Dr. Andrew Sokol MD

Dr. Andrew Sokol is an Associate Professor of OB/GYN and Urology at Georgetown University Medical School, in Washington, DC. He is a board- certified Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon and serves as Associate Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Sokol earned his medical degree with Alpha Omega Alpha honors from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit in 1998, and completed an OB/GYN residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL in 2002. He completed a combined fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2005. As an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive pelvic floor surgery, Dr. Sokol served as a member on the Board of Trustees of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) – the largest medical society representing minimally invasive surgeons. He holds numerous leadership positions in AAGL, the American Urogynecologic Society, and is an elected member of the prestigious Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. Dr. Sokol is the Editor of a gynecology textbook entitled The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecology: General Gynecology (Elsevier, 2007) and has authored over 45 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. Additionally, he has produced a number of award-winning surgical videos and won numerous awards for his teaching and research. Dr. Sokol’s research interests include surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, biomaterials (e.g., mesh) and pelvic reconstructive surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research trials that focus on surgical therapy for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, as well as minimally invasive surgical teams.