Richard B. Ruchman, M.D., earned his undergraduate degree from Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., and his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in nuclear medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, and in Diagnostic Radiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, where he served as chief resident.

Since 1992, Dr. Ruchman has served as Director of Monmouth's Radiology Residency Program, responsible for overseeing the training of eight resident physicians in the associated diagnostic disciplines of radiology, and chief of Body Imaging for the Radiology department. He also serves as a clinical assistant professor of Radiological Sciences for MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Monmouth's Philadelphia-based teaching affiliate.

Before joining Monmouth, he was a clinical assistant professor of Radiology at New York University School of Medicine and then at the State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn.

Board certified in Nuclear Medicine and Radiology, Dr. Ruchman is fellowship trained in abdominal and thoracic imaging from New York University Medical Center. He is a member of the Radiological Society of North America, the Society of Nuclear Medicine, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American College of Radiology and the American Roentgen Ray Society.

As chairman, Dr. Ruchman directs a multifaceted department that offers the latest imaging services to diagnose and treat a full range of medical diseases and conditions. It recently expanded its capabilities with the acquisition of the most advanced equipment to perform multislice computed tomography (CT Scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine procedures including positron emission tomography (PET)..