Our Doctors

The Doctors of St. Luke's Cardiology Associates

Experienced, Educated and Compassionate

	Marcus Averbach, MD Medical Director of the St. Luke's Chest Pain Center Earned medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was head of the medical honors society (AOA) Dr. Averbach is one of a select few cardiologists in the region certified to read cardiovascular MRI studies. He is certified in SCMR Level III Cardiac MRI, COCATS Level III Echocardiography and board certified in Nuclear Cardiology. More about Dr. Averbach
	Jeffrey Bair, MD, FACC, FCCP Medical Associates of Monroe County Awarded medical degree at New York University Medical School, New York Completed internal medicine internship and residency programs at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York Completed Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship program at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY Board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease Member of the American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society Fellow of American College of Cardiology and Fellow of College of Chest Physicians More about Dr. Bair
	Francis Burt, MD Received medical degree at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA Completed cardiology residency program at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA More about Dr. Burt
	Christopher Cutitta, DO Awarded medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Completed internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship programs at Lehigh Valley Hospital More about Dr. Cutitta
	H. Thompson Dale, MD, FACC Received medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania More about Dr. Dale
	Michael J. Durkin, MD Received medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine More about Dr. Durkin
	Raymond A. Durkin, MD Chief of Cardiology for St. Luke's University Health Network Earned medical degree at Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia Established cardiologist caring for patients in the Lehigh Valley for 14 years Specialized expertise in Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Intervention and Interventional endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) More about Dr. Durkin
	Samuel R. Giamber, MD, FACC Awarded medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was elected to AOA, the Honor Medical Society Holds the distinction of being the first cardiologist to practice at St. Luke's Hospital Under his leadership, the St. Luke's Cardiac Catheterization Lab was established More about Dr. Giamber
	Paul Gulotta, MD Awarded medical degree at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania Specializes in Geriatric Cardiology More about Dr. Gulotta
	James P. Hummel, MD Awarded medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine More about Dr. Hummel
	Sobhan Kodali, MD Awarded medical degree from St. John's Medical College, India Completed internal medicine residency at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA Completed cardiovascular diseases fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital / Western Pennsylvania Hospital Medical Education Consortium, Pittsburgh, PA More about Dr. Kodali
	Richard S. Kolecki, MD Awarded medical degree from Jefferson Medical College Completed internship and residency programs at Lackenau Hospital More about Dr. Kolecki
	Anne Mani, MD Awarded medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Completed internal medicine residency program at Columbia University Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital Completed cardiology fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital More about Dr. Mani
	Jake R. Marais, MD Awarded medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine Completed internal medicine residency program at University of North Carolina Hospitals Completed cardiovascular disease fellowship at Drexel University College of Medicine More about Dr. Marais
	Lynn N. Moran, DO Awarded medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Completed internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship programs at Lehigh Valley Hospital More about Dr. Moran
	Rujul Patel, DO Earned medical education at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Completed the internal medicine residency at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Received his cardiovascular medicine training at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, where he also completed advanced certification in Echocardiography Special interest in noninvasive cardiovascular imaging and preventive cardiology Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati More about Dr. Patel
	Vidya Ponnathpur, MD, FACC Medical Associates of Monroe County Awarded medical degree at Bellary Medical College, Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka, India - MBBS Completed internal medicine internship and residency programs at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC Completed clinical research fellowhship at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC Completed Cardiology Fellowship at Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA Board certified in internal medicine, nuclear cardiology and cardiology and cardiovascular diseases Member of American College of Cardiology and American Society of Nuclear Cardiology More about Dr. Ponnathpur
	Peter R. Puleo, MD, FACC Received medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York Specializes in interventional cardiology and ischemic heart disease More about Dr. Puleo
	Gerald E. Pytlewski, DO Received medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Interested in preventative cardiology and lipid disorders More about Dr. Pytlewski
	Christopher L. Sarnoski, DO Received medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine More about Dr. Sarnoski
	Jamshid Shirani, MD Awarded medical degree at the Shiraz University School of Medical Sciences Completed the residency program at Saint Mary's Hospital Completed fellowship programs at Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, National Institute of Health and Medical College of Virginia Dr. Shirani serves as the Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program and the Director of the Echocardiology Laboratory. More about Dr. Shirani
	Dwithiya Thomas, MD Awarded medical degree from UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ Completed cardiology fellowship program at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ More about Dr. Thomas
	Darren M. Traub, DO Earned medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, PA Special focus on cardiac electrophysiology More about Dr. Traub