PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dr. Borhan Al-Atassi, a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon, has joined the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center. Al-Atassi is accepting new patients and joins Dr. Laszlo Tamas in providing comprehensive neurosurgical and spinal surgery services to patients throughout the Berkshires and surrounding region. Their office is located in the BMC Medical Arts Complex, 777 North St., 5th floor.
Al-Atassi is fellowship- trained in Neuroendovascular Surgery from Columbia University. He received his medical degree from McGill University School of Medicine and also completed his residency in neurosurgery at McGill University. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
He specializes in trauma, tumor, neurovascular and pediatric neurosurgery, spinal surgery, Epilepsy surgery and peripheral nerve surgery.
For an appointment with Dr. Al-Atassi or Dr. Tamas, call Neurosurgical Services at BHS, 413-447-2870.
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