Shimon Rochkind

Shimon Rochkind, MD, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Tel Aviv University and head of the Microsurgical Center for Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction at Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. He holds an academic affiliation with Tel Aviv University and specializes in neurosurgery and microsurgery, with particular expertise in peripheral nerve reconstruction, brachial plexus surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and regenerative laser-based and bioengineering technologies. Rochkind earned his Ph.D. at Bar-Ilan University and completed clinical fellowships in pediatric neurosurgery in Toronto, Canada; brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery in Cape Town, South Africa; and brachial plexus reconstruction in Ogori, Japan. He is a former president of the Sunderland Society and of the World Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy (WALT), and serves on the EANS Committee of Peripheral Nerve Surgery of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. Rochkind has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed articles, review papers, case reports, and book chapters, and holds 11 international patents in laser technology and biotechnology; his research has been funded by the EU FP7 program, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Johnson & Johnson, Baxter International, and other national and international grants.