Dr. Maxim Sokolov
One of the best in his field, an expert in treating ear, nose and throat diseases in children and adults.
Dr. Sokolov is one of Israel's most sought-after otolaryngologists, an expert in diagnosing and treating various ENT pathology with modern surgical and conservative methods, including head and neck surgery, treatment of snoring, nasal polyps and other nasal breathing disorders, and laryngeal cancer. He is a top-class specialist in removing tonsils and adenoids in adults and children using progressive medical technologies, and a recognized authority in reconstructive vocal cord surgery.
Maxim Sokolov received his higher medical education at the Saratov Medical Institute. After immigrating to Israel he entered Tel Aviv University, validating his status as a physician in 1993. After a six-year residency (clinical residency and postgraduate study) in the otolaryngology department of Wolfson Medical Center in Israel, Dr. Sokolov went for in-depth fellowships, first in Germany, where he worked as an ENT physician under the patronage of the famous German otolaryngology professor Dr. W. Mann, then in the Netherlands, where he improved in surgical otorhinolaryngology at the Hans Meyer clinic in Amsterdam, and then in Belgium, where he improved in surgical treatment of head and neck diseases at a university clinic.
Returning to Israel and confirming his highest qualification as a surgeon and ENT specialist, Dr. Sokolov was invited to head the Voice and Speech Center at Wolfson Hospital. Today Dr. Maxim Sokolov is one of Israel's most authoritative specialists in ENT pathology, a sought-after surgeon and consultant on diseases of the ear, nose, throat and head and neck organs, who collaborates with several Israeli clinics.
Dr. Sokolov is a member of European and Israeli professional organizations, including the European and Israeli Societies of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the Israel Medical Association and the association of ENT oncology specialists. He is the author of dozens of specialized articles and scientific works on modern ENT medicine, lectures on ENT diseases and modern methods of their treatment at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University, and conducts seminars and scientific-practical conferences for colleagues in Israel and abroad.
Dr. Maxim Sokolov treats the full range of ENT diseases in children and adults, provides consultations in particularly complex and doubtful cases, and performs ENT operations of any complexity. In particular, his competence includes:
- head and neck surgery;
- ultrasound diagnosis of oncological ENT diseases;
- ultrasound-guided biopsy when a tumor is suspected;
- thyroid cancer surgery;
- treatment of snoring by innovative ENT surgical methods;
- treatment of diseases of the throat and vocal cords, as well as vocal cord plastic surgery (including for gender transition) and Adam's apple surgery;
- painless removal of tonsils and adenoids using a shaver, coblator and other progressive ENT instruments in children and adults;
- endoscopic ENT operations to remove tumors of the head, neck, thyroid, etc.;
- correction of the nasal septum;
- treatment of complex ear diseases using minimally invasive surgical techniques;
- operations on the salivary and parathyroid glands;
- diagnosis and treatment of pediatric ENT pathology (nasal breathing problems, otitis, etc.).
In treating these and many other ENT diseases Dr. Sokolov uses the newest medical technologies, the latest achievements of world otolaryngology practice and his rich clinical experience together with deep professional knowledge, which allow the talented physician to take an individual approach to each patient's problem and find the most effective ways to solve it.