Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at
Monmouth Medical Center

About the Faculty

Monmouth Medical Center Radiology Department Faculty

Residents are instructed by a medical team that consists of 10 board-certified radiologists, two of whom also are board certified in nuclear medicine and a board-certified medical imaging physicist. All faculty members are fellowship trained from leading university programs.



Dr. Richard Ruchman, Chairman and Program Director, graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine, completed a Nuclear Medicine Residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Diagnostic Radiology Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and a Fellowship in Abdominal and Thoracic Imaging at New York University Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.

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Dr. Thomas Kelly, assistant Director of the residency program and Director of the chest section, graduated from the University of Maryland Medical School, completed his Radiology Residency here at Monmouth Medical Center and completed a Fellowship in Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in neuroradiology.

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Dr. Peter Park, Section Director of Cardiovascular and Interventional, received his medical training at SUNY Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn in New York, he completed his residency training at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York and completed a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.

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Dr. Yasmeen Shariff is the section Director for Ultrasound. She received her medical training at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, completed her residency training at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and completed a fellowship in Imaging including women’s imaging at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh. She is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.

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Dr. Salman Rashid, Director of Nuclear Medicine, completed a nuclear medicine residency at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio and completed his radiology residency here at Monmouth. He is board certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and the American Board of Radiology .

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Dr. Stanley Lu received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He also completed his Radiology Residency at the New York University Medical Center and his Neuroradiology fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology. He also has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology. Dr. Lu has an impressive list of publications and scientific presentations. He is currently on the Radiology Residency Committee and participates in yearly residency interviews for the NRMP match.

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Dr. Melinda Staiger, Medical Director of the Breast Center, received her medical training and residency training at the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Staiger is the former Director of Mammography at New York University Medical Center and the former Director of Breast Imaging at the Pittsburgh Cancer Center. She is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and is a member of the Society of Breast imagers.

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Dr. Tejas Shinde received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed his Radiology Residency also at the New York University School of Medicine. He is fellowship trained in MRI, combined body,neuroradiology and musculoskeletal from the Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Shinde was the recipient of many honors during his years of medical training including the RSNA Medical Student Research Grant.

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Dr. Sidney Schultz received his medical training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York and completed his residency training at Montefiore Hospital in New York. He is board certified by the American board of Radiology.

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Dr. Leizle Talangbayan graduated from Drexel Medical School, she completed her internship in Internal Medicine at Christiana Hospital in Delaware and completed her Radiology Residency here at Monmouth Medical Center.  She then went on to do a Fellowship in Body Imaging at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.  She is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.  Dr. Talangbayan is very active in research for the residency program.

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Mr.Thomas Piccoli, the Medical Imaging Physicist, is a graduate of the University of Lowell in Massachusetts with a degree in Radiological Physics and Protection. He is board certified by the American Board of Medical Physicists and the American Board of Radiology.

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