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4071 Lee Road, Suite 260
Cleveland, OH   44128
216-957-1200

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16000 Pearl Road
Strongsville, OH   44136
440-238-2124

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6835 Broadway Avenue
Cleveland, OH   44105
216-957-1700

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2816 East 116th Street
Cleveland, OH   44120
216-957-4335

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4229 Pearl Road
Cleveland, OH    44109
216-957-3897

Radiology Medical Staff (Radiologists)

Robert D. Ferguson, M.D.
Interim Chairman, Department of Radiology
Specialty: Neuro/Vascular/Interventional Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 2007
Medical: School: University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Internship: Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Residency: Radiology University of Western Ontario

 

 

Sampath Alapati, M.D.
Specialty:  Diagnostic Radiology
Medical School: Dr. Panjabarao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, India
Residency:  St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio
Fellowship: Louisiana State University of Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana



 

 

Adam Blum, M.D.
Chief, Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Specialty: Vascular/Interventional Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Ultrasound
Certification: American Board of Radiology - Vascular Interventional CAQ
MetroHealth Appointment: 2006
Medical School: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Internship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio - Vascular/Interventional
 

Pedro J. Diaz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Case Western  Reserve University
Specialty: Radiology Physics, Imaging Systems and Informatics
MetroHealth Appointment:1986





 

Rachna Dutta, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Case Western  Reserve University

Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology-Diagnostic Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 2006
Medical School: Grant Medical College of Bombay, India
Internship:  MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio - Women's Imaging

 

 

Christine H. Eckhauser, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Mammography, Diagnostic Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 1998
Medical School: State University of New York Downstate, Brooklyn, New York
Internship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio


 

Andrew Goldberg, M.D. 
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology-Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology CAQ
MetroHealth Appointment: 2005
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Internship: Providence Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
Residency: George Washington University Hospital, Washington D.C.
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Neuroradiology

 
 

Vikas Jain, M.D.
Specialty:  Neuroradiology, Diagnostic Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 2009
Medical School:  Maulana Azad Medical College
Internship:  Maulana Azad Medical College
Residency:  MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship:  University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics


 

Donn W. Kirschenbaum, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Vascular/Interventional Radiology, Gastrointestinal Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology, Vascular  Interventional  CAQ
MetroHealth Appointment: 1999
Medical School: University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Internship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
 

 Alexander J. Kondow, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Computed Tomography, Ultrasound, Gastrointestinal Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 1990
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Internship: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
 

Michael P. McNamara, Jr., M.D.
Chief, Breast Imaging and Intervention
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Breast Imaging, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography
Certification: American Board of Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 1999
Medical School: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Internship: Akron General Hospital, Akron, Ohio
Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Research: Breast Imaging and Interventional Breast Techniques
 

Melissa T. Myers, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Radiology
Director, Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University

Specialty: Pediatric Radiology, Nuclear Medicine
Certification: American Board of Radiology, Pediatric Radiology CAQ, Certificate of Special Competence in Nuclear Medicine
MetroHealth Appointment: 2004
Medical School: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Internship: University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Residency: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
 

Dubravka Oravec, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Mammography, Diagnostic Radiology, Pediatric Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 1979
Other Languages: Croatian
Medical School: University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Internship: University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

 

Avram E. Pearlstein, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Computed Tomography, Diagnostic Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 1999
Medical School: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Internship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

 

 

 

Mark S. Rzeszotarski, Ph.D. 
Assistant Director, Residency Program
Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Radiation Safety, Radiologic Physics and Imaging
Certification: American Board of Radiology/Diagnostic and Medical Nuclear Physics
MetroHealth Appointment: 1998
PhD: BioMedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

 

Rajiv R. Shah, M.D.
Chief, Musculoskeletal Radiology
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University

Specialty: Neuroradiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Musculoskeletal and Body Magnetic Resonance, Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Angiography with Gadolinium
Certification: American Board of Radiology, Neuroradiology CAQ
MetroHealth Appointment: 1998
Medical School: The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois
Internship: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Residency: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

 

Shahnaz Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology-Diagnostic Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 2006
Medical School: Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Internship: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Akron, Ohio Pediatrics
 

Zahid R. Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Pediatric Radiology, Computed Tomography, Ultrasound, Diagnostic Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology, American Board of Radiology/Pediatric Radiology-Pediatric Radiology CAQ
MetroHealth Appointment: 1976
Other Languages: Urdu
Medical School: King Edward Medical College, Pakistan
Internship: Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren, Ohio
Residency: Elyria Memorial Hospital, Elyria, Ohio, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
 

Judith E. Simon, M.D.
Chief, Neuroradiology
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University

Specialty: Neuroradiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Certification: American Board of Radiology, Neuroradiology CAQ
MetroHealth Appointment: 1989
Medical School: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Internship: Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

 
  Stephen W. Tamarkin, M.D.
Chief, Body Imaging
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Ultrasound, Computed Tomography
Certification: American Board of Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 1994
Medical School: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Internship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
 

Lee H. Tseng, M.D.
Director, Vascular and Interventional Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Vascular Interventional Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional CAQ
MetroHealth Appointment: 1999
Other Languages: Mandarin
Medical School: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

 

Harvey J. West, M.D.
Chief, Ambulatory Radiology - Retired
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Certification: American Board of Radiology
MetroHealth Appointment: 1999
Medical School: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Internship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
 

 

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