Richard D. Berkowitz, MD, FAAOS
Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Berkowitz has been in practice in Tamarac, Florida, for more than twenty years and has become a well-known and well-respected surgeon by colleagues in his field. He completed his orthopedic residency at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and his fellowship training in joint replacement surgery at the world-renowned Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California. He is a former Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, is currently board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the Florida Orthopedic Association. Dr. Berkowitz's practice is dedicated solely to adult reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee with the majority of his patients coming from Broward, northern Miami-Dade and southern Palm Beach counties. He is also the Medical Director of Joint Replacement Surgery at University Hospital and Medical Center in Tamarac and operates Phoenix Clinical Research, a clinical research facility, which performs clinical trials on innovative treatments which keeps him at the forefront of the research on various conditions that affect his patients.
Dr. Berkowitz performs hundreds of procedures every year, consisting of total hip and knee replacement surgeries as well as complex revisions of failed or infected hip and knee replacements. He uses minimally invasive, computer-navigated, and robotic-assisted techniques in the operating room, all of which help to shorten hospital stays, lessen recovery time, and offer a reduction in pain for patients following surgery.
Operating for more than twenty years has given Dr. Berkowitz the experience and confidence that puts patients at ease when they are contemplating surgery; when it comes to joint replacement surgery there are not many things he hasn't seen. His ability to explain things to his patients in layman's terms helps them to understand what is involved with joint replacement surgery from beginning to end and helps them become engaged in the process and become active participants in their own recovery.