1969–1975 – studied at the Ivano-Frankivsk Medical Institute and a two-year internship in the neurosurgery department of the hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk.
1979–1981 – internships in the neurosurgery department of the Rambam Medical Center and at the Sourasky Center in Tel Aviv.
1989–1990 – advanced training in Toronto, in the field of pediatric neurosurgery;
1992 – internship in peripheral nerve surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town;
2003 – advanced training courses in brachial plexus reconstruction at Oguri Daichi Hospital in Japan;
2006 – advanced training courses on endoscopic peripheral nerve surgery at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus in Dresden.
Shimon Rochkind successfully performs minimally invasive surgeries on the brachial plexus and spine, treats cauda equina syndrome, engages in pediatric spinal surgery, and restoration of impaired brachial plexus functions after injuries.
Professor studies and develops minimally invasive laser techniques for treating peripheral nerve pathologies, and also pays great attention to rehabilitation after spinal and peripheral nerve injuries using bioengineering technologies.
Professor Shimon Rochkind is the author of 60 scientific publications and a member of 23 professional medical societies.
Currently, the doctor heads the peripheral nerve reconstruction department at the Sourasky Center (Ichilov) and maintains a private practice at the Assuta Clinic.
Specialization: endoscopic peripheral nerve surgery, brachial plexus reconstruction in adults and children, laser microsurgery, treatment of hydrocephalus, spinal cord tumors, neurodegenerative spinal cord diseases