Professor Ofer Levy
Professor Ofer Levy is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Berkshire Independent Hospital in Reading who specialises in shoulder surgery.
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Clinic Timetable
Tues pm 14.00 - 18.00, Thurs pm 14.00 - 18.00
Clinical interests
Professor Levy is founder and director of the Reading Shoulder Unit, an international centre of excellence, with both NHS and private wings, based at the Berkshire Independent Hospital. The unit treats patients with all types of disorders of the shoulder and elbow. This worldwide centre of excellence is known for its advanced surgical treatments, teaching, and research. Prof. Levy treats patients locally, nationally and internationally and receives tertiary referrals of complex shoulder cases from other shoulder surgeons from UK and abroad.
The unit is a world centre for shoulder replacement. The shoulder replacements that were developed in the Unit: “the Copeland resurfacing” and “the Verso stemless reverse total shoulder replacement” are leading the way in the development of total shoulder replacement.
Many of the UK shoulder surgeons were trained at the reading shoulder unit and the unit attracts visiting surgeons from around the world that come to learn new surgical techniques.
Treatments include injuries and degenerative shoulder and elbow problems. From young and active patients injured in sports, fractures and dislocations, to arthritis and tendon tears, and Degenerative Shoulder Conditions. The unit is a tertiary referral centre for complex shoulder problems from all around the UK and abroad.
Most of the operations performed using minimally invasive and arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, Including Arthroscopic decompression, Arthroscopic AC Joint excision arthroplasty, Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, arthroscopic stabilisation and other complex Shoulder Reconstructive Surgery.
The unit is a world centre for Total Shoulder Replacement, especially the Copeland and Verso shoulder replacements.
To book an appointment:
Anne Randall PA to Professor Ofer Levy MD MCh(Orth) FRCS
0118 902 8116
07367 582777
anne@readingshoulderunit.com
Professional Memberships
Member of the British and Israeli Medical Associations
Member of the British and Israeli Orthopaedic associations
Founding secretary of the Israeli Shoulder and Elbow Society
Member of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (ICSES)
Member of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)
Corresponding member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) - for outstanding contribution in the field.
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Founder and president of the International Shoulder Safari Society
Member of the European (ESSKA) and the International Societies of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Honorary member of the following societies:
The Brazilian Shoulder and Elbow Society
The Latin America Shoulder and Elbow Society
“The Giraffe Club” - the South African Shoulder and Elbow Society
The Argentinian Shoulder and Elbow Society
The Chilean Shoulder and Elbow Society
The Polish Shoulder and Elbow Society
The German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE)
Member Of The Academy of Surgeons of the Middle East
Academic Background
Professor Ofer Levy, Co-founder and Chairman of the Reading Shoulder Unit, Founder and Chairman of the Israeli Shoulder Institute. Professor of Orthopaedics in Barzilai Medical Centre, Ashkelon, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
He was the founder and chair of the Orthopaedic Research and Learning Centre in Brunel University, London between 2008 - 2016, served as Associate Professor, The Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, School of Sport and Education - Brunel University, London. Assistant editor, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Associate editor for Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, Reviewer for the JBJS, Arthroscopy, British Journal of Sports Medicine, KSSTA, Int. J Shoulder surgery, Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow. Special External Examiner at Masters Degree level, The National University of Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the University of Central Lancashire, UK. He has published over 400 publications & presentations of scientific papers, written chapters to books on Shoulder Surgery and invited to lecture worldwide to over 130 national and international conferences including as guest speaker by the national Orthopaedic associations of Chile, Brazil, Israel, Belgium, South Africa, shoulder societies of Great Britain, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, Norway, Brazil, Chile, Israel, Germany, Turkey, Austria, USA and Latin America. ESSKA, ISAKOS, EFORT, ICSS, SECEC, the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, the national arthroscopic associations of France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Italy, Norway. Prof. Levy is Honorary member in many of these national and International Shoulder Societies.
He organised over 40 international courses on shoulder surgery, for arthroscopic surgery and shoulder arthroplasty.
In 2018 he founded the International Shoulder Safari conference in Israel, that was evolved into the the International Shoulder Safari Society.
His Teaching and Research Interests: Biomechanics, Kinematics, Surgical Anatomy, Surgical Technologies, Arthroscopic and minimal invasive surgery, Total joint replacement (Shoulders), Musculoskeletal infections, Development of virtual reality arthroscopic simulators.
He and his team under his guidance, were awarded many prizes: in 1999 the SECEC Best paper prize, BESS best poster in 2008, BESS Best technique paper in 2011 and the prestigious Kessel best research award of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society Twice, in 2010 and 2017.
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Based at
NHS base
GMC Number
Clinic Timetable
Tues pm 14.00 - 18.00, Thurs pm 14.00 - 18.00
Clinical interests
Professor Levy is founder and director of the Reading Shoulder Unit, an international centre of excellence, with both NHS and private wings, based at the Berkshire Independent Hospital. The unit treats patients with all types of disorders of the shoulder and elbow. This worldwide centre of excellence is known for its advanced surgical treatments, teaching, and research. Prof. Levy treats patients locally, nationally and internationally and receives tertiary referrals of complex shoulder cases from other shoulder surgeons from UK and abroad.
The unit is a world centre for shoulder replacement. The shoulder replacements that were developed in the Unit: “the Copeland resurfacing” and “the Verso stemless reverse total shoulder replacement” are leading the way in the development of total shoulder replacement.
Many of the UK shoulder surgeons were trained at the reading shoulder unit and the unit attracts visiting surgeons from around the world that come to learn new surgical techniques.
Treatments include injuries and degenerative shoulder and elbow problems. From young and active patients injured in sports, fractures and dislocations, to arthritis and tendon tears, and Degenerative Shoulder Conditions. The unit is a tertiary referral centre for complex shoulder problems from all around the UK and abroad.
Most of the operations performed using minimally invasive and arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, Including Arthroscopic decompression, Arthroscopic AC Joint excision arthroplasty, Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, arthroscopic stabilisation and other complex Shoulder Reconstructive Surgery.
The unit is a world centre for Total Shoulder Replacement, especially the Copeland and Verso shoulder replacements.
To book an appointment:
Anne Randall PA to Professor Ofer Levy MD MCh(Orth) FRCS
0118 902 8116
07367 582777
anne@readingshoulderunit.com
Professional Memberships
Member of the British and Israeli Medical Associations
Member of the British and Israeli Orthopaedic associations
Founding secretary of the Israeli Shoulder and Elbow Society
Member of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (ICSES)
Member of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)
Corresponding member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) - for outstanding contribution in the field.
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Founder and president of the International Shoulder Safari Society
Member of the European (ESSKA) and the International Societies of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Honorary member of the following societies:
The Brazilian Shoulder and Elbow Society
The Latin America Shoulder and Elbow Society
“The Giraffe Club” - the South African Shoulder and Elbow Society
The Argentinian Shoulder and Elbow Society
The Chilean Shoulder and Elbow Society
The Polish Shoulder and Elbow Society
The German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE)
Member Of The Academy of Surgeons of the Middle East
Academic Background
Professor Ofer Levy, Co-founder and Chairman of the Reading Shoulder Unit, Founder and Chairman of the Israeli Shoulder Institute. Professor of Orthopaedics in Barzilai Medical Centre, Ashkelon, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
He was the founder and chair of the Orthopaedic Research and Learning Centre in Brunel University, London between 2008 - 2016, served as Associate Professor, The Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, School of Sport and Education - Brunel University, London. Assistant editor, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Associate editor for Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, Reviewer for the JBJS, Arthroscopy, British Journal of Sports Medicine, KSSTA, Int. J Shoulder surgery, Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow. Special External Examiner at Masters Degree level, The National University of Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the University of Central Lancashire, UK. He has published over 400 publications & presentations of scientific papers, written chapters to books on Shoulder Surgery and invited to lecture worldwide to over 130 national and international conferences including as guest speaker by the national Orthopaedic associations of Chile, Brazil, Israel, Belgium, South Africa, shoulder societies of Great Britain, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, Norway, Brazil, Chile, Israel, Germany, Turkey, Austria, USA and Latin America. ESSKA, ISAKOS, EFORT, ICSS, SECEC, the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, the national arthroscopic associations of France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Italy, Norway. Prof. Levy is Honorary member in many of these national and International Shoulder Societies.
He organised over 40 international courses on shoulder surgery, for arthroscopic surgery and shoulder arthroplasty.
In 2018 he founded the International Shoulder Safari conference in Israel, that was evolved into the the International Shoulder Safari Society.
His Teaching and Research Interests: Biomechanics, Kinematics, Surgical Anatomy, Surgical Technologies, Arthroscopic and minimal invasive surgery, Total joint replacement (Shoulders), Musculoskeletal infections, Development of virtual reality arthroscopic simulators.
He and his team under his guidance, were awarded many prizes: in 1999 the SECEC Best paper prize, BESS best poster in 2008, BESS Best technique paper in 2011 and the prestigious Kessel best research award of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society Twice, in 2010 and 2017.