Dr Yaron Berkowitz
Qualifications
MA (Cantab) MB BChir MRCS FRCR
GMC number: 7045898
Practising since: 2009
Specialties
Clinical Radiology
Consultation times
- Wednesday 14:00 - 17:00
- Friday 09:00 - 13:00
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About
Dr Yaron Berkowitz is an interventional MSK radiology consultant at Oxford University Hospitals, including the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and John Radcliffe Hospitals. After obtaining his medical degree from the University of Cambridge, he completed his radiology training at Imperial College London followed by two years of fellowships at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital in Oswestry, UK and at University British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Although working in all areas of musculoskeletal radiology, he has a special interest in minimally invasive image guided interventions, spine and pelvic imaging & intervention, sports imaging & intervention, and upper and lower limb imaging and intervention in the context of trauma, arthritis and in the rheumatology setting. He is the lead radiologist for the bone infection team, and has expertise in rheumatology, bone & soft tissue tumour imaging, and paediatric MSK imaging.
Dr Berkowitz is currently the lead for MSK intervention in Oxford, and also acts as the MSK Fellowship Lead and Clinical Tutor for Oxford University Hospitals. He is actively involved in research as a member of the Experimental Medicine Division of Oxford University and has authored several book chapters and peer reviewed articles, as well as acting as a reviewer for several seminal international journals.
Special interests
- Spine imaging and intervention, including injections, nerve root blocks, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty and rhizolysis, radiofrequency ablation of tumour and nerves, and biopsies.
- Sports imaging and image guided intervention.
- Upper and lower limb imaging and image guided intervention for arthropathies.
- Rheumatology imaging.
- Bone infection imaging and image guided biopsies.
- Bone and soft tissue tumour imaging and intervention, including diagnosis and management of primary tumours and skeletal metastases.
Other interests
- Paediatric orthopaedics
- Skeletal metastases
Personal interests
- Sport, including running and triathlon
- Music
- Travel
Treatments and tests offered by Dr Yaron Berkowitz at Nuffield Health
- Image guided joint injections
Locations Dr Yaron Berkowitz works with
Related experience
Research
- Management of painful skeletal metastases
- Spine intervention, including vertebroplasty
- Bone infection
Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons
- Royal College of Radiologists
- British Society of Skeletal Radiology
- European Society of Skeletal Radiology
- Society of Skeletal Radiology (North America)
- European Society of Radiology
- Royal Society of Medicine
- British Medical Association
Other posts held
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist
Insurers Dr Yaron Berkowitz works with
Dr Yaron Berkowitz works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aetna
- Allianz
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Bupa
- Bupa Global
- Bupa On Demand
- Cigna
- Cigna International
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- WPA
Declaration
Dr Yaron Berkowitz does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Dr Yaron Berkowitz does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Dr Yaron Berkowitz does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.
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