Dr. Stephen Strange, M.D.,[29] a.k.a. Doctor Strange, was the Sorcerer Supreme for Earth-616.[16] Strange was once a brilliant but arrogant Neurosurgeon, until a car accident crippled his hands.[12] When modern medicine failed him, he embarked on a journey to Kamar-Taj in Tibet, where he was trained by the Ancient One.[12] He healed his hands and learned more about Magic, eventually becoming a Master of the Mystic Arts.[16] He settled in the Sanctum Sanctorum in Greenwich Village, New York City, becoming the Earth's protector from any mystical threats.[30]