Professor Shimon Rochkind

Academic Experience

• 1987-1996  Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel – Instructor
• 1991-date International Faculty for Low Power Laser Application in Medicine and Endoscopic Use of High Power Laser and Atosutures – Lecturer
• 1992-date Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israeli and American Medical Students – Lecturer
• 1995 Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Postgraduate Course for Pediatricians – Lecturer
• 1995 Japan Laser Therapy Association, Teaching Professor
• 1995 XII Congress of the Spanish Society for Hand Surgery, Teaching Professor
• 1996-1998 President, World Association for Laser Therapy
• 1996 Postgraduate course for Pediatric Neurology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University – Lecturer
• 1996 Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Postgraduate course for Pediatricians – Lecturer
• 1996 Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Course for surgical treatment of chronic pain – Lecturer
• 1996-date The Russian Laser Academy of Science, Member of Academy
• 1996 Istanbul University, Turkey, Neonatal Brachial Plexus Course for Neurosurgeons and Pediatricians – Lecturer
• 1996-date Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel, Surgery – Lecturer for students and residents
• 1997-2003 Department of Surgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel – Lecturer
• 1999 Kupat Holim Courses for Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Continuing Medical Education – Lecturer
• 2000 The London Hospital Medical College and The Royal Academy London Hospital, Course: Lasers in the Orofacial Region – Keynote Lecturer
• 2000-2004 Laser Therapy journal Editor
• 2003-date Department of Surgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel – Senior Lecturer
• 2004 Neurological Research Special Issue: Basic Research of Peripheral Nerve Guest Editor
• 2004-date Photomedicine and Laser Surgery Senior Editor
• 2004 Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Postgraduate course for Orthopedic Surgeons – Lecturer
• 2004 Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Postgraduate course for Rehabilitation Medicine – Lecturer
• 2005-date World Academy of Laser Applications – Board of Directors
• 2005-date World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies – Board Member of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Committee
• 2006-date Fellowship Program (Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center), American Society of the Peripheral Nerve – Fellowship Director
• 2009 Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Comprehensive Hands-on Cadaveric Course, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies – Instructor and Faculty
• 2009 Instructional Course of Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand – Instructor and Faculty
• 2009 Training Course on Endoscopic Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Cadaver Hands-on Workshop, German Society of Neurosurgery – Instructor and Faculty
• 2010 American Society of the Peripheral Nerve – Program Committee Member
• 2010 Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Postgraduate course for Rehabilitation Medicine – Lecturer
• 2010 Postgraduate Neurosurgical Residents Course for Peripheral Nerve and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Israeli Neurosurgical Society – Coordinator and Lecturer
• 2011 International Symposium on Peripheral Nerves: Controversies in Peripheral Nerve Surgery, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies – Instructor and Faculty

Professional Experience 

• 1976-1978 University Hospital, Ivano-Frankovsk, USSR (including 6 months at Neurosurgical Institute, Kiev) – Neurosurgery Resident
• 1979-1981 Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel – Neurosurgery Resident
• 1981-1988 Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel – Surgical Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center
• 1988-1989 The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Fellow, Rittersporn Award Program
• 1991 Tel Aviv Medical Center Temporary department for treatment of severely injured children (chemical warfare) – Doctor in charge
• 1992 Task Force Committee on Pediatric Disaster Medicine of The World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine – Doctor in charge of neurosurgical service
• 1992 Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury – Senior Fellowship
• 1989-1993 Senior Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
• 1993-2000 Senior Neurosurgeon responsible for treatment of peripheral nerves, brachial plexus and cauda equina, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
• 2001-date Director of the Division of Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
  Jointly responsible for: adult neurosurgical peripheral nerve and brachial plexus clinic, pediatric neurosurgical peripheral nerve and brachial plexus clinic, adult neurosurgical-orthopedic foot clinic, peripheral nerve neurosurgical-orthopaedic oncology clinic.
• 2003 Advanced Clinical Training – Double Free Neurovascular Muscle Transfer for Total Brachial Plexus Palsy Reconstructive Surgery. Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Japan
• 2005-date Board of Directors (Honorary Position) of the World Academy of Laser Application
• 2005-date Head and Member of Appeal Committee for medical services in foreign countries in the field of nerves and brain, Ministry of Health, Israel
• 2006-date Board Member of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
• 2006-date Director of International Fellowship Program in Peripheral Nerve Microsurgery, affiliated to the American Society for Peripheral Nerve
• 2008-date Instructor of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Course, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
• 2009-date International Medical Laser Specialist at class: Hon-IMeLas, World Federation of Societies of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery

Awards

• 1973 Ministry of Health, USSR – Basic Research in Physiology: Influence of adrenaline on the glycogen activity of the heart muscle of the frog
• 1989-1990 Rittersporn Award for Pediatric Neurosurgical Fellowship, Canada, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
• 1990 Miphal Hapays, Israel – Research in Neurological Sciences: Treatment of experimental nerve injury by low power laser irradiation
• 1992 Borenstein’s Award for Basic Research in Neurological Sciences (Israel Neurological Society), Central nervous system transplantation benefited by low power laser irradiation
• 1995 Japanese Laser Therapy Association’s Awards for Basic and Clinical Research in Neurological Sciences – Clinical and Experimental Aspects of Laser Therapy in the Neurosurgical and Neuro-Rehabilitation Fields
• 1997 Neurosurgical Award for the best poster on Basic Science at the 11th International Congress of Neurological Surgery, Amsterdam, Holland Transplantation of embryonal spinal cord nerve cells cultured on biodegradable microcarriers followed by low power laser irradiation for treatment of traumatic paraplegia in rats
• 2001 Outstanding Paper American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) and American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN) Congress, San Diego, California, USA, January
• 2004 Special Emphasis Poster Award, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Spine Week, June, Oporto, Portugal Microsurgical treatment of severe cauda equina arachnoidaitis following injury or previous surgery
• 2008 Clinical Science Award, World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT), October, Sun City, South Africa
• 2010 Outstanding Teacher Award, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Membership in professional societies

• 1979-date Israel Medical Association, Israel
• 1979-date Israel Surgical Society, Israel
• 1979-date Israel Neurosurgical Society, Israel, affiliated to World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
• 1982-date European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
• 1985-date International Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine
• 1988-date European Neuroscience Association
• 1988 Binational Neurological Surgery Societies, Germany-Israel
• 1989-date International Laser Therapy Association
• 1990-date International Society for Low Power Laser Application in Medicine
• 1990 International Medical Society of Paraplegia
• 1991-date Vice-President of Societa Internazionale di Laser Medico Chirurgico
• 1992-date The World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine
• 1992-date Board Member Task Force Committee on Pediatric Disaster
• 1994-date European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
• 1994-date The New York Academy of Sciences
• 1996-date Honorary Member The Greek Medical Laser Association, Greece
• 1996-date American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
• 1996-1998 President World Association for Laser Therapy
• 1997 Honorary Member Swedish Laser-Medical Society
• 1998 American Society for Peripheral Nerve
• 1999 American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
• 2000 International Membership – Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• 2007 European Microsurgical Research Association
• 2011 International Membership American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• 2014 Membership – Sunderland Society
• 2014 Membership – European Society for the Study of Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regeneration (ESPNR)

Member of Editorial Board/ Reviewer (International Journals)

• 2000-2004 Co-Editor of LASER THERAPY (Journal of the World Association for Laser Therapy)
• 2003 Guest Editor of NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH Special Issue: Basic Research of Peripheral Nerve
• 2004-date Senior Editor of PHOTOMEDICINE AND LASER SURGERY