Dr. Neal Rockowitz MD
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Professional Statement
Dr. Rockowitz is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Fellowship training in Joint Replacement. He has a special interest in treating joint problems of …
Dr. Rockowitz is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Fellowship training in Joint Replacement. He has a special interest in treating joint problems of hips, knees and shoulders.
Dr. Rockowitz received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. He received his Medical Degree from McGill University Medical School in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Rockowitz fulfilled his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA. Dr. Rockowitz then completed a Fellowship in Joint Replacement surgery with the renowned joint-replacement surgeon, Dr. Richard Rothman, at Pennsylvania Hospital and Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Following his fellowship, Dr. Rockowitz was recruited to establish the first orthopaedic surgery department for the Ochsner Clinic of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. Dr. Rockowitz relocated his orthopaedic practice to Phoenix, in 1989.
Dr. Rockowitz has published several articles and has authored a chapter in a leading textbook on the hip. He has also been invited to speak at various national and international joint replacement meetings. Dr. Rockowitz' surgical experience over the past 20 years includes thousands of primary and revision joint replacements. He has also helped to pioneer the Anterior Total Hip Replacement procedure. Dr. Rockowitz is one of six U.S. orthopedic surgeons on the design team for the TriLock BPS Hip Stem manufactured by Depuy/Johnson & Johnson Co.
Education
- Medical School - McGill University
- Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Centerr, Residency in Orthopedic Surgery
- Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Residency in General Surgery
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Fellowship in Joint Replacement Surgery
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Arizona Orthopaedic Society
- Arizona Medical Association
- Maricopa County Medical Society
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Insurances Accepted
Patient Reviews
The office staff was extremely helpful and apologized about the wait stating they had several emergencies that day. My visit was interrupted several times by the staff due to these emergencies, however I don't believe this is the norm. The doctor seemed a bit preoccupied and not real sure I had a 100% of his attention.Overall I feel he was a good doctor maybe just not having the best day.
I was not pleased with this appointment. It was a waste of time for both my husband and myself. Dr. Rockowitz bedside manner was horrible. He came across as a self-centered, rude person.