William Bernstein, MD
Pediatric Residency Program Director
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Pediatric Education
Chief Residency: North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical School
Pediatric Residency: North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical School
Medical School: Cornell University Medical School
Undergraduate: The Johns Hopkins University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1993
Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, ambulatory pediatrics, practice management, patient safety, immunizations, school health, preventive health care, child advocacy
Shobha Amara, MD
General Pediatrics
Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital-Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College of Osmania University, India
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003
Special interest: inpatient pediatrics.

Karen Babcock, MD
General Pediatrics
Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2007
Special interests: ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, newborn nursery, child abuse, foster care.
Julia DeBellis, MD
General Pediatrics
Fellowship: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2016
Roxanne Kendall, MD
General Pediatrics
Fellowship: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Tufts University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1989
Special interests: ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, public health, lead poisoning, community pediatrics, faculty advising.
Tejal Mehta, MD
General Pediatrics
Residency: Woodhull Medical Center
Medical School: Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, India
Undergraduate: University of Mumbai, India
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2010
Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, handoff communication, asthma care, patient safety, pediatric board review, practice-based learning and improvement.
Michael Lucas, MD
Associate Residency Program Director
General Pediatrics
Chief Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1995
Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, craniofacial abnormalities, preventive health care, faculty advising, pediatric informatics, child advocacy, continuity clinic.
Gladibel Medina, MD
General Pediatrics
Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1995
Special interests: child abuse, ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, newborn nursery, faculty advising.
Paulina Rojas, MD
General Pediatrics
Residency: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Medical School: University of Chile Medical School-Division of Medical Sciences North, Santiago, Chile
At the Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2012
Special interests: outpatient pediatrics, newborn nursery, child advocacy
Debra-Lynn Day-Salvatore, MD, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Genetic Medicine
Fellowship: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Medical School: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Post Graduate: New York University
Undergraduate: Harvard University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1990
Special interests: perinatal genetics, Pompe disease, Gaucher disease
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Nibal Zaghloul, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Fellowship: Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Saint Joseph’s Children Hospital in Paterson, NJ
Medical School: American University of Beirut School of Medicine Beirut, Lebanon
Undergraduate: American University of Beirut, Lebanon
At the Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2012
Special interests: childhood cancer and blood disorders.
Lara Pappas, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Residency: University of California – Irvine
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2014
Anna Sechser-Perl, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Residency: Miami Children’s Hospital
Medical School: University of Zurich
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2012
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine, Division
Harsohena Kaur, MD
Inpatient Pediatric Medicine
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Medical School: Christian Medical College
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2016
Meenakshi Khosla, MD
Inpatient Pediatric Medicine
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College
Medical School: LTM Medical College
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2012
Frances Pelliccia, MD
General Pediatrics
Residency: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Undergraduate: Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, New Jersey
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2007
Special interests: ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, newborn nursery, child abuse, foster care.
Neonatology
Mark Hiatt, MD
Chief, Division of Neonatology
Fellowship: Babies Hospital-Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College
Undergraduate: Cornell University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1980
Special interests: neonatology, clinical research, practice management, patient safety, newborn screening.
Mujahid Anwar, MD
Neonatology
Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Residency: Lincoln Hospital, New York Infirmary
Medical School: Nishtar Medical College, Pakistan
Undergraduate: Government College Gulberg, Pakistan
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1977
Special interests: neonatology, intraventricular hemorrhage, cerebral blood flow.
Shaku Chandra, MD
Neonatology
Fellowship: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Long Island College Hospital, New York
Medical School: Bangalore Medical College, India
Undergraduate: Stanford University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2004
Special interests: neonatology, medical education.
Raquel Gomez, MD
Neonatology
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Residency: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical School: UMDNJ Rutgers University.
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2018
Neera Prakash, MD
Neonatology
Fellowship: Stony Brooke University Hospital
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2018
Murali K. Manne, MD
Neonatology
Fellowship: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Lincoln Hospital, Cornell University Medical College
Medical School: University of Madras, Madras, India
At the Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2004
Special interests: neonatology.
Veerappan Sutharsanam, MD
Neonatology
Fellowship: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center affiliated to New York University
Medical School: Tirunelveli Medical College, Madurai Kamaraj University, India
At the Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2005
Special interests: neonatology.
Pediatric Nephrology
Anup Singh, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate
Residency: SUNY Downstate
Medical School: De La Salle University, Philippines
Undergraduate: University of the Philippines
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003
Special interests: hypertension, glomerulonephritis, reflux nephropathy, nephrotic syndrome, renal failure, dialysis, hydronephrosis, faculty advising.
Pediatric Neurology
Carlos Lastra, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Fellowship: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Facultad de Medicina, Colombia
Undergraduate: Colegio San Luis Gonzaga Ibagué, Colombia
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003
Special interests: pediatric neurophysiology, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, head trauma, faculty advising.
Victoria Surgan, MD
Pediatric Neurology
Fellowship: Schneider Children’s Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Residency: Schneider Children’s Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Undergraduate: Montclair State University, New Jersey
At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2009
Special interests: epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, pediatric neurology.
Anu Venkat, MD
Pediatric Neurology
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Residency: UMDNJ
Medical School: Coimbatore Medical College, India
At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2014
Special Interest: lifelong learning and education, quality improvement, patient safety and compassionate care, epilepsy, headaches and behavioral developmental pediatrics.
Sara Rose Haim, MD
Pediatric Neurology
Fellowship: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Medical School: Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Medical School for Internal Health

Chandrabhaga Miskin, MD
Pediatric Neurology
Fellowship: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Medical School: American University of Antigua
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2016
Minal Doshi, MD
Pediatric Neurology
Fellowship: Epilepsy/EEG fellowship, Northwell Health
Residency: Pediatrics – Rutgers NJMS
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
At the Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University since 2019
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Arno Fried, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Fellowship: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Chief Residency: Primary Children’s Medical Center-University of Utah
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis Center for Biomedical Education, City College of N.Y.
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2004
Special interests: pediatric neurosurgery, hydrocephalus, CNS tumors, pediatric spasticity, epilepsy surgery, spinal dysraphism, surgical interventions for cerebral palsy, CSF shunts, craniosynostosis, head trauma, myleomeningocele.
Mostafa El Khashab, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Children’s Medical Center
Residency: Bonn University Hospital, Germany
Medical School: University of Cairo, Egypt
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2007
Special interests: pediatric neurosurgery, hydrocephalus, CNS tumors, pediatric spasticity, epilepsy surgery, spinal dysraphism, surgical interventions for cerebral palsy, CSF shunts, craniosynostosis, head trauma, myleomeningocele autism, ADHD, developmental disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome.
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Kianoush Sheykholeslami, MD
Ear Nose and Throat, Otolaryngology
Fellowship: Globus Medical, Princeton New Jersey
Residency: Case Medical Center, Cleveland Ohio
Medical School: Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2020
Pediatric Ophthalmology
J. Mark Engel, MD
Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology
Fellowship: Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Medical School: Loyola University- Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1993
Special interests: pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, clinical research, medical education.
Sepideh Rousta, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Residency: University of Pennsylvania-Scheie Eye Institute
Medical School: SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2000
Special interests: pediatric ophthalmology, eye movement disorders, strabismus, vision screening, clinical research, medical education.

Nancy Sun, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Fellowship: Storm Eye Institute, Medical School of South Carolina
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Rutgers College
Pediatric Pulmonology
Archana Singh, MD
Chief, Pediatric Pulmonology
Fellowship: Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York
Residency: Infants & Children’s Hospital-Maimonides Medical Center
Medical School: University of Kanpur, India
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2009
Special interests: asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchiolitis, chronic lung disease, pneumonia.
Pediatric Pathology
Susan Shen-Schwarz, MD
Chief, Perinatal and Pediatric Pathology
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Fellowship: Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Residency: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh-University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: University of Hong Kong
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1990
Special interests: perinatal and pediatric pathology.
Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Sam Knee, MD
Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Fellowship: Stony Brook University Hospital
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2018
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Arlene Goodman, MD
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Residency: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2014
Special Interest: concussions in pediatric athletes, pediatric injuries, stress fractures, overuse injuries in pediatric athletes and injury prevention.
Pediatric Surgery
John Gallucci, MD
Pediatric Surgery
Fellowship: McGill University, Canada
Residency: Cooper Hospital University Medical Center, New Jersey
Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Undergraduate: Montclair State College
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003
Special interests: minimally invasive pediatric surgery, abdominal surgery
Urology
Michael Fleisher, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology
Fellowship: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital and SUNY-Downstate
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Graduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1986
Special interests: hypospadias, hernia repair, enuresis, voiding disorders, urinary reflux, cryptorchidism.
Thomas Vates, MD
Pediatric Urology
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Lafayette College, Pennsylvania
At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1986
Special interests: hydronephrosis, enuresis, urinary reflux, cryptorchidism, prune belly syndrome, posterior urethral valves.