OUR TEAM
MUZAMIL RANA,
MD, FACC
Dr. Muzamil Rana is a board certified cardiologist and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the State University of Buffalo, School of Medicine. He is the former Chief of Cardiology at the VA WNY Healthcare System in Buffalo, NY. He has been in clinical practice since 1999.
DENNIS CHUGH,
MD, FACC
Dr. Dennis Chugh is a board certified cardiologist and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the State University of Buffalo, School of Medicine. He has been in clinical practice since 2000.
STEVEN HORN,
MD, FACC
Dr. Steven Horn is a board certified cardiologist and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Echocardiography and American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He is also board certified in Echocardiography as well as Nuclear Cardiology. He is a clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the State University of Buffalo, School of Medicine and is the current director of Non Invasive Cardiology for Kaleida Health. He has been in clinical practice since 2004.
AMANDA RIBBECK,
MD, FACC
Dr. Amanda Ribbeck is a board-certified Cardiologist and Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. She is also board certified in Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography. She has clinical interests including cardiac imaging, women's health and the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
VAMSEE LAKKAKULA, MD, FACC
Dr. Vamsee Lakkakula is a board certified cardiologist and graduate from Cardiology Fellowship at East Carolina University in North Carolina. He is also board certified in Internal Medicine from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
His clinical interests lie in Cardiac Imaging, Valvular Heart Disease, and Atrial Fibrillation.
JEEVAN KUMAR,
MD, FACC
Dr. Jeevan Kumar is board certified and a graduate from Cardiology Fellowship at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
His clinical interests include cardiac imaging, arrhythmia management, and structural heart disease.
KATHY TIUTIUNNYK,
PA-C
Kathy Tiutiunnyk graduated from D’Youville College with a B.S. in Physician Assistant Studies. She has been practicing as a Physician Assistant in WNY since 2006. Her clinical interests in Cardiology include Cardiovascular disease prevention and arrhythmia detection and management.
STEPHANIE MARTIN, PA-C
Stephanie Martin joins Northtowns Cardiology after graduating from Mercyhurst University's Master of Physician Assistant Studies program.
Her clinical interests include cardiovascular disease prevention, structural heart disease, and cardiac arrhythmia detection and management.
NICOLE LAING, PA
Nicole Laing earned her masters degree in Physician Assistant studies from Daemen College in 2015. Her professional experience includes interventional radiology and vascular surgery. Nicole is native to Buffalo, NY and joins Northtowns Cardiology after relocating back to the area.
Her clinical interests in Cardiology include cardiovascular health and disease prevention. As well as cardiac arrhythmia detection and management.