We are pleased to announce that Andrew Lederman, M.D. has joined Berkshire Surgical Associates, P.C. As of January 1, 2010, Dr. Lederman has been seeing patients at our Pittsfield office, in the Medical Arts Complex at Berkshire Medical Center.

Dr. Lederman brings his expertise in gastrointestinal surgery, minimally invasive surgery and flexible endoscopy.

As Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Berkshire Medical Center, Dr. Lederman has led that program to achieve national certification. He will continue to serve nationally as a site inspector for the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery program.

Dr. Lederman will continue to offer both laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedures at his new practice. Over the past five years, Dr. Lederman has brought many new laparoscopic techniques to Berkshire County.

Education

• B.S. Astronomy and Physics, Yale University, New Haven CT 1986-1990
• M.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA 1991-1997

• Fellowship in Education, Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, 1990-1991
• Research Specialist, NSF Center for Biological Timing, Charlottesville VA 1992-1993
• Residency, General Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester NY 1997-2002
• Research Fellowship, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta GA 2002-2004
• Clinical Fellowship, Minimally Invasive, Bariatric, and Gastrointestinal Surgeries, Emory University, Atlanta GA 2003-2004

Board Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1998
• American Board of Surgery, 2003
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2007