
Episode 2
Oct 24, 2019 · 46 min
Two patients need a liver donor: an arrogant CEO, and a poor young man. But there is only one available donor who is known to them both.
Episode 3
Oct 31, 2019 · 46 min
An embattled cabinet minister requests admission to Totei to escape the press. Tange turns him away, but an imprisoned Hiruma is interested in a deal.
Episode 4
Nov 7, 2019 · 46 min
A promising athlete is secretly admitted to Totei with cancer of the knee. Ushio, who puts his faith in AI, declares he'll lead the operation.
Episode 5
Nov 14, 2019 · 46 min
A lecture by honorary Nursing Confederation president Mihara is pulled for being out of touch. The staff later discovers she’s suffering from a tumor.
Episode 6
Nov 21, 2019 · 46 min
A famous entrepreneur pays for a young girl’s surgery to gain publicity. But when he too needs an operation, he realizes some things can’t be bought.
Episode 7
Nov 28, 2019 · 46 min
Michiko is set to perform a hair transplant on a foreign banker. He takes a dislike to her, but her impromptu diagnosis reveals a more serious issue.
Episode 8
Dec 5, 2019 · 46 min
A seductive doctor boasts of her spell for success. But when she operates on a respected politician, she needs help pulling something out of the hat.
Episode 9
Dec 12, 2019 · 46 min
A much-loved rock star is admitted to Totei. His condition requires a complex procedure, which for personal reasons, Michiko is all too familiar with.
Episode 10
Dec 19, 2019 · 46 min
Michiko promises a young pianist that she'll cure him and that he'll still be able to perform. But after surgery, his fingers don’t respond so well.