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Vascular-surgery Specialist Joins Berkshire Health Systems

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Elie Semaan, a vascular surgeon, to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the physician staff of Berkshire Surgical Services of BMC.

Semaan is accepting new patients in need of vascular care, and joins Drs. Michael Cohn, Eugene Curletti, Michael DiSiena, Christian Galvez, Andrew Lederman, Robert Lincer, Clayton Peterson, and George Veinoglou at Berkshire Surgical Services of BMC.

Semaan comes to the Berkshires from New Hampshire, where he operated a vascular surgery practice for the past year. Previously, he was director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at NYC Surgical Associates in New York, and has also served as assistant professor in Vascular Surgery at Cornell-Weill Medical College and University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

Semaan is board-certified in vascular and general surgery. He was fellowship-trained in vascular surgery at Boston University Medical Center. He completed his residency in general surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. He received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies.

For an appointment with Semaan, ask your physician for a referral or call Berkshire Surgical Services of BMC at (413) 445-6420.