Dr. Leland Berkwits, MD

Dr. Berkwits is very seasoned in the treatment of pain. He is a no nonsense doctor. A patient is to play by the rules and he will make every effort to reduce the pain. If you want a doctor to dole out pain meds he is not your man! He appears to have the knowledge and expertise in his knowledge of pain.

This was my second time seeing Dr. Berkwits. The first time he kinda scared me at the crosstown campus (because he was new to the practice I'm assuming). So I wasn't sure what to expect upon my second appointment since they moved from crosstown to the main Orthosouth campus. My mind was blown. Dr. Berkwits and his staff made all my fears go away the instant I walked in the door. Dr. Berkwits is kind, compassionate, listens, and has an extremely gentle 'Bedside Manner'. Heck, you can even make yourself a coffee while you wait (which isn't long)! Being in the medical field myself (or was prior to everything going bad for me), I have been exposed to many doctors so I know a little about them. The smiling picture of Dr. Berkwtis that you see on this page is what you get! I hope to have a long Dr./Patient relationship with him! For someone like me that hurts 24/7 - he is a g*d-send. As are his staff. Thank you Dr Berkwits and staff for making my life tolerable again!

This guy is amazing! He told me where my problem was and showed me in the model and mri image. The day of the procedure he sat on the bed next to me and explained again. He knew I was extremely scared, but confidently assured me that everything was going to be alright. I felt the injection go right to the two spots immediately, and I felt great after the procedure! I applaud his due diligence for studying my back pain and coming up with a plan of attack! I’m back to work with a new attitude! This man knows his skills!!

This doctor was so rude to me by the time I had surgery date done he took me into the room lay down face down supposed to inject 2 3 4 5 and what happened he stuck the needle in and I felt so excruciating pain every inch but he put the needle in I was about to throw up he did it once he did it twice and then he's put the third in where was supposed to be he did the Second Sight and he pushed it in then he pushed into the second time he pushed it into the third time and I was about to faint and then the third time he pushed it one he pushed it twice I fainted in the operating room he called we need to terminate the procedure and I went to recovery with very low blood pressure stayed there about the hour with my head down on the floor in the hospital bed so I can get my blood pressure back up and then I look at what was being done and he had billed my insurance company for completing the procedure which no novocaine would ever injected into me

Very knowledgeable doctor. Knew EXACTLY what I needed and explained everything thoroughly. I was not able to walk for 2 weeks and went to Dr. Berkwitz. Immediately after my treatment for back problems, I was able to walk and have been doing good for over 1 1/2 years. He is a blessing in my life.

Terrible physician. Literally badmouthed another physician, hurried through appointments and when he did my back procedure, was rude, performed the burn improperly and kept telling staff they needed to hurry up. DO NOT BOTHER. He should have his license revoked!!!!

After many years of suffering severe knee pain, my 97-yr-old mother is now pain free without medication, thanks to Dr. Berkwits. Her orthopedic Dr. wanted to do total knee replacement and told her that nerve ablation would not work. Thankfully, we did our own research and we are so grateful to Dr. B for his genuine care and concern and his professionalism. The nerve ablation was a success. My only regret is that we didn't know there are so many options in coping with pain without medication.

Dr. Berkwits at the Pardee Pain Center gets my highest recommendation. His expertise and knowledge, using injections and ablations reduced the pain in my back and knee by 80-90%. I am now able to be fully active as I was before arthritis attacked my knee and back.

We were referred to Dr. Berkwits and found him to be an excellent choice, and the perfect doctor to deal with my back pain. He is completely professional, highly intelligent, personable, highly ethical and "user friendly". Dr. Berkwitz spent an ample amount of time with us and answered all of our concerns in language we understood. He is very careful dispensing pain medication, which we found comforting and highly ethical since some doctors are pretty loosey goosey with their prescriptions.