A top-category neurosurgeon specializing in spine surgery, reconstructive surgery of peripheral nerves. He heads the department of reconstructive surgery of peripheral nerves, which is part of the neurosurgery division at Ichilov Medical Center. He has a private practice at Assuta Medical Center. Rokhind is an expert in microsurgical operations on peripheral nerves, neuroendoscopic surgeries, and laser surgery. He performs minimally invasive surgeries on brachial plexuses and the spinal column. Dr. Rokhind received his medical education at Ivano-Frankivsk University. He completed an internship at the neurosurgery center of Rambam Medical Center and at Ichilov Medical Center. He underwent residency in pediatric microsurgery at the children's clinic in Toronto, as well as in brachial plexus reconstruction at a clinic in Cape Town. He has furthered his training in renowned clinics in Japan and Germany. The professor works with adult and pediatric patients from around the world. He also focuses on passing on his experience and knowledge to the younger generation of doctors by teaching at Sackler School of Medicine.
Rokhind specializes in the following surgeries:
- neuroendoscopic interventions
- laser microsurgery
- reconstructive surgeries on brachial plexuses
- spinal surgery in children
- spinal tumor surgery.
For his achievements in the field of medicine, Rokhind has been awarded eight international and two national prizes. The professor serves as the president of the Israeli Association of Laser Neurosurgery, is an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an honorary professor of scientific communities in Japan and Spain, and is a member of twenty professional associations of physicians. Under the editorship of Professor Rokhind, the journal "Laser Surgery" and "Photomedicine" are published. Shimon Rokhind is the author of numerous publications dedicated to his research work.