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About Our Doctors

	Marcus Averbach, MD Earned medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was head of the medical honors society (AOA) Serves as medical director of the St. Luke's Chest Pain Center Dr. Averbach is the only cardiologist 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
	H. Thompson Dale, MD, FACC Received medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania More about Dr. Dale
	Donald V. Ferrari, DO Awarded medical degree at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Completed the cardiology fellowship at Long Island College Hospital More about Dr. Ferrari
	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
	Andrew S. Potash, MD Awarded medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA Special interest in arrhythmia management, implantable defibrillators, permanent pacing and coronary angiography More about Dr. Potash
	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
	Mohamed Salem , MD Awarded medical degree from AIN Shams University in Cairo, Egypt Special interests include complex PCI, PFO closure for prevention of stroke and migranes and peripheral vascular disease More about Dr. Salem
	David Scoblionko, MD Medical degree earned at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA Special interests include evaluation of complex cardiovascular problems , preventative cardiology and echo and nuclear stress testing More about Dr. Scoblionko
	Prasanna Sugathan, MD Awarded medical degree at University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN Completed the cardiovascular diseases fellowship in at University of Tennessee - Memphis and the critical care medicine fellowship at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center More about Dr. Sugathan
	Venu Thirumurti, MD Awarded medical degree from Coimbatore Medical College in India Special interests include clinical cardiology, echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging More about Dr. Thirumurti
	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