Vein Specialist Joins Berkshire Surgical Services of BMC

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) announced the appointment of David E. Cohen, MD, a board certified and fellowship trained specialist in Vascular Medicine to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) and the provider staff of Berkshire Surgical Services of BMC. 
 
He is accepting new patients in need of vein care.
 
Dr. Cohen comes to the Berkshires from New Jersey, where he had served as a provider and vein specialist with Advanced Vascular Associates in Morristown. He was previously the Medical Director of Circulatory Care of New Jersey in Paramus.
 
He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, and was fellowship trained in Cardiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, and Interventional Cardiology at Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. 
 
Dr. Cohen specializes in diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases including varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, venous ulcerations, deep thrombosis, and spider veins. Some treatments he provides include thermal and non-thermal ablations, phlebectomy, and sclerotherapy services.
 
Dr. Cohen says his approach to patient care is, "to offer patient care that is friendly, convenient, affordable, and state-of-the-art treatment options for the full spectrum of venous diseases."
 
For an appointment with Dr. Cohen, ask your primary care provider for a referral or call Berkshire Surgical Services of BMC at 413-445-6420.

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Pittsfield Seeks CPA Funds for Bike Racks, AED

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city plans to apply for Community Preservation Act funds for park bike racks and an AED machine at the pickleball fields. 

On Tuesday, the Parks Commission endorsed Pittsfield’s applications for CPA funds. 

"Both of those projects are certainly, relative to CPA funds, low cost but high benefit," Commissioner Anthony DeMartino said. 

Through CPA, bike racks are proposed for a few city parks, and the Berkshire Mountain Pickleball league is looking to place an automatic external defibrillator at the Benedict Avenue pickleball fields. 

Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath and Recreation & Special Events Coordinator Jennifer VanBramer presented the two small project applications, which will go through an eligibility period before full consideration in the spring of 2027. 

During the city’s free, six-week, summer playground program, it was observed that many kids access parks by bicycle. The plan is to buy between six and eight racks to be placed at Durant Park, the Common, and Clapp Park; other parks are being considered as well. 

McGrath explained that the three parks hosting the playground program don’t have bike racks, and they wind up on the ground and sometimes become a distraction. 

"The ancillary benefit to having bike racks is that it encourages that mode of transportation for folks that want to come to the park on their bike," he said. 

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