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.
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. Dr. Ribbeck is the director of our Nuclear lab.
Dr. Ribbeck has clinical interests including cardiac imaging, the detection and treatment of infiltrative cardiomyopathies (such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis), and the early detection of coronary atherosclerosis.
JEEVAN KUMAR,
MD, FACC
Dr. Jeevan Kumar is a cardiologist, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and is the director of our Echocardiography lab. He is boarded in Echocardiography (level III training), Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine.
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.
JESSICA BRAWDY, FNP-BC
Jessica Brawdy is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner who earned her masters degree from D'Youville College in 2020. She worked as a RN at Northtowns Cardiology for several years prior to pursuing her NP degree. She returns to Northtowns after spending 3.5 years working acute inpatient cardiology. She has extensive clinical experience in stress testing, ECG interpretation, and arrhythmia detection.
Her clinical interests include cardiac arrhythmia detection and management, detection and treatment of clinical heart failure, and early detection of coronary artery disease.
JULIANNA GAGLIONE, PA-C
Julianna Gaglione is a Board Certified Physician Assistant that earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from LeMoyne College.
Ms. Gaglione is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the New York State Society of Physician Assistants.
Her clinical interests include coronary artery disease, valvular disorders, arrhythmias, heart failure, as well as early detection and treatment of infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
ANNIE GOETZ, MSN, ANP, A-GNP-C
Annie Goetz is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner earning her masters degree from Daemen University in 2022.
Prior to obtaining her masters degree, she worked as a registered nurse with the majority of her clinical nursing experience focused in interventional cardiology. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Her clinical interests include cardiovascular disease prevention, detection and treatment of cardiomyopathies, and cardiac arrhythmia management.