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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Adams Couple Sentenced to Staggered Prison Terms in Death of Foster Infant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An Adams couple will serve staggered three-to-five year prison sentences for the 2020 death of their foster infant. 
 
Matthew Tucker and Cassandra Barlow-Tucker on March 16 were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless child endangerment in the death of Kristoff Zenopolous on Feb. 18, 2020.  
 
Their sentencing was delayed by Judge Tracy Duncan until Thursday to determine how their four children, two of whom have high needs, would be cared for. 
 
Kristoff was just 10 months old when he died from complications with respiratory illness, strep throat, and pneumonia. A Superior Court jury determined that his death was a result of neglect. The commonwealth requested five years in prison and three years of probation for both defendants.
 
On Thursday, the rescheduled hearing for sentence imposition was held, and Tucker and Barlow-Tucker were sentenced to state prison for manslaughter involving neglect of legal duty, and three years of probation for reckless child endangerment. 
 
Court documents state that Barlow-Tucker was committed to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Framingham. She will serve three to five years there first; her husband, will serve his sentence once hers is completed but will be on probation.
 
"The sentences imposed will be a state prison sentence of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years to MCI as to each Defendant as to count #1. The sentences will be staggered. Ms. Barlow-Tucker will serve her incarceration sentence first," court dockets read.  
 
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