North Adams Surgeon Earns Board Certification

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Dr. Louis Reines
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Louis Reines, a general surgeon at North Adams Regional Hospital, has earned board certification from the American Board of Surgery. Reines joined the NARH Medical Staff in September 2011.

Board certification indicates a surgeon has met the highest standards of education, training and knowledge in the field of surgery, according to the American Board of Surgery. Board certification is voluntary and demonstrates a surgeon’s commitment to quality patient care.

The certification process includes an eight-hour written examination, the qualifying examination, which assesses knowledge of general surgery. That is followed by an oral exam by experienced surgeons called the certifying examination, which evaluates surgical judgment and decision-making skills.

Reines is fellowship trained in colorectal surgery and also performs general surgery. His areas of expertise include laparoscopic colectomy, complex ano-rectal surgery and colonoscopy. He is accepting new patients and will see screening colonoscopy consults. He can be reached at Northern Berkshire General Surgery at 413-664-5999.

Reines earned his medical degree and a master's degree in health management from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Connecticut and his fellowship in colorectal surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
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SteepleCats Shut Out on Road

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MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Four Vermont pitchers combined to strike out 11 and allow four hits Tuesday as the Mountaineers beat the North Adams SteepleCats, 11-0, in New England Collegiate Baseball League action.
 
Evan Meier, Bobby Stang, Tonny Woodie and Chris Diaz each had a hit for the SteepleCats, who used five pitchers in the loss.
 
North Adams (0-2) comes home Tuesday to host the Mystic Schooners at 6:30 p.m. at Joe Wolfe Field.
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