Amresh Raina, MD

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 Houston, Texas, and at echocardiography and interventional cardiology fellowships at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is active in cardiology research and widely published.

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 pursued additional training with a cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and nuclear cardiology training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Poornima is Medical Director of Nuclear Cardiology and Director, Section of Preventive Cardiology and Women’s Heart Center at Allegheny Health Network. She speaks English, Hindi, and Tamil.

Dr. Matthew Straka is an otolaryngologist who provides highly specialized care for conditions of the ear, nose, and throat. He diagnoses and treats ear infections, seasonal allergies, hearing loss, nasal disorders, sinusitis, voice and swallowing disorders, vertigo, and head and neck cancers. Dr. Straka has expertise in performing endoscopic sinus surgery and skull base surgery. Dr. Straka earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine, in Washington, D.C., and he completed a residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also completed a Master of Science in neurobiology and physiology from Northwestern University. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Straka is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, American Rhinologic Society, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Allegheny County Medical Society.