Academic and Professional Career
Ofer Levy studied medicine at the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, from 1976 - 1982. After completion of his military service at the rank of Major, he continued his general surgical training at Kaplan Medical Centre in Rehovot, Israel. He then moved to Sheba Medical Centre, Tel Hashomer, for his higher surgical orthopaedic training programme.
In 1992 he was appointed instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, where his work included significant research into both clinical and basic sciences.
In 1995 he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Chief of the Shoulder Surgery Service at Soroka Medical Centre in Beer Sheva, Israel, whilst at the same time being appointed lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Faculty of Health Science at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva.
Since 1997 he has been working with Stephen Copeland, initially on sabbatical leave from Ben-Gurion university. Later, he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and he and Stephen Copeland established the Reading Shoulder Unit.
Director of the Reading shoulder Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital & Berkshire Independent Hospital.
Was awarded National Bronze clinical excellence award in 2006.
Professor Associate, The Orthopaedic Research and Learning Centre, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, London.
Assistant editor, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
He is a founder member 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. He has published extensively scientific papers and presentations and chapters to books on Shoulder Surgery.
He is invited to lecture worldwide.
Academic Responsibilities
Orthopaedic Research and Learning Centre
Teaching and Research Interests
Biomechanics
Kinematics
Surgical Anatomy
Surgical Technologies
Arthroscopic and minimal invasive surgery
Total joint replacement
Research Papers
1. O. Levy, Y. David, M. Heim, I. Eldar, A. Chetrit, J. Engel.
Minimum Tourniquet Pressure to Maintain Arterial Closure in Upper
Limb Surgery. The Journal of Hand Surgery (British Volume) 18(B)
No. 2:204 - 206, April 1993.
2. O. Levy, S. Velkes, A. Schindler, F.Lokiec, M. Pritsch, H.Horoszowski
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation in the Elderly (Abstract).
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Vol.2, No.1, Part 2, Jan\Feb 1993.
3. O. Levy, A. Schindler, A.Chechik, M.Heim.
A Complication of Internal Fixation Rods in Sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Vol. 27(1),pp. 36, 1993.
4. O. Levy, M. Salai, A. Ganel, J. Mazor, A.Oran, H. Horoszowski.
The Operative Results of Tibial Plateau Fractures in Older Patients: Long Term Follow - up. Bulletin of Hospital for Joint Disease.Vol. 53, No.1,pp. 15 – 16, Spring 1993.
5. O. Levy, F. Lokiec, A. Oran, S. Velkes.
The Ingrowing Toenail - An Old Nuisance.
Harefuah. Vol. 125, No. 12, pp. 478-480, December 15, 1993.
6. O. Levy, Y. Amit, S. Velkes, H. Horoszowski.
A Simple Method for Removal of Fractured Intramedullary Nail. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) 1994;76-B: 502.
7. Uri Givon, Amos Schindler, Abraham Ganel, Ofer Levy.
Distal Transfer of the Greater Trochanter Revisited: Long Term Follow up of
nine Hips. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Vol. 15, pp. 346-8, 1995.
8. M. Pritsch, S. Velkes, O. Levy, A. Greental.
Suture Fixation for Osteochondral Fractures of the Patella.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) Vol. 77-B, No. 1, pp. 154-155,
January 1995.
9. O. Levy, A. Ganel, U. Givon, A. Schindler, M. Heim.
Expanding Mass in the Gluteal Area of a 7 Year-Old Child.
Orthopaedic Review. Vol. XXIII, No. 10, pp. 826-831, October 1994.
10. F. Lokiec, O. Levy, N. Sher - Luria, M. Pritsch (Perry).
Decision Making in Hallux Valgus Deformity. Harefuah- Journal of The Israel Medical Association, 127 (5-6):194-196, September 1994.
11. O. Levy, M. Pritsch, S. Velkes, A. Oran, A. Greental.
“A Versatile Dual Surgical Approach to the Shoulder”
The Journal of Orthopaedic Surgical Techniques, Vol. 9, No. 1-2, Pg. 37-38, 1995.
12. Y. Amit, U. Givon, M. Salai, O. Levy, H. Horoszowski.
Treatment of a comminuted Monteggia fracture by massive allograft.
The Journal of Orthopaedic Surgical Techniques, Vol. 9, No. 4, Pg. 27-30, 1995.
13. O. Levy, M. Pritsch, S. Velkes, A. Oran, A.Greental.
A Versatile Combined Surgical Approach to the Shoulder (Abstract).
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Vol. 5, No.2, Part 2, Pg. S22, 29
March\April 1996.
14. M. Pritsch, S. Velkes, O. Levy, A. Greental.
Modified Bankart Repair in Capsular Reconstruction for Shoulder Instability
(Abstract). Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Vol. 5, No.2, Part 2, Pg.
S16, 8 March\April 1996.
15. E. Rath, O. Levy, N. Liberman, D. Atar.
Bilateral Dislocation of the Hip during Convulsions - a case report.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) 79(B) No.2;304-306, March 1997.
16. E. Rath, T. Katz, O. Levy, D. Atar.
Fractures of the Calcaneus - New trends in management.
Harefuah - Journal of The Israel Medical Association. Vol.132, No.6; 424-427; March 16, 1997.
17. O. Levy, M. Pritsch.
Superior Capsular Shift using the combined approach for recurrent shoulder
dislocations with massive rotator cuff tear - preliminary results. (Abstract).
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Vol. 6, No.2, Pg. 206, No. 40
March\April 1997.
18. U. Givon, M. Pritsch, O. Levy, A. Yosipovich, Y. Amit, H. Horoszowski.
The Monteggia and equivalent lesions. A study of 41 cases.
Clin Orthop. 1997 Apr; 337: 208-215.
19. E. Rath, O. Levy, D. Atar.
The Painful Shoulder - Dagnosis and management.
Harefuah - Journal of The Israel Medical Association. Vol.134, No.7; 563-569; April 1, 1998.
20. O. Levy, E. Rath, D. Atar.
Combined treatment for Adhesive Capsulitis of the shoulder.
Harefuah - Journal of The Israel Medical Association. 1997 Nov 2; 133(9): 357-359
21. E. Rath, I. Shelef, E. Avinoah, Y. Lichtman, O. Levy, D. Atar
Necrotizing soft tissue infection.
Harefuah - Journal of The Israel Medical Association. 1998 may 1; 134(9): 695-697, 750.
22. O. Levy, M. Pritsch, E. Rath.
Operative treatment for recurrent shoulder dislocations in the elderly. (Abstract).
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Vol. 7, No.2, Pg. 191, No. 14
March\April 1998.
23. O. Levy, U. Martinowitz, D. murray, R. Crawford, H. Horoszowski.
The use of fibrin tissue adhesive reduces intraoperative and postoperative blood loss in total hip arthroplasty surgery - Preliminary report.
Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Supplement, PD-1505, Pages 1-844, June 1997.
24. U. Martinowitz, O. Levy, C. Tauber, H. Horoszowski.
Prospective, randomized, multicenter study on efficacy and safety of fibrin tissue adhesive in knee arthroplasty.
Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Supplement, PD-1506, Pages 1-844, June 1997.
25. O. Levy, M. Pritsch, A. Oran, A.Greental.
A wide and versatile combined surgical approach to the shoulder
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 1999 Nov-Dec;8(6):658-9.
26. O. Levy, M. Pritsch, E. Rath.
An operative technique for recurrent shoulder dislocations in the elderly.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 1999 Sep-Oct;8(5):452-7.
27. O. Levy, U. Martinowitz, A. Oran, C. Tauber, H. Horoszowski.
The use of fibrin tissue adhesive reduces blood loss and blood transfusion after total knee arthroplasty - A prospective, randomized, multicenter study.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am) 1999 Nov; 81(11):1580-8.
28. S.A. Copeland, O. Levy, G.C. Warner, and R. Dodenhoff
Management of shoulder problems in Muscular dystrophy,
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Clin Orthop 368: 80-91, 1999.
29. Dodenhoff R.M., Levy O., Wilson A.J., Copeland S.A.
Manipulation Under Anaesthesia For Primary Frozen Shoulder: Effect On Early Function And Return To Activity. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. Jan-Feb 2000 ;9(1):23-6.
30. Copeland SA, Levy O, Warner GC, Dodenhoff RM
The shoulder in patients with muscular dystrophy. (Clin Orthop 368: 80-91, 1999) YEAR BOOK OF CHIROPRACTIC 2001, Mosby-year book, inc
31. O . Levy, S.A Copeland.
Cementless surface replacement arthroplasty of the shoulder (CSRA) Copeland mark 2 Prosthesis 5-10 year results. JBJS (Br) 83-B, No. 2, March 2001: 213-221.
32. Ofer Levy, Matthew Wilson, Hywel Williams, Juan Bruguera, Ron Dodenhoff, Stephen Copeland. Thermal capsular shrinkage for shoulder instability.
JBJS (Br) 83-B No. 5 July 2001 pg 640-645.
33. O . Levy, S.A Copeland.
Regeneration of the Coraco-Acromial ligament after acromioplasty and arthroscopic subacromial decompression. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2001 Jul-Aug 10:4 317-20
34. Jasper Gill, Graham Tytherleigh-Strong, Giuseppe Sforza, Stephen A Copeland,
Ofer Levy.
Re-ossification and fusion across the acromioclavicular joint following arthroscopic acromioplasty and distal clavicle resection. Arthroscopy E36 Vol. 17; Number 9 November-December 2001.
35. Graham Tytherleigh-Strong, Ofer Levy, Giuseppe Sforza, Stephen A Copeland, The Role of Arthroscopy In The Problem Shoulder Arthroplasty. The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. J Shoulder Elbow Surg Vol 11 No. 3, May-June 2002; 230-234.
36. Massoud SN, Levy O, Copeland SA.
Inferior capsular shift for multidirectional instability following failed laser-assisted capsular shrinkage. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2002 Jul-Aug;11(4):305-8.
37. S.N. Massoud, O. Levy and S.A. Copeland
Subacromial decompression. Treatment for small- and medium-sized tears of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2002 Sep;84(7):955-60.
38. S.N. Massoud, O. Levy and S.A. Copeland
The vertical apical suture Bankart lesion repair for antero-inferior gleno-humeral instability- 2-5 year follow-up. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Sept/Oct 2002 Vol.11; No. 5 481-485.
39. Copeland SA, Funk L, Levy O.
Surface Replacement Arthroplasty of the Shoulder.
Current Orthopaedics. (2002) 16, 21-31.
40. Levy O, Copeland SA
Cementless surface replacement arthroplasty (Copeland CSRA) for osteoarthritis of the shoulder.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg (United States), May-Jun 2004, 13(3) p266-71
41. Levy O.
Simple, minimally invasive surgical technique for treatment of type 2 fractures of the distal clavicle, J Shoulder Elbow Surg, Jan/Feb 2003,12 (1) p24-28
42. O . Levy, S.A Copeland.
Cementless surface replacement arthroplasty of the shoulder (CSRA) Copeland mark 2 Prosthesis 5-10 year results. (JBJS (Br) 83-B, No. 2, March 2001: 213-221) YEAR BOOK OF ORTHOPAEDICS 2002, Mosby-year book, inc.
43. S.N. Massoud, E.O. Pearse O. Levy and S.A. Copeland
Operative management of the frozen shoulder in patients with diabetes.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg (United States), Nov-Dec 2002, 11(6) p609-13
44. O Levy, L Funk, Sforza G , SA Copeland,
Copeland surface replacement arthroplasty of the shoulder in rheumatoid arthritis. J Bone Joint Surg Am (United States), Mar 2004, 86-A(3) p512-8
45. Ulrich Hansen, Ofer Levy, Tirtza Even, Stephen Copeland,
Mechanical properties of regenerated coracoacromial ligament after subacromial decompression. J Shoulder Elbow Surg (United States), Jan-Feb 2004, 13(1) p51-6
46. S. Thomas, G. Sforza, O. Levy, S. Copeland
Geometrical analysis of Copeland surface replacement shoulder arthroplasty in relation to normal anatomy. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 14, Issue 2, Pages 186-192)
47. G. Sforza, O. Levy
Postraumatic dislocation of congenital pseudarthrosis ot the clavicle. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Vol 14/3 pp 336-337.
48. Margaret Birks, Lennard Funk, Sean Symons, Stephen Copeland, Ofer Levy
Case Report: Stress Fracture of the Clavicle in a Patient with No Obvious Risk Factors. Annals of RCS 2004, 86
49. B. Venkateswaran, Ofer Levy, and Stephen Copeland
Mini Symposium: Shoulder instability
(i) Surgical approaches for instability surgery of the shoulder
Current Orthopaedics Volume 18, Issue 2 , April 2004, Pages 85-96
50. Atul Kapila, Amit Bhargava, Len Funk, Stephen Copelandand Ofer Levy,
“Wet diapers - dry patients” - an effective dressing for patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 2005 Feb;21(2):253-5.
51. Ofer Levy, MD, MCh (Orth) and Hannan Mullett, FRCS (Tr and Orth)
Purse-String Suture Technique: A New Method of Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization. Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 7(2):102–105, 2006
52. Gowreeson Thevendran, Hannan Mullet, Ofer Levy
Stress fracture of the acromium presenting as a suspected metastasis: A rare
consequence of deltoid strengthening program in rotator cuff arthropathy
Injury Extra (2006) 37, 325—327
53. Hannan Mullett, Richard Benson, and Ofer Levy ; Case Report
Arthroscopic Treatment of a Massive Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 2007 Apr; 23(4):446.e1-4. Epub 2006 Oct 16.
54. Eyiyemi O. Pearse, Juan Bruguera, Samir N. Massoud, Giuseppe Sforza, Stephen A. Copeland and Ofer Levy,
Arthroscopic Management of the Painful Snapping Scapula ; Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 22, No 7 (July), 2006: pp 755-761
55. Copeland SA. , Levy, O; Brownlow, H
Resurfacing Arthroplasty of the Shoulder. Techniques in shoulder & elbow surgery December 2003, Volume 4, Issue 4
56. Funk L, Levy O, Even T, Copeland SA
Subacromial plica as a cause of impingement in the shoulder. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, Volume 15, Number 6; November/December 2006; Pages 697-700.
57. Levy O, Matthews T, Even T;
The 'Purse-String' Technique: An arthroscopic technique for stabilisation of antero inferior instability of the shoulder with early and medium term results. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 23, No 1 (January), 2007: pp 57-64
58. Samir Massoud, Ofer Levy, O Espinosa de los Manteros, F Musa Joydeep Sinha, Tirtza Even, Stephen Copeland.
Histologic evaluation of the Glenohumeral joint capsule following Radiofrquency capsular shrinkage in multidirectional instability. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2007 Mar-Apr;16(2):163-8.
59. Samir Massoud, Ofer Levy, Tirtza Even, Stephen Copeland.
Radiofrequency capsular shrinkage for voluntary shoulder instability.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg Volume 16, Number 1 January/February 2007: pages 43-48
60. Hopkins AR, Hansen UN, Amis AA, Knight L, Taylor M, Levy O, Copeland SA. Wear in the prosthetic shoulder: association with design parameters.
J Biomech Eng. 2007 Apr; 129(2):223-30.
61. Steve Gwilym, Hannan Mullett, Ofer Levy. The one-stop diagnostic clinic in shoulder surgery: costs and benefits.
Clinician in Management. 15(1): 37-41 2007. Radcliffe publishing.
62. Manoj Sivan, Balachandran Venkateswaran, Hannan Mullett, Tirtza Even, Saleem Khan, Steven Copeland, Ofer Levy. Peripheral paresthesia in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2007) 127:609–612
63. H. Mullett, O. Levy, D. Raj, T. Even, R.Abraham, and S. A. Copeland
Copeland surface replacement of the shoulder: results of an hydroxyapatite-coated cementless implant in patients over 80 years of age.
J Bone Joint Surg Br, Nov 2007; 89-B: 1466 - 1469.
64. Levy O, Webb M, Even T, Venkateswaran B, Funk L, Copeland SA.Arthroscopic capsular release for posttraumatic shoulder stiffness.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008 May-Jun;17(3):410-4.
65. Levy O.
Arthroscopic stabilization of Neer type 2 fracture is not necessary.
Arthroscopy. 2008 Feb;24(2):247.
66. O. Levy, B. Venkateswaran, T. Even, M. Ravenscroft, and S. Copeland
Mid-term clinical and sonographic outcome of arthroscopic repair of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Br, Oct 2008; 90-B: 1341 - 1347.
67. O. Levy, J. Relwani, T. Zaman, T. Even, B. Venkateswaran, and S. Copeland
Measurement of blood flow in the rotator cuff using laser Doppler flowmetry
J Bone Joint Surg Br, Jul 2008; 90-B: 893 - 898.
68. Levy O, Mullett H, Roberts S, Copeland S.
The role of anterior deltoid reeducation in patients with massive irreparable
degenerative rotator cuff tear. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008;17:863-870.
CHAPTERS AND BOOKS
69. S.A. Copeland and O. Levy
Cementless surface replacement shoulder arthroplasty
in: Shoulder Arthroplasty, M. Mansat ed. Expansion Scientifique Publications, SOFCOT 1999; 368-384.
70. O. Levy, G. Sforza and S.A. Copeland. Thermal capsular shrinkage for shoulder
instability, in: Shoulder Instability , R. Minola and A. Castangia eds. In editing.
71. Ofer Levy, Eyiyemi Pearse
Reconstruction of fractures of the proximal humerus with wires (palm tree pinning) – a reasonable alternative? In Spezialgebeite aus der Schulter-und ellenbogenchirurgie, DVSE, U. H. Brunner, Ed. 2006, pages 22-26.
72. Ofer Levy, MD, MCh (Orth)
Uncemented Surface Replacement: Humeral Head Arthroplasty
in: Advances in Shoulder surgery, Joseph Zuckerman ed. AAOS 2006
pages: 527-534
73. Ofer Levy, Stephen Copeland
Results of cementless surface replacement arthroplasty in primary osteoarthritis and in rheumatoid arthritis. SOFCOT Book 2008 Eds. Boileau & Walch
