Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Teaching Staff

Phillip R. Fleshner, MD

Special Interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colorectal Cancer, Anorectal Disorders, Colonoscopy
Board Certified: American Board of Colorectal Surgery, 1992, 2002; American Board of Surgery 1992
Joined Clinical Staff: 1991
Degree: McGill University, Montreal, QB, 1980
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, 1984
Internship: Mount-Sinai Medical Center (General Surgery), New York, 1984-85
Residency: Mount-Sinai Medical Center (General Surgery), New York, 1985-90
Fellowship: Lahey Clinic (Colon and Rectal Surgery), Burlington, MA, 1990-91
Instructor: Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
Phone: (310) 289-9224   Fax: (310) 289-8995

Gary H. Hoffman, MD

Special Interests: General Colorectal Surgery, Endoscopy, Hemorrhoids
Board Certified: American College of Surgeons-1985, 1995
Joined Clinical Staff: 1987
Degree: MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Internship: University of Southern California
Residency: Charity Hospital of New Orleans
Phone: (310) 273-2310   Fax: (310) 273-0314

Thomas P. Sokol, MD

Special Interests: Anal Incontinence, Chronic Constipation, Colorectal Cancer
Board Certified: American Board of Surgery and American Board of Colon Rectal Surgery
Joined Clinical Staff: 1986
Degree: MD
Medical School: University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School
Internship: Harbor UCLA Medical Center (General Surgery)
Residency: Harbor UCLA Medical Center (General Surgery)
Fellowship: Carle Clinic, Champaign Urbana, IL
Instructor: Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
Phone: (310) 854-3580   Fax: (310) 659-5830