Hayah Kassis-George, MD, FACC Dr. Kassis-George is a cardiologist with experience and expertise in treating advanced heart failure and pulmonary hypertension medical circulatory support. She sees patients 18 and older at Allegheny General Hospital. Dr. Kassis-George received her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio, and completed her residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.... Read More about Hayah Kassis-George, MD

Tiffanie Wojno, CRNP Tiffanie Wojno, CRNP, is a certified nurse practitioner for the AHN Cardiovascular Institute. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University, Chicago, Illinois. She also received her Master of science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner from Chamberlain University, Chicago, Illinois. She is a member of American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Offering same-day appointments, Dr. Azouz specializes in the most current and least invasive techniques available while caring for individuals with cardiovascular disease. He is skilled at performing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary cardiac therapeutic interventions, peripheral vascular diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, nuclear cardiology, and transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography. Dr. Azouz earned his degree at the University of... Read More about Samer Azouz, MD

Dr. Buchanan specializes in preventative cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, cardiomyopathies, and congestive heart failure. Certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Medicine, he has completed fellowships in echocardiography, stress echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Dr. Buchanan earned his degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania, and completed his residency at West Penn... Read More about David J Buchanan, DO

Dr. Rajawat provides cardiac care for patients with heart and valve disease, including myocardial infarction, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and arrhythmia. He received his medical degree from S.M.S. Medical College in Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, and completed a residency at Capital Health System in Trenton, New Jersey. He received additional training during a cardiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, in... Read More about Yadavendra Rajawat, MD

Dr. Raina is a nationally renowned physician with expertise in the diagnostic evaluation and management of pulmonary hypertension. His particular interest is in advanced imaging of the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension. He has published extensively in this field with numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts and book chapters. Dr. Raina was named one of Pittsburgh Magazine's "Best Doctors" in 2019.

Akshay Khandelwal, MD Akshay Khandelwal, MD, is the chief of cardiovascular medicine and an interventional cardiologist with AHN Cardiovascular Institute. He is skilled at coronary and peripheral vascular disease, as well as advanced endovascular and coronary intervention procedures. Dr. Khandelwal went to medical school at Bangalore University, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College in Karnataka, India. He did his residency in... Read More about Akshay K Khandelwal, MD

Dr. Poornima provides specialized care for individuals with cardiac symptoms. Her expertise includes echocardiography, cardiac PET, and nuclear cardiac imaging. She also focuses on women’s heart health, including pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease. She earned her degree at Stanley Medical College at University of Madras in Chennai, India, and completed her residency at Wayne State University Health Center in Detroit, Michigan. She... Read More about Indu G Poornima, MD

Dr. Painley is a highly skilled interventional cardiologist who performs advanced procedures for patients with heart disease. He received his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and completed an internal medicine residency from Frankford Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received further training with a cardiology fellowship and an interventional cardiology fellowship at the Deborah Heart and... Read More about Phillip G Painley, DO

Courtney Warner, PA-C Courtney Warner, PA-C, is a physican assistant with AHN Cardiology, specializing in cardiovascular disease and cardiology. Courtney is skilled in performing stress tests and interpreting ECGs for adults and geriatric adults. Courtney earned her Doctor of Medical Science degree from the University of Lynchburg. She holds a Physician Assistant Studies degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic... Read More about Courtney J Warner, PA-C

Giulia Lucci O’Keeffe is a certified physician assistant (PA-C) and a lead advanced practice provider for cardiology at AHN. She cares for medical/surgical, cardiology and cardio-thoracic patients, focusing on preventive issues. She is also certified in advanced cardiac life support. Giulia earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Alderson Broaddus... Read More about Giulia L O'Keeffe, PA-C