Sergio Sokol, MD, FAAC

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Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Sergio Sokol, who serves patients throughout the State of New York.

A board-certified cardiologist, Dr. Sokol is an attending physician at Ahava Medical and Rehab Center, with offices in the Brooklyn, Liberty, and Flatbush areas. With his breadth of knowledge and diagnostic experience, he has consulted for hundreds of doctors on the East Coast.

Established in 1998, Ahava Medical and Rehab Center is a full service medical facility with a staff of over 120 health care professionals. The practice helps patients by utilizing the latest medical techniques and technology including aquatic therapy, speech & language therapy, and occupational therapy. They also provide patients with comprehensive internal medicine care, pediatric care, psychiatry, physical therapy, and urgent care.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Sokol graduated with his medical degree from the Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine. Upon relocating to the United States, he completed his residency in internal medicine at the Jacobi Hospital Center, and his fellowship in cardiology at the North Shore University Hospital.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and member of the American College of Physicians, the doctor is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Holding a license to practice medicine in New York, Dr. Sokol can be found on staff at Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens.

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).

Among his various accolades, Dr. Sokol has been the recipient of the Top Doctor on Long Island Award by Newsday (2011-2021), Top Doctor Award by New York Magazine (2021), and Top Doctor: New York Metro Area (2016-2021).

Speaking multiple languages, he is fluent in English, Hebrew, Spanish, and Russian.

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