Archives: Alumnus

I have been a bedside nurse for 19 years, currently specializing in liver and kidney disease and transplant, with previous experience in cardiology and neurology, as well as general and orthopedic surgery and general medicine. I have worked at Massachusetts General Hopsital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, John Hopkins Univeristy Medical Center, Berkshire Medical Center and Tulane Medical Center, as well as several smaller community hospitals.
I have volunteered as a practicioner in Haiti with Partners in Development, and also in Jamaica with my bachelors program through Hartwick College.
I was born and raised in North Adams, and currently reside in Providence, RI with my family.

Kelly is a third year osteopathic medical student fulfilling her clinical rotations at Berkshire Medical Center this year. She hopes to pursue primary care with osteopathic manipulative medicine. She enjoys hiking, snow shoeing, climbing, running, painting, and reading!

Dr. BS Amherst College Neuroscience 1980
MS Nutrition, Columbia University 1983
MD SUNY Buffalo 1987
Staff Physician, Berkshire Medical Center 1990-2003, 2009-2019
” ” Volunteers in Medicine 2006-2019

Jessica Wilson is a Licensed Massage Therapist and owner of We All Need Bodywork in Adams, MA. She specializes is integrative and clinical therapy that is personalized to each client.

“Retired” Registered Nurse with a focus on disabilities both mental and physical. Have been in recovery from alcohol misuse for 10 years and am now doing my bucket-list BFA and bucket-list volunteering.

I am a Berkshire County native whose passion is to provide nutrition care and help our community become its healthiest version.

Brenda Bahnson, MSW, LICSW is currently the Administrative Director of Behavioral Health at Berkshire Medical Center. Brenda is an experienced clinician and leader who has led the health system’s development of behavioral health – primary care integration.

I am a Registered Nurse on an outpatient infusion unit. I have the privilege to care for a variety of patients and understand that healthcare is a huge issue in our country. Everyone deserves access to healthcare and screenings and this is a great opportunity to be a part of that!

I am a level 2 Reiki practitioner and have been for about 15 years. I have lived in North Adams for 17 years and in Stamford, VT since 1974.

Elisabeth Berger, MD, MPH is a physician and activist working at the intersection of community based medicine, health equity and public health. She currently works as a hospitalist and Instructor of Medicine at Berkshire Medical Center. She completed residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. Prior to medical school, she lived and worked in rural Haiti with Partners In Health/Zanmi Lasante and received her Masters in Public Health from Columbia University with a focus on migrant and refugee populations.