Primary Job Title Board of Directors Primary Organization 
American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
Gender Male
Dr. Sokol is Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and holds the John M. Malone, Jr. M.D. Endowed Chair and Directorship of the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development and the Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, where he also served as Department Chair for six years, as well as Dean and
Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs for 11 years.
Among other honors, he was elected President of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Detroit Medical Academy and the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars. He chaired the Liaison Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology and is Editor-in-Chief of ACOG Update, a monthly CME publication.
Dr. Sokol has published extensively on the prevention of perinatal brain damage, particularly as it relates to prenatal exposure to alcohol and cocaine. His honors include many national research awards, a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and awards from the Wayne State University School of Medicine student body, alumni and school.
Dr. Sokol has authored more than 1,300 publications, including 300 referenced papers. He serves on four boards of directors of professional theaters, two of which he has chaired, is a vice chair of the board of a medical school, the American University of the Caribbean, and serves on many other boards and committees.
