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Herzliya Medical Center performs 2,000+ joint replacement surgeries each year, with robotic surgery and dedicated operating rooms. The hospital uses artificial implants and provides post-surgery guidance and follow-up. It has been a private hospital since 1983 and is certified by Israel’s Ministry of Health. Its reported patient safety score is 100, with infection prevention rated 99.

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Yaron Berkovich is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint replacement and Head of the Orthopedic Department at Carmel Medical Center in Haifa.

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Yaron Berkovich is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint replacement. He is Head of the Orthopedic Department at Carmel Medical Center in Haifa and a Senior Lecturer at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He also sees patients privately at the Sami Ofer Stadium Clinic in Haifa and at Herzliya Medical Center.

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His main areas are robotic-assisted knee replacement, hip replacement and revision hip and knee arthroplasty.

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He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Rambam Health Care Campus, followed by fellowships in joint replacement and revision surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

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Previous positions: Head of Orthopedic Department B at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center; Senior Physician and Deputy Director of the Surgical Division at Rambam Health Care Campus.

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