Dr. Helen Khilkin-Sogoloff, DO

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Get to know Pulmonologist Dr. Helen Khilkin-Sogoloff, who treats patients in Brooklyn, New York.

A seasoned pulmonologist, Dr. Khilkin-Sogoloff is affiliated with Maimonides Medical Center, tending to patients with lung problems ranging from routine to esoteric.

Maimonides Doctors Brighton Beach provides patients with the highest level of medical and surgical expertise in a new, state-of-the-art facility with the most advanced technology. Multidisciplinary services include the Shaknovich Cardiology Wellness Institute, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, pulmonology, and endocrinology, with more to come.

Before embarking on her professional journey, Dr. Khilkin-Sogoloff received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994. She completed her internship at St. Vincent’s Hospital Medical Center, and her residency in internal medicine at the North Shore University Hospital. She completed her fellowship in pulmonary disease at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with asthma, COPD, lung cancer diagnosis, interstitial lung disease, infections of the lungs and post COVID pulmonary complication. A pulmonologist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions and diseases that affect the lungs, and the respiratory system, including the nose, pharynx, and throat.

On a more personal note, Dr. Khilkin-Sogoloff is fluent in both English and Russian.

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