Dr. Yaron Berkovich is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint replacement, including robotic-assisted knee replacement and revision joint replacement surgery. He is the Head of the Orthopedic Department at Carmel Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, and a Senior Lecturer at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Areas of expertise
- Total knee replacement, including robotic-assisted knee replacement
- Total hip replacement
- Revision hip and knee replacement
- Avascular necrosis of the hip and degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) of the hip and knee
Recognition
- Performed the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery in Israel, and trains surgeons in robotic knee replacement.
- Named to Forbes Israel's list of leading doctors in Israel, 2025.
- Selected for the Dun's 100 ranking of leading physicians in hip and knee joint surgery, 2023–2025.
Training and career
- MD, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (2004).
- Residency in orthopedic surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa (completed 2010), including an ESSKA fellowship in knee surgery at Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
- Fellowships in hip and knee joint replacement and in revision joint replacement at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada (2010–2012).
- Senior physician in the Orthopedic Division and Deputy Director of the Surgical Division, Rambam Health Care Campus (until 2018).
- Head of Orthopedic Department B, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera (2018–2024).
- Head of the Orthopedic Department, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa (since 2024).
Research
Dr. Berkovich has authored 82 peer-reviewed publications, most of them on hip and knee replacement. His department at Carmel Medical Center conducts large national studies based on data from hundreds of thousands to millions of patients, with the aim of making joint replacement surgery safer. Selected studies:
Robotic knee replacement
A national study linking robotic-assisted total knee replacement to fewer 90-day readmissions and complications. Arthroplasty, 2026
Robotic vs. navigation-guided surgery
Robotic knee replacement was associated with fewer complications and shorter hospital stays, without higher cost. KSSTA, 2025
Diabetes and knee replacement
A nationwide analysis of how diabetes affects complications, hospitalization and revision after knee replacement. KSSTA, 2025
Contact and clinics
Phone: +972-77-803-5328
- Sami Ofer Stadium Clinic, 2 Rotenberg St., Haifa
- Herzliya Medical Center, 8 HaHoshlim St., Herzliya
Hebrew version of this site: dr-berkovich.co.il
