Eric Berkman, M.D.
About Eric Berkman MD
Dr. Berkman’s patient philosophy is to restore his patient’s freedom of movement and relieve the pain from diseased or degenerated joints. His aim is to get to know his patients and work with them to solve their problems. He offers comprehensive treatment and the utmost care to patients 13 years and older.
Board certified in orthopedic surgery, Dr. Berkman has been in practice since 1996. He specializes in treating various orthopedic conditions of the shoulder, elbow, and knee. His clinical interests include sports injuries and arthritis of the shoulder and knee. His training has allowed him to specialize in cutting edge treatments of the knee and shoulder. Most treatments are conservative and non-surgical. If conservative treatment fails, he will give personalized surgical care to each patient.
Dr. Eric F. Berkman earned his medical degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and completed his internship in 1991 and his residency in orthopedic surgery at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1995 where he was named the outstanding resident of the year. He then completed his spine and trauma fellowship in Basel, Switzerland in 1995 working with Dr E. Morscher and Dr. Gachter.
The author of a number of medical articles, Dr. Berkman was voted by his peers as one of Houston’s Top Docs for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by H- Texas Magazine. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Texas Medical Society, Houston Orthopaedic Society, Texas Medical Association and Harris County Medical Association. He currently serves as an associate professor of orthopedics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston.
Dr. Berkman and his wife have two children. He enjoys playing golf, hunting and fishing in his free time.
To find out what treatment option is right for you please call: (713) 486-3550 to schedule an appointment or click the button below:
Education
2/16/1995 – 2/21/1995 | 62ND Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL AAOS 30.50 Credit Hours |
1/18/1996 – 1/20/1996 | “Advances in Total Joint Arthroplasty” 18 Credit Hours |
6/22/1996 | Primary Care Orthopaedics M.S.W. Hospital 7 Credit Hours |
6/27/1996 – 6/29/1996 | 1ST Annual Fracture Management Complications & Solutions 14 Credit Hours |
10/7/1996 | Specialty Grand Rounds Update on Anticoagulants M.S.W. Hospital 1 Credit Hours |
2/13/1997 | 64th AAOS Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA 29.50 Credits |
8/23/1997 | Impairment Evaluation Under Texas Workers’ Comp. Category 1 AMA PRA/ 19 hours |
3/19/1998 – 3/23/1998 | 65th AAOS Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA 26.50 Credits |
2/4/1999 – 2/8/1999 | 66th AAOS Annual Meeting Anaheim, CA 28.50 Credits |
2/20/1999 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Medical/Legal Issues Category 1/ 4.00 Credits |
3/25/1999 | The University of Texas-Houston Medical School Hippocrates/ Managed Care Houston, Texas Category 1/1.0 Credit |
2/3/2000 – 2/6/2000 | AAOS Comprehensive Sports Medicine: An Athletic Perspective to Treatment, Controversies & Problem Solving, #3544 Category 1 / 23.0 Credits |
5/2000 | Smith Nephew Richards Course Chairman Basic Trauma Meeting – OR Personnel Houston, Texas |
1/7/2001 | North American Hip & Knee Symposium Smith Nephew Richards Beaver Creek, CO |
1/15/2001 | EBI Phase II Course Chairman National Sales Meeting Parsippany, NJ |
1/31/2001 | Challenges to Spine Surgery Symposium Table Instructor Tampa, FL |
2/05/2003 | AAOS 70th Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA Category 1 / 28 Credits |
11/7/2003 | The Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship: Problem Fractures and Nonunions Houston, TX Category 1 / 8.5 Credits |
03/10/2004 | AAOS 71st Annual Meeting Category 1 / 28 Credits |
11/05/2004 | The Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship Houston, TX Category 1 / 6 Credits |
06/20/2006 | ABOS Recertification |
Hospital Affiliations
> Memorial Hermann
Teaching Appointments
- Associate Professor
Dept of Orthopedics
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
2004-present
- Clinical Instructor
Dept. Of Family Practice
and Community Medicine
September, 1995
- Course Director and
Lab Instructor: Smith & Nephew/Richards,
“Current Concepts in Internal Fixation.”
Houston, Texas 4/24/99
- Lab Instructor: EBI, “Challenges to
Spine Surgery Symposium”,
Cancun, Mexico 4/30/99
Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association
- Texas Medical Society
- Houston Orthopaedic Society
- Texas Medical Association
- Harris County Medical Society
- Houston Shoulder Society
Community Involvement
Dr Eric F Berkman has run a large charity golf tournament for 18 years and fishing tournament for 10 years to raise money for Good Samaritan Foundation (nursing scholarships), Patriot Paws (service dogs for PTSD veterans), Fort Bend Women’s Shelter, Ronald McDonald House, Wounded Warriors Weekend-Port O’Connor, and served with Faith in Practice in Antigua, Guatemala.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Board Certified
Offices Held
- Good Samaritan Foundation
Board of Trustees
2009-2012 - Good Samaritan Foundation
Board of Trustees
2004-2008 - Foundation Surgical Hospital
Governing Board
2008 - River Oaks Hospital
Orthopaedic Trauma Director
2008 - Foundation Surgical Hospital
Operating Room Committee
2007 - Governing Board
River Oaks Surgical Center
2000-2008 - Governing Board Chairman
River Oaks Surgical Center
2002-2003 - Orthopaedic Section Chairman
Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest
2005-2006 - Infection Control Committee of the
Medical Staff of Memorial Southwest
Hospital for the year 1998 - Head of Trauma Committee
Memorial Southwest Hospital
1996-1997, 1998-1999 - Memorial Family Practice Program
Volunteer Faculty
Memorial Hermann Southwest - Orthopedic Service Line
Memorial Hermann Southwest - Quality Assessment Committee
1997-1998-1999 - Patient Satisfaction Committee
Memorial Southwest Hospital - President, House Staff
Louisiana State University Medical
Center 1990-1994 - Outstanding Resident of the Year
Louisiana State University Medical Center
Shreveport
1993 - Harry Morris Award
Louisiana Orthopaedic Association
Resident Competition
October, 1993 - 14th Southern Biomedical Engineering
Conference Best Resident Paper
Shreveport
April, 1995
Presentations
- National
- Berkman, EF: “The Relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Burst Fracture Load: A Biomechanical Study.” Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA., February, 1994
- Berkman, EF: “A Method to Characterize Burst Fractures.” 14th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Shreveport, April 7-9, 1995
- Berkman, EF: “A Method to Characterize Burst Fractures.” 1995 American Orthopaedic Association’s 28th Annual Residents’ Conference, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995
- Regional
- Berkman, EF: “Biomechanical Comparison of Human and Canine Spines.” Louisiana Orthopaedic Association, New Orleans, LA., October, 1993
- Local
- Berkman, EF: “Complications of Derotational Osteotomies for Tibial Torsion,” Annual LSUMC Orthopaedic Surgery Alumni Weekend, Shreveport, LA., June 1992
- Berkman, EF: “A Biomechanical Study of Burst Fractures in the Human and Canine Species.” Annual LSUMC Orthopaedic Surgery Alumni Weekend, Shreveport, LA., June, 1993
- Berkman, EF: “Plaster of Paris as a Vehicle for Tobramycin in Osteomyelitis.” Annual LSUMC Orthopaedic Surgery Alumni Weekend, Shreveport, LA., June, 1994
Publications
- E.F. Berkman, R.N. Kruse, D.P. Mukherjee, K.K. Sadasivan and J.A. Albright: Relationship between Bone Mineral Density and Burst Fracture Load: A Biomechanical Study. Transactions of Orthopaedic Research Society, 19 (2):530, 1994
- E.F. Berkman, R.N. Kruse, D.P. Mukherjee, K.K. Sadasivan and J.A. Albright: A Comparative Biomechanical Evaluation of the Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture in Human and Canine Specimens. Orthopaedic Transactions, J. Bone Joint Surg., 18 (2) : 517, 1994
- E.F. Berkman, R.N. Kruse, D.P. Mukherjee, K.K. Sadasivan and J.A. Albright: A Method to Characterize Burst Fractures. Proceedings of the 1995 Fourteenth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, pp 51-52, Apr. 1995
- E.F. Berkman, R.N. Kruse, D.P. Mukherjee, K.K. Sadasivan, J.A. Albright: A Comparative Biomechanical Evaluation of the Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture in Human and Canine Spines. Submitted for publication
- E.F. Berkman: The Effect of Unilateral Application of Local Hemostatic Agent in a Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty. Sept. 2005
“Top Doctor” Awards from H Magazine
Undergraduate
- University of Texas – Austin
Education B.A. Biology / Psychology
1984
Postgraduate
- University of Texas
Education Health Science Center – San Antonio
M.D. Degree
1989
Internships
- Training Louisiana State University
Medical Center – Shreveport
Transitional Internship
7/1/89-6/30/90 - Louisiana State University
Medical Center – Shreveport
Orthopaedic Surgery Internship
7/1/90-6/30/91
Residencies
- Louisiana State University
Medical Center – Shreveport
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
7/1/91-6/30/95
Fellowships
- Spine and Trauma Fellowship
Dr. E. Morscher and Dr. Gachter, Basel
and St. Gallen, Switzerland
9/4/95 – 10/31/95