Health Information Ross S. Berkowitz, MD - Obstetrics/Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
Ross S. Berkowitz, MD - Obstetrics/Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Ross S. Berkowitz reviews medical content for Healthwise, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health
decisions. Dr. Berkowitz is a specialist in gynecologic cancer who has devoted
his career to teaching, writing and editing. He is William H. Baker Professor
of Gynecology at Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the New England
Trophoblastic Disease Center. He has been affiliated with Brigham and Women's
Hospital in Boston since 1980 and was appointed Director of Gynecology and
Gynecologic Oncology in 1989.
Dr. Berkowitz has served on the editorial board of Gynecologic
Oncology and is an editorial consultant for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Research,Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Cancer Treatment Reports, New England Journal of Medicine, and Journal of Reproductive Immunology.
Board Certifications
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
1981
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Certificate of
Special Competence in Gynecologic Oncology, 1982
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
Molar Pregnancy
Uterine
Fibroids
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
Education
M.D.: Boston University School of Medicine,
1973
Internship in Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
1973-1974
Clinical Fellowship in Surgery, Harvard Medical School,
1973-1975
Residency in Surgery: Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
1974-1975
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Boston Hospital
for Women, 1975-1978
Clinical Fellowship in OB/GYN, Harvard Medical
School, 1975-1978
Clinical Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology:
Boston Hospital for Women, 1978-1980
Clinical Fellow in Gynecologic
Oncology, American Cancer Society, 1978-1980
Junior Faculty
Clinical Fellow, American Cancer Society, 1982-1985
Academic Appointments
Harvard Medical School:
Instructor in OB/GYN, The Boston Hospital for
Women, 1978-1980
Assistant Professor of OB/GYN, Brigham and Women's
Hospital, 1980-1984
Associate Professor of OB/GYN,
1984-1989
Professor of OB/GYN and Reproductive Biology, 1989-1993
William H. Baker Professor of Gynecology, 1993-present
Hospital Affiliations
Director of Gynecology and Gynecologic
Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute,
1989-present
Co-Director, Women's Cancer Program, Dana Farber
Cancer Institute, 1996-present
Leader, Dana Farber/Partners Cancer
Care Gynecologic Oncology Committee, 1996-present
Professional Affiliations
Panel member, National Institutes of Health
Consensus Conference on Cervical Cancer, 1996
Selected Publications
Berkowitz RS, Bernstein MR, Harlow BL, et al.
(1995). Case-control study of risk factors for partial molar pregnancy.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 173: 788
- 794
Berkowitz
RS, Goldstein DP (1996). Chronic tumors. New England Journal of Medicine, 335: 1740-1748.
Book Chapters
Berkowitz RS, Goldstein DP (1993). The
management of molar pregnancy and gestational trophoblastic tumors. In
Gynecologic Oncology, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill.
Berkowitz RS, Goldstein DP (1995). The management of molar
pregnancy and gestational trophoblastic tumors. In Kistner's Gynecology: Principles and Practice, 6th edition. St. Louis: Mosby Year
Book.
Berkowitz RS, Goldstein DP (1996). Gestational trophoblastic
disease. In Novak's Gynecology, 12th ed. Baltimore:
Williams and Wilkins.
