NORTH ADAMS - Chi Zhang, M.D., a board-certified gastroenterologist, has joined the Medical Staff of North Adams Regional Hospital and is accepting patients.
Dr. Zhang comes to NARH from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston where he completed a three-year fellowship in gastroenterology. Dr. Zhang served his internship and residency in internal medicine at Stony Brook Teaching Hospital in New York, having earned his medical degree from China University in Shenyang, China. Dr. Zhang also holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
Dr. Zhang is board-certified in internal medicine and is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the Massachusetts Medical Society.
At NARH he will join Drs. Timothy Baisch and William Rockett in providing a range of services including endoscopy and colonoscopy. The endoscopy unit offers screening and diagnostic services for a number of health conditions including colon cancer, peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and others. Procedures performed in the unit include colonoscopies, gastroscopies, and sigmoidoscopies, among others. The number of endoscopic procedures performed at NARH has more than doubled in recent years.
"The medical staff is excited to have someone of Dr. Zhang's caliber join our community," said Stephen St. Clair, M.D., President of the NARH Medical Staff. "His arrival will allow us to once again offer a full range of gastroenterology services."
"We are truly fortunate as a community to have attracted someone of Dr. Zhang's abilities," said Bruce Nash, M.D., president of NARH. "His training and professional background will offer even greater depth and experience to our endoscopy services."
Dr. Zhang will be seeing patients at Williamstown Medical Associate's offices on the third floor of the Ambulatory Care Center (doctor's building) at North Adams Regional Hospital. His office telephone number is (413) 664-5782.
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North Berkshire Educational Study Updating Communities
By Breanna Steele & Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The steering committee for a regional study on secondary education is getting the word out to participating communities and asking for input.
The goal of the study is to focus on Grades 6 through 12 to understand current conditions across districts, hear people on their educational priorities, analyze strengths, opportunities, and challenges, and identify opportunities for future collaboration.
Steering Committee Chair Erin Milne, also a member of the Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee, introduced the study and why it was needed.
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