Subspecialty Directors

Internal Medicine Residency at Monmouth Medical Center

Ellen Sher, MD

Ellen Sher, MD
Section Head, Allergy & Immunology

Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency Training: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship Training: National Jewish Center for Immunology


Scott Eisenber, DO

Scott Eisenberg, DO, FACC
Section Head, Cardiology

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Special Interests:Preventative/Clinical Lipidology, Pulmonary Hypertension, Integrative Cardiology, Vascular Anti-aging


Martin Luria, MD

Martin Luria, MD
Section Head, Endocrinology

Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Kings County Hospital Center
Fellowship Training: Mount Sinai Medical Center


Benjamin Terrany, MD

Benjamin Terrany, MD, FACP
Section Head, Gastroenterology

Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Residency Training: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Harlem Hospital Center


Joshua Mendelson, MD

Joshua Mendelson, MD

Medical School: St. George’s University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Emory University Hospital
Special Interests: Epilepsy, migraine, stroke and dementia


Patrick Lee, MD

Patrick Lee, MD
Section Head, Hematology – Oncology

Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency Training: UMDNJ- RWJ University Hospital
Fellowship Training: George Washington University Hospital
Special Interests: Hematologic malignancies, Lung cancer


Sukrut Dwivedi, DO

Sukrut Dwivedi, DO
Section Head, Infectious Diseases

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: UMDNJ-RWJ University Hospital
Fellowship training: UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital


Spiros Arbes, MD

Spiros Arbes, MD
Section Head, Nephrology

Medical School: University of the Philippines
Residency Training: Jersey Shore Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Mount Sinai Medical Center


William Downs, DO

William Downs, DO
Medical Director of Emergency Department

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center


Samantha Nagengast, MD

Samantha Nagengast, MD
Section Head, Palliative Care

Medical Education: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency Training: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship Training: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Special Interests: Palliative Medicine


Violet Kramer, MD

Violet Kramer, MD, FCCP
Section Head, Pulmonary Critical Care

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency Training: New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship Training: New York University School of Medicine