Shimon Rochkind
Description of the main medical specialization: Neurosurgery
Place of work (hospital): Assuta Hospital
Languages: Hebrew, English, Russian, Ukrainian
Education:
Doctor of Medicine
PhD
1975 – Higher medical education, graduated with honors Ivano-Frankivsk Medical Institute, USSR
1976-1978 – Specialization in the Department of Neurosurgery Ivano-Frankivsk City Hospital, USSR
1979-1981 – Specialization in the Neurosurgery Department Rambam Medical Center, Israel
1981-1988 – Specialization in the Department of Neurosurgery Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
1989-1990 – Training Course in Pediatric Neurosurgery Childrenג€™s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
1992 – Advanced course on restoration of the brachial plexus and peripheral nerves of the upper and lower extremities Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Position in the hospital: ֲ Senior Neurosurgeon and Microsurgeon
Areas of expertise:
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Peripheral nerve release and reconstruction
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Brachial plexus release and reconstruction
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Tumors of peripheral nerve origin
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Ganglion cysts
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Peripheral nerve entrapment
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Painful neuromas
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Birth-related brachial plexus injury
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Spinal cord and cauda equina nerve tumors
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Disc protrusion in the lumbar spine
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Failed back surgery syndrome
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Cauda equina syndrome
ג€¢ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Spina bifida and tethered spinal cord repair