Cardiologist Joins Berkshire Health Systems

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Dr. Salvatore Rosanio
PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Dr. Salvatore Rosanio, a board-certified and fellowship-trained specialist in cardiovascular disease and cardiac devices, has joined the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the physician staff of Cardiology Services at BHS. Rosanio provides general cardiology services, cardiac device implantation and diagnostic cardiac catheterization.

Rosanio joins Drs. Kyle Cooper, Kristen Currie, David Finck, Peter Hahn, Douglas Herr, Jeffery Leppo, William Levy, Lisa Massie, J. Mark Peterman, Mara Slawsky and Georgianne Valli-Harwood at Cardiology Services at BHS. Rosanio will join Dr. Hahn in the implantation and management of cardiac devices, as well as Drs. Peterman, Currie and Herr in the Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Lab at BMC.

Rosanio comes to the Berkshires from the Cardiology Division at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and was fellowship trained in cardiology at Hospital Umberto I, La Sapienza University of Rome School of Medicine, where he also received his medical degree. He is certified by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners in cardiac device implantation. He completed his residency in cardiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Rosanio is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

His clinical interests include heart failure management, pacemaker, implantable loop recorder, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation, left and right heart catheterization and coronary angiography and clinical echocardiography.

For an appointment with Dr. Rosanio or one of his colleagues at Cardiology Services at BHS, call 413-395-7580.
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Taconic High Names Top Students of the Class of 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Taconic High School Principal Matthew Bishop has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian of the class of 2026. 
 
They will speak during the graduation ceremony on Friday, June 12, at 4 p.m at Tanglewood in Lenox. 
 
Gavin O'Donnell, son of Kevin and Colleen O'Donnell of Pittsfield, has been named valedictorian with a grade average of 103. Hunter Bentz, son of Heidi Bentz of Pittsfield, has been named salutatorian with a grade average of 102.4.
 
Throughout his high school career, O'Donnell has exemplified the values of leadership, commitment, and excellence that define the Taconic community. He achieved high honors all four years and made significant contributions to both the school and the wider community. He was an active member of the Link Crew, Green and Gold, and Class Council, just to name a few of his activities. 
 
A dedicated athlete, O'Donnell played soccer and baseball all four years and was named captain of the varsity soccer and baseball teams both junior and senior years. His commitment to service extended beyond athletics, as he volunteered with Unified Games and was a math tutor at Taconic. He has also been an active part of Pittsfield Soccer Club, where he has helped
referee youth soccer games and assisted in getting the fields ready for game days.
 
He has earned several awards, including being a member of the National Honor Society,  the John and Abigail Adams Award, and being an AP Scholar and an AP Capstone Graduate. 
 
O'Donnell plans to pursue a degree in finance at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he will continue to play baseball and hopes to excel as a student. 
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