Berkshire Health Systems
  • Coronavirus Information Kiosk
  • Berkshire Patient Portal
  • COVID-19 Relief Fund for Berkshire Health Systems
  • Pay Your Bill Online
  • About Us
  • Employment
  • Medical Staff Portal
  • Coronavirus Information Kiosk
  • Berkshire Patient Portal
  • BMC Parking Maps
  • Advocacy for Access
  • Berkshire Patient Portal
  • BHS Blood Drawing Stations
  • BHS Bloodmobile
  • BHS Community Benefits Implementation Plan
  • BHS News
  • BHS Privacy Practices
  • BMC Community Benefits Report FY 2018
  • Fairview Hospital FY 2018 Community Benefit Report
  • BMC Medical Interpreters
  • Community Outreach Program
  • County Health Needs Assessment
  • Financial Counseling/Ayuda Financiera
  • Helpful Patient Tools
  • Medical Interpreters at Fairview
  • MedlinePlus
  • MedlinePlus en Espanol
  • One Medical Passport
  • Pay Your Bill Online
  • Pre-Surgical Assessment
  • Request a Medical Record
  • Send a Patient Greeting
  • Wellness Works Website - For BHS Employees & Spouses
  • Worksite Wellness
Berkshire Health Systems
  • Programs & Services
    • Addiction Services
    • Anesthesiology
    • Bariatrics
    • Better Start
    • Cancer Care
    • Cardiology
    • Concussion
    • Diabetes Care
    • Emergency Care
    • Endoscopy
    • Healthy Steps
    • Home Care
    • Hospitalists
    • Kidney & Dialysis
    • Laboratory Services
    • Maternity
    • Neurology
    • Neurosurgery
    • Occupational Med
    • Orthopedics
    • Outreach
    • Pain Management
    • Pharmacy
    • Psychiatry
    • Pulmonary Care
    • Radiology
    • Rehabilitation
    • Sleep Disorders
    • Sports Medicine
    • Stroke Care
    • Surgery
    • Trauma Care
    • Travel Medicine
    • Urgent Care
    • Urology
    • Wellness
    • WIC Program
    • Women's Imaging
    • Wound Care
    • Patient & Visitor Information
    • Quality Care & Patient Safety
    • Calendar & Events
    • News
    • Maps & Directions
    • Ways to Give
    • Health Encyclopedia
    • Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA
    • Fairview Hospital, Great Barrington, MA
    • Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association
    • BHS Survey Module
  • Locations
    • Berkshire Medical Center
    • Fairview Hospital
    • North Adams Campus of BMC
    • BMC & Fairview Physician Practices
    • Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association
    • BHS Urgent Care
    • Long Term Care
    • BHS Laboratory - Blood Drawing Stations
  • Find a Physician
  • BHS Physician Practices
  • Medical Education
    • Message from Dr. Alex Sabo
    • Internal Medicine Residency
    • Surgery Residency
    • Osteopathic Medical Education
    • Psychiatry Residency
    • Dentistry Residency
    • Medical Students
    • Continuing Medical Education
    • School of Medical Technology
    • Schwartz Center Rounds
  • Coronavirus Information Kiosk
  • Berkshire Patient Portal
  • COVID-19 Relief Fund for Berkshire Health Systems
  • Pay Your Bill Online
  • About Us
  • Employment
  • Medical Staff Portal
  1. Home
  2. Programs & Services
  3. Neurology & Neurosurgery
  4. Neurology at BMC

Neurology at BMC

Neurology at BMC

  • Stroke Care
  • Stroke Care

Neurology at BMC


Neurologists at Berkshire Health Systems have special training in diseases of the nervous system and collaborate with an integrated healthcare system to deliver state-of-the-art care to our patients.

neurology landing.jpg
All of our physicians see the general neurology patient and provide around-the-clock care for our community. But based on their individual backgrounds and education, the practice is organized around their individual areas of expertise. 

Neurology Team at BMC:

Laurence Ufford, MD, is the Division Chief of Neurology at BMC, and leads this multi-faceted Neurology care program. Dr. Ufford specializes in the treatment of patients suffering from head ache and chronic pain, and is a member of the healthcare system's Integrative Pain Treatment program.

Octavian Adam, MD, is fellowship trained in movement disorders, specializing in Parkinson's Disease.   

Alexander Kloman, MD, supervises the care of stroke patients. Depending on their needs, Dr. Kloman may engage a team of caregivers for stroke patients that ultimately include speech, occupational and physical therapists; physiatrists, case managers and social workers. Both BMC and Fairview Hospital are designated Primary Stroke Center by the state Department of Public Health.

Thomas Kwiatkowski, MD,trained at Baylor College of Medicine and Mayo Clinic. After an advanced clinical fellowship at Mayo, he pursued research in the genetics of ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital for 8 years before coming to Berkshire Medical Center. His special interests include genetic, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative disorders of the nervous system.

Emma Weiskopf, MD,has fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology and specializes in electromyography and nerve conduction studies, with clinical interests in neuromuscular disease, epilepsy and headache.

The practice shares the care of patients with all other neurological disorders, including:
        Multiple Sclerosis
        Epilepsy
        Dementia
        Stroke
        Parkinson's Disease 

The BMC Neurology team is assisted by board certified Nurse Practitioners:

Anurag Bansal, MS, ANP, is a board certified Adult Nurse Practitioner. He received his nursing degree from Excelsior College and a Master of Science degree in the Adult Nurse Practitioner Program at Sage Graduate School.

Darlene Boyce, MS, ANP-BC, ANVP, is a board certified Adult Nurse Pratitioner. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her Master of Science degree in the Adult Nurse Practitioner Program from Sage Graduate School.

Kathleen Hanley, FNP, is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner, with 10 years of neurology nursing experience.  She received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing  from University of Massachusetts and her Masters of Science from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY. 

  •   (413) 447-2000
  •   Email - General Inquiries Only
  •   Email - BMC Patient Experience
  •   Email - BHS Physician Practices
  •   Email - Fairview Hospital Inquiries
  • Employment at BHS
  • About Us
  • 2018 BMC Report on Cancer
  • Quality Care & Patient Safety
  • Berkshire Patient Portal
  • Awards & Accreditations
  • BHS Community Outreach
  • BHS Bloodmobile
  • BMC FY 2018 Community Benefits Report
  • Fairview FY 2018 Community Benefits Report
  • Ways to Give
  • Give Us Your Feedback

© 2021 Berkshire Health Systems

725 North Street

Pittsfield, MA 01201

  • News
  • Privacy Practices
  • Practicas De Privacidad
  • Site Map
  • BHS Privacy Practices
  • Contact Us