Dr. Leonard L. Sokol is a dementia subspecialist and board-certified neurologist. He sees patients at the Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders in Miami Beach with not just memory loss but also emergent difficulties with executive function, attention, language, visuospatial skills, or personality. He has diagnosed thousands of patients facing Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia from advanced presentations to those with early-onset symptoms or atypical forms of these diseases.

A new patient visit with Dr. Sokol usually commences with both the patient and family each sharing what has changed and what feels hardest day to day. He proceeds with a neurological exam and integrates other available test results to formulate the most precise initial working diagnosis. In parallel, he also works with the patient and family to formulate a comprehensive care plan, which may include education and support for caregivers; assistance with everyday symptoms; planning for the future; and, when appropriate, clinical trials and other cutting-edge therapies.

Dr. Sokol’s research seeks to understandhow serious brain conditions that get worse over time affect the lives of patients and families, and how to measure what really matters to them. He is also interested in developing better models that will someday help predict who is more likely to get worse and detect very early signs of disease or response to treatment.

Dr. Sokol was an Assistant Professor at Scripps and named a Scripps Clinic Physician Scientist Scholar in La Jolla, California. He now brings his experience and expertise to provide patient-centered-evidence-based cognitive care to improve the lives of patients and families in South Florida and beyond.

Clinical Interests:

Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, Frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and Huntington’s disease

*This physician is employed by Mount Sinai Medical Center