Crosstown Back & Pain Institute, the Mid-South’s only multi-disciplinary pain management clinic, is proud to announce ACGME fellowship-trained spine and pain specialist Leland Berkwits, MD, as the newest addition to the team, with a focus on non-operative spine treatment, pain management, and physical medicine & rehabilitation.

Berkwits began his practice as a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, also known as Physiatry. As a Physiatrist, he is trained to treat injuries and illnesses of nerve, muscle and bone. His focus is on the use of non-surgical minimally invasive techniques to decrease pain and enhancing function without surgery. In his clinical experience practicing Physiatry, Berkwits began to realize that while many patients suffer from musculoskeletal, neurological, and spinal issues causing pain, very few patients had the opportunity to see a non-surgical expert as they entered the medical system.

In mid-career, he left his practice to begin an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited interventional spine and pain management fellowship at Orthopedic and Spine Specialists in York, Pennsylvania. He became a passionate advocate for a patient’s access to interventional care before they ever reach the point of needing surgery, and he now has over 15 years’ experience practicing interventional spine and pain medicine.

Learn more about Dr. Berkwits and Crosstown Back & Pain online at www.crosstownback.com