An initial consultation with Professor Ofer Levy is from £250.
Professor Ofer Levy
Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon
MD, MCh(Orth), FRCS(Eng)
"Professor Levy Specialises in all aspects of shoulder and elbow surgery including injuries, fractures and dislocations. He uses the most up to date techniques in arthroscopic surgery and minimally invasive prosthesis, including the Verso which he designed."
Specialises in
- Total shoulder replacement
- Shoulder arthroscopic surgery
- Shoulder pain and injuries
- Elbow problems and surgery
- PRP injections
I specialise in all aspects of shoulder and elbow surgery including injuries, fractures and dislocations. I use the most up to date techniques in arthroscopic surgery and minimally invasive total shoulder replacements, including the stemless Verso total shoulder replacement which I designed.
I am founder and director of the Reading Shoulder Unit, an international centre of excellence. The unit is a world centre for shoulder replacement. I have a long association with Spire Dunedin Hospital, having worked in Reading since the mid 90s. In 1998 I was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and established the Reading Shoulder Unit with Stephen Copeland. I developed and introduced numerous arthroscopic and open novel surgical techniques, including resurfacing shoulder replacement, and designed the Verso minimally invasive stemless reverse total shoulder replacement that now has 19 years of excellent results!
Many of the UK shoulder surgeons were trained under me at the Reading shoulder unit and the unit attracts visiting surgeons from around the world that come to learn new surgical techniques.
I graduated from the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, in 1982, gaining the first prize in surgery. After completion of my military service at the rank of Major, I completed my orthopaedic surgical training at the Sheba Medical Centre, in Israel.
In 1992 I was appointed Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, where I carried out significant research. In 1995 I was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Chief of Shoulder Surgery at Soroka Medical Centre and lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at the faculty of Health and Science at the Ben-Gurion University, Israel.
I am a founding member and the first secretary of the Israeli Shoulder and Elbow Society, a member of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and corresponding member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association and Israeli Orthopaedic Association.
I am Associate Professor of Orthopaedic and Biomechanics research at Brunel University, London between 2008 - 2016 and since 2020, I have been Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the faculty of Health and Science at the Ben-Gurion University, Israel.
My team and I, under my guidance, were awarded many prizes: The SECEC Best paper prize (1999), 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.
I invented and have been involved in the development of numerous new surgical instruments and devices and am meticulous in recording surgical details and surgical outcomes.
I have been awarded the Bronze National clinical excellence and Distinction award for my contributions for the NHS.
General Medical Council Number: 4568274
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Professor Ofer Levy at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - elbow and shoulder
- Rotator cuff repair
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Shoulder replacement surgery
- Shoulder stabilisation
Other treatments
- Acromioclavicular joint injuries
- Acute fractures and fracture complications
- Arthroscopic decompression for subacromial impingement and AC joint pain
- Arthroscopic elbow surgery
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
- Arthroscopic shoulder surgery
- Elbow stiffness and instability
- Elbow surgery
- Manipulation under anaesthesia and arthroscopic release for Frozen shoulder
- Muscle and ligament strain and sprain
- Osteoarthritis of the elbow
- Removal of loose bodies in the elbow
- Reverse total shoulder replacement (rTSA) – Verso stemless rTSA
- Shoulder replacement surgery
- Shoulder resurfacing – Copeland Shoulder
- Shoulder stabilisation
- Tennis and golfer's elbow
- Total elbow replacement
- Trauma & sports injuries
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Shoulder surgery
Sports injury
Qualification and professional memberships
MD / Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem / 1984
Medical Doctor
MCh (Orth) / Sackler School of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel / 2001
Master in Orthopaedic Surgery
FCRS / London / 2011
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES)
European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC)
British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)
British Orthopaedic Association
International Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
The Israeli Orthopaedic Association
The Israeli Shoulder and Elbow Society
Honorary member of The Brazilian Shoulder and Elbow Society
Honorary member of The Latin America Shoulder and Elbow Society,
Honorary member of “The Giraffe Club” - the South African Shoulder and Elbow Society
Honorary member of The Argentinian Shoulder and Elbow Society
Honorary member of The Chilean Shoulder and Elbow Society
Honorary member of The Polish Shoulder and Elbow Society
Honorary member of The German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE)
Honorary member of Member of The Academy of Surgeons of the Middle East
Research and publications
I am an assistant editor for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. I am 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. I am 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.
I have 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. I am an Honorary member in many of these national and International Shoulder Societies.
I have organised over 40 international courses on shoulder surgery, for arthroscopic surgery and shoulder arthroplasty. My teaching and research interests include: Total joint replacement (Shoulders), Arthroscopic and minimal invasive surgery, Surgical Technologies, Biomechanics, Kinematics, Surgical Anatomy, Musculoskeletal infections, Development of virtual reality arthroscopic simulators.
Current NHS posts
Director, Reading Shoulder Unit and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
Financial interests
Contact information
| Private secretary | Anne Randal |
| Private secretary telephone | 0118 902 8116 / 07367 582 777 |
| Private secretary email | Anne@readingshoulderunit.com |