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 (1995). Gestational trophoblastic disease. Cancer, 76: 2079–2085.
- 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.
