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Dr. Nicole Payne Joins Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Nicole Payne, MD, FABPMR, a board certified and fellowship trained physiatrist to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the provider staff of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC.

Payne is accepting new patients in need of Physiatry services and is partnered with Katie Hatt, DO, at Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC. 

Payne comes to the Berkshires from Maine, where she served with Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle. She previously worked at medical centers in Georgia, Washington state, Kansas, Vermont, and Tennessee. 

Payne is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Medicine. She received her medical degree from Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, and completed her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Toledo Medical Center. 

Her clinical interests include musculoskeletal ultrasound, fluoroscopy procedures and Botox and Xiaflex treatments.