New Cardiologist Joins BHS Staff

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Dr. Georgianne Valli-Harwood
PITTSFIELD - Dr. Georgianne Valli-Harwood has joined cardiology services at Berkshire Health Systems and is accepting new patients requiring cardiology care. Valli-Harwood is fellowship trained in cardiology and provides general cardiology, nuclear cardiography and echocardiography services. In the future, she will be providing cardiac CT interpretation, including coronary calcium scoring. Valli-Harwood joins a team of highly trained cardiology providers serving the Berkshires and surrounding communities. She is partnering with Drs. Jeffrey Leppo, David Finck, William Levy, Kyle Ann Cooper, Kristen Currie, Roberta Erena, Philip Bhark, Martin Broder, Douglas Herr, J. Mark Peterman and physician assistants Robert Tebben, Dianna Brooks, John Henry, Rebecca Takis-Smith and nurse practitioners Brenda Bowie and Sharyn Hickey, in providing a broad range of cardiology services. Cardiology services has offices in the BMC Medical Arts Complex in Pittsfield, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington and in the Doctor's Building at North Adams Regional Hospital. Valli-Harwood trained in cardiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where she also completed her medical residency. She received her medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York and has an undergraduate degree from Yale University. She is board certified in internal medicine. Her interests include preventive care and women's health. For an appointment with Dr. Valli-Harwood or one of her colleagues, ask your physician for a referral or call cardiology services at BHS at 413-395-7580.
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Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Holds Awards Banquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Friday honored outstanding contributors to the Berkshire County sports scene at its third annual Awards Dinner at the Polish Falcon Club.
 
The foundation supports youth sports throughout the county each year.
 
In 2025-26, those donations totaled more than $30,000 to groups ranging from youth football and cheerleading programs, Pittsfield Little League, Northern Berkshire Softball and the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club Recreation Therapy Program, to name a few.
 
Funds raised by the foundation also go to support its annual Vera Barborotta Memorial Sportsman Scholarship, which this year went to Lee High School graduate Joey Abderhalden and Taconic grad Madeline Harrington.
 
Two other recently graduated high school standout athletes were recognized as winners of the Al Bianchi Memorial Athletes of the Year: Madison McCarthy and Cooper Calvert, both of Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Pittsfield High School girls basketball coach Kristy Conyers and Hoosac Valley boys basketball coach Matt Larabee received the foundation's Coach of the Year Awards.
 
John Castonguay received the Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Living Legend Award. A.J. Ziter took home the Connie Bianchi Memorial Award of Merit. And Mark Moulton rounded out the honorees with the foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award.
 
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