Dr. Mario Berkowitz M.D.
Sports Medicine Specialist | Sports Medicine
4850 W Oakland Park Blvd Suite 201 Fort Lauderdale FL, 33313About
Dr. Mario Berkowitz is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in Fort Lauderdale, FL. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Berkowitz is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
Education and Training
Universidad Central De Venezuela - Jose Maria Vargas MD
Baguio Central University College of Medicine
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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- Trigger Finger
- Arthritis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Osteoarthritis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Birth Defects
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pain
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Get to know Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Mario Berkowitz, who serves the population of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. Dr. Berkowitz possesses over 25 years of experience, obtaining his MD from the Central University of Venezuela in 1990. He completed an internship at Montefiore Medical Center seven years later, and completed medical residences at Hospital for Special Surgery (1996), and Long Island Jewish Medical Center (2001), as well as a fellowship at St. Vincent Medical Center (2002). Dr. Berkowitz is Board-certified in Orthopedic Surgery by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Berkowitz specializes in the treatment of sports-related injuries and trauma to the knees, shoulders, and ankles, as well as joint reconstruction. He utilizes the latest advancements in biologic medicine, including Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), administering over 300 life-changing injections.Dr. Berkowitz currently practices with Memorial Healthcare System, and is affiliated with Memorial Hospital Miramar and Memorial Hospital West Orthopaedic surgeons are devoted to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Some orthopaedists are generalists, while others specialize in certain areas of the body, others specialty focuses include shoulder and elbow, hand, and spine. Orthopaedic surgeons treat broken bones, and replace painful joints, and also treat patients for sports injuries, back pain, ruptured discs and spinal stenosis, bone tumors, carpal tunnel, hand arthritis and hand injuries, club foot, bow legs and hip dysplasia, orthopaedic trauma, limb lengthening, achilles tendon injuries, bunions and foot and ankle injuries, osteoporosis, and arthritis.
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