Joel Michael Oster MD FAAN, FACNS, FAES

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine

Chief of Neurology Berkshire Medical Center and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine

777 North StDepartment of NeurologyPittsfield, MA 01201
Phone+1 413-395-7694
Fax+1 413-496-8852

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Summary

Chief of Neurology -Specializing in Epileptology/EEG/IOM and Sleep Medicine

Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Epilepsy, 2001 - 2002
Tufts Medical CenterChief Residency, Neurology, 2000 - 2001
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1998 - 2001
St Elizabeth's Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1997

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Certifications & Licensure

NH State Medical License 2001 - Present
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Castle and Connolly/Boston Magazine https://www.bostonmagazine.com/find-a-doctor/joel-oster/, 2024
Board Certification Special Qualifications in Epilepsy Monitoring, Intraoperative Neurologic Monitoring, Critical care EEG ABCN-American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007, 2015, 2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Lahey Clinic’s Meaningful Use Reporting Tool, Lahey Clinic Foundation Inc, 2013-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Needs and Gaps in Education and Utilization of Social Determinants of Health in Epilepsy Care: A Survey of American Epilepsy Society Members.
Yinchen Song, Meghann Kelly, Erin Fecske, Lisa Clifford, Crystal Epley
Epilepsy Currents. 2026-02-25
8 citations
Efficacy And Safety of Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist (DORA) For Sleep Disturbance in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Dementia. A Review Article.
Abdulrahman Alshiban, Tuna Hasoglu, Joel Oster
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2025-02-01
Editorial: Advances in epilepsy research: exploring biomarkers, brain stimulation, and neurosurgical interventions.
Kazuki Sakakura, Joel Oster
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Needs and Gaps in Education and Utilization of Social Determinants of Health in Epilepsy Care: A Survey of American Epilepsy Society Members.
Song Y, Kelly M, Fecske E, Clifford L, Epley C, Oster JM, Shin HW; AES SDoH Workgroup., Epilepsy Curr., 2/25/2026
Seizure Disorders: Clinical Insights and Review of the Major Clinical Topics Impacting the Reproductive Lifespan
Oster JM, Neurol AMJ. 2025;2[1]:96-111, 5/20/2025
Refractory Musicogenic Epilepsy and a surgical cure guided by metabolic neuro imaging: A case report
Oster JM, Cosgrove GR, Adv Neurol, 4/9/2025

Books/Book Chapters

In-The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations volume 7:Nervous System
Chapter: Sleep Disorders
Aminoff MJ, Pomeroy SL, Levin KH editors. Oster JM contributorEditors: Jones HR Jr. and Burns TM -In Memoriam.Elsevier, Philadelphia Edition 3rd,2024
Netter’s Neurology 2015, 2019
Chapter: Sleep Disorders
Oster JM, Gross PTEditors: Srinivasan J, Chaves C, Scott B, Small J.Elsevier 2nd and 3rd editionsEdition 2,3,
Almoallim, H. , (Ed.). (2012). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/1325
Chapter: The Pathophysiology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Nervous System
Joel M OsterEditors: Almoallim, H..2012

Abstracts/Posters

Device Malfunction in Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation (HGNS) for Severe OSA
Park A, Zacharias R, Grover A, He W, Schumaker G, Oster J, Hayden L, Rosenthal B, Sleep 2025;(48) Supplement 1, Seattle WA, 5/25/2025
The Unseen Burden of Untreated OSA: Aortic Complications leading to emergency surgery
Zacharias R, Park A, Grover A, Schumaker G, Oster J, He W, Sleep 2025;48(Supplement 1), Seattle WA, 5/25/2025
Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) improves outcome after failed temporal resection: A case series
Oster J, Kryzanski J, Epilepsia: Volume 65, Issue S1, Rome, Italy -European Epilepsy Congress 2024, 11/29/2024

Authored Content

REM Predominance on PolysomnographyMay 2026
Underrecognized Severe Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Pituitary-Dependent Cushing’s Disease: A Bidirectional ChallengeMay 2026
Invasive EEG Monitoring Identifies Sleep Spindles in Insular Electrode Contacts in a Patient with Intractable EpilepsyMay 2026

Grant Support

Recover SleepNIH2025–Present
National Institutes of Health CTSI grant UL1TR002544Tufts University and Northeastern -Interpreted VEPs for studyPresent

External Links

Treatment of epilepsy press mentionhttps://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-tufts-medical-center-neuropace-epilepsy-treatment/38928283
Covid-19 and Electrocorticographic Changeshttps://www.oatext.com/sars-cov-2-infection-and-electrocorticographic-changes.php
Covid-19, Electrocorticography, Vaccineshttps://www.oatext.com/pdf/BRR-6-148.pdf