Doctors Cardiologist credentials Michigan Heart Group Troy, Livonia, Macomb MI

David R. Cragg, M.D., F.A.C.C. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease. A graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Dr. Cragg completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and is a member of the American Heart Association, Oakland County Medical Society and Michigan State Medical Society.

Dr. Cragg served as Chief of Cardiovascular Services at William Beaumont Hospital, Troy from 1992–1999 and is now Director of Cardiac Research at WBH, Troy. He is on staff at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Troy. He practices at Michigan Heart Rhythm Group.

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Steven L. Almany, M.D., F.A.C.C. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He is a graduate of Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine; Dr. Almany completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. During this time, he served for one year each as Chief Medical Resident, Chief Cardiology Fellow and Chief Interventional Fellow.

Dr. Almany is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Oakland County Medical Society, Michigan State Medial Society, and the American Heart Association. Dr. Almany has lectured on a local and national level. In addition he is listed as a Lecturer in the U of M Business Schools directory. He has written extensively, including many book chapters in the field of cardiology. He holds two patents on cardiovascular medical devices. He is on the Medical Advisory Board of several corporations involved in cardiovascular care.

He is active in the physician training programs, and is Vice Chief of the department of Cardiology at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. He is on staff at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Troy. He practices at Michigan Heart Group and Western Wayne Heart Group.

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Steven C. Ajluni, M.D. F.A.C.C. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease. A graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Dr. Ajluni completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. He then completed a cardiology fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, where he served as Chief Cardiology Fellow and Chief Interventional Fellow.

Dr. Ajluni is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Oakland County Medical Society, Michigan State Medical Society, and the American Heart Association. He is on staff at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Troy. He practices at Michigan Heart Group and Western Wayne Heart Group.

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William H. Devlin, M.D., F.A.C.C. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease. A graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, Dr. Devlin obtained his undergraduate degree as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in Oxford, England. He completed his residency in internal medicine at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, where he was Chief Medical Resident for one year. He then completed a cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Dr. Devlin is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is a member of the American Heart Association, the Oakland County Medical Society and the Michigan State Medical Society. His research interests include valvular heart disease and hemodynamics. He is on staff at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Troy, and practices at Michigan Heart Group.

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Terry R. Bowers, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.S.V.M. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease. A graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Bowers completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota Hospitals in Minneapolis. He completed his cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, where he served as chief Cardiology Fellow in his last year. In addition, he completed a peripheral interventional and vascular medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.

Dr. Bowers is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a fellow of the Society of Vascular Medicine and Biology. He is a member of the Oakland County Medical Society, Michigan State Medical Society and the American Heart Association.

Active in cardiology research, Dr. Bowers has made national and internal presentations and has been widely published in medical literature. He is on staff at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Troy. Dr. Bowers practices at Michigan Heart Group.

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Brian D. Williamson, M.D., F.A.C.C. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiac Electrophysiology. Dr. Williamson graduated summa cum laude from Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, where he served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine. In addition, Dr. Williamson completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor.

He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and a member of the Heart Rhythm Society, the American Heart Association, the Oakland County Medical Society and the Michigan State Medical Society.

Dr. Williamson is on staff at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Troy and is Director of the Pacemaker Clinic at Troy Beaumont, he practices at Michigan Heart Rhythm Group.

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Ilana B. Kutinsky, D.O., F.A.C.C. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease and Electrophysiology.

A graduate of Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Dr. Kutinsky completed an internal medicine residency at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO. She then completed a cardiology fellowship in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. Dr. Kutinsky was also an assistant clinical professor at University of Colorado prior to coming home to Michigan.

Dr. Kutinsky is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Osteopathic Association, American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. She is on staff at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Troy. Dr. Kutinsky practices at Michigan Heart Rhythm Group and Western Wayne Heart Group.

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Michael J. Gallagher, M.D., F.A.C.C. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease. He is also certified by the National Board of Echocardiography and the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, and is a graduate of Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine. Dr. Gallagher completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Michigan State University's Grand Rapids campus and his clinical cardiology fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, where he served for one year as Chief Cardiology Fellow. He completed one additional year of advanced training in Cardiovascular MRI/CT imaging at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.

Dr. Gallagher is a member of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, the Michigan State Medical Society, and the Oakland County Medical Society. He is on staff at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Troy and practices at Michigan Heart Group.

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Cheryl A. Vincent, M.S.N., A.P.R.N. is licensed by the State of Michigan and certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Adult Nurse Practitioner. Cheryl received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland in Baltimore and a Master of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University in Detroit where she completed the Nurse Practitioner Program. Cheryl provides high quality care under the supervision of a physician. She focuses on risk factor management and patient education. Cheryl obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations and diagnosis, treats and monitors chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, arrhythmia, high cholesterol, and congestive heart failure. She also diagnoses and treats acute health problems such as chest pain, shortness of breath and minor infections. In addition she orders diagnostic tests, prescribes medications and other treatments in collaboration with our supervising physicians. Cheryl promotes positive health behaviors and self–care skills through education and counseling.

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Howard J. Hollinger, P.A.–C. is licensed by the State of Michigan and certified by the American Academy of Physician's Assistants. Howard received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California in Santa Barbara. Howard completed his Master of Science in the Physician's Assistant Program at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. As a physician assistant, Howard divides his time between the office at Michigan Heart Group and William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. He is licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision, and exercises autonomy in medical decision making to provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. His duties range from interviewing patients, compiling patient's medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering necessary diagnostic laboratory tests, and admitting and discharging patients from the hospital.

As a patient, you may see Howard in the office for hospital follow up care, blood pressure checks or medication adjustments. You may also see him in place of your regular physician if your physician is not available at the time in which you need to be seen. Howard confers with the supervising physician before implementing treatment plans to ensure that your care is followed through as your physician has intended.

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Anita M. Juriga, A.P.R.N., M.S.N. is licensed by the state of Michigan as a registered nurse and certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Anita received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a Master of Science in Nursing from Oakland University in Rochester.

Anita provides care under the supervision of a physician. She obtains medical histories and performs physical examinations. She will diagnose, treat and monitor chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, congestive heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias. She will also diagnose and treat acute problems such as chest pain and shortness of breath. Anita orders diagnostic tests, prescribes medications and other treatments in collaboration with the supervising physician. She also performs patient education and counseling.

Anita divides her time at Michigan Heart Group between seeing patients in the office and at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.

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Jan Halash, is nationally certified in device follow up by the Heart Rhythm Society, formally known as NASPE. Jan received her LPN from the Shapero school of nursing in Detroit. She then moved to St. Paul, Minnesota where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing from the University of St. Catherine.

In June of 2004, Michigan Heart Group, P.C. expanded to include Michigan Heart Rhythm Group which included a device clinic. Jan is our device specialist; she assists the physicians by checking patients' pacemakers and ICDs. Both these devices need to be checked on a regular basis; if you have one of these devices you should be visiting our office on a regular basis to have it checked. If you have your device checked at the hospital they will send the report to your physician.

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Amy Forbes received her Bachelor of Science degree from Central Michigan University and has worked as an Exercise Physiologist for Michigan Heart Group since September of 2000. In September of 2007, Amy expanded her role at Michigan Heart Group and went to work with Jan Halash, as a Device Specialist. She assists the physicians by checking patients' pacemakers and ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrillator). She has also taken a critical role in organizing the ICD support group run by Jan Halash and herself. The group meets every other month and discusses such issues as nutrition, medication, devices and general feelings patients may have dealing with the day in and day out effects of having an ICD.

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