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's 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.    

To View the MD News article on Dr. Rockowitz, click on this link:

http://catalog.proemags.com/publication/2257a0ad#/2257a0ad/1

To view Dr. Rockowitz narrate an
Anterior Total Hip Replacement on the Web, click on this link:

http://www.or-live.com/DePuy/2495/

Inventions:

Dr. Rockowitz was on the design team for the
TriLock Bone Preservation Stem Implant
More information on the link below:

http://www.depuy.com/healthcare-professionals/product-details/tri-lock-bone-preservation-stem

Dr Rockowitz is the creator of the Innomed Canal Finder
Click on link below for more information and photos:

http://www.innomed.net/PDFsInnomed/InnoRockowitzCanalFinder.pdf

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Association for Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery
American Medical Association
Arizona Orthopaedic Society
Arizona Medical Association
Maricopa County Medical Society

Joint Replacement and Revision Surgeries

Dr. Rockowitz's Fellowship training in Joint Replacement Surgery has prepared him to provide his patients with excellent care in this specialized area. 
If you choose to undergo such a procedure, you will be provided with ample materials and support to facilitate your preparation for, and recovery from, surgery. 

R.O.C.
Rockowitz Orthopaedic Center
3815 N. 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85018

Tel: 602/957-1233
Fax: 602/957-0508