LeonardSokolMDBoard-Certified Neurologist

Summary

• Leonard L. Sokol, M.D., is a board-certified attending neurologist at Scripps Clinic. Dr. Sokol enjoys general neurology and primarily serves as a neurologist within the Memory and Supportive Care Clinic (MSCC). He provides evidence-based diagnostics, management, and therapeutics for people with common (e.g., Alzheimer's dementia, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia) and rare neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., corticobasal syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy). His philosophy of care at the MSCC emphasizes the importance of providing comprehensive, longitudinal, and person-centered care from the diagnostic phase to the advanced stages of illness, of which he gained additional expertise in caring for people with these conditions during a postdoctoral clinical fellowship concentrated on palliative neurology at UCSF. Beyond the delivery of an expert diagnosis, he underscores other pillars to advance high-quality care, including caregiver education and support, advance care planning, symptom management, and clinical trial opportunities. During his training, Dr. Sokol received recognition for his clinical expertise, earning a "Champagne Award" from his residency chairman at Northwestern for scoring among the top 5% of all neurological trainees in the nation for his knowledge of neurosciences and clinical neurology. Beyond his clinical focus, Dr. Sokol is also a poet, writer, and researcher, having completed postdoctoral research training under his primary advisor, National Academy of Medicine awardee David Cella, Ph.D. Academically, Dr. Sokol has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in leading outlets, and society-sponsored guidelines reference his work. He has secured extramural funding, for which he has received several recognitions. The overarching theme of his work has centered around investigating how the principles of supportive care improve the health-related quality of life for people with neurodegenerative diseases.