Samuel Knee, MD
Dr. Samuel Knee is the director of the Center for Sleep and Breathing Disorders at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. Prior to joining The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, Dr. Knee was an attending pediatric physician in emergency medicine and intensive care at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. He completed a fellowship in sleep medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital in Long Island. Before beginning his fellowship, he completed a residency in Pediatrics at Jacobi Medical Center through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine which runs one of the largest residency programs in the country.
Dr. Knee is a graduate of the Sackler School of Medicine New York State American Program of Tel Aviv University in New York City.
He is board certified in pediatrics and sleep medicine.
Dr. Samuel Knee is the director of the Center for Sleep and Breathing Disorders at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. Prior to joining The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, Dr. Knee was an attending pediatric physician in emergency medicine and intensive care at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. He completed a fellowship in sleep medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital in Long Island. Before beginning his fellowship, he completed a residency in Pediatrics at Jacobi Medical Center through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine which runs one of the largest residency programs in the country.
Dr. Knee is a graduate of the Sackler School of Medicine New York State American Program of Tel Aviv University in New York City.
He is board certified in pediatrics and sleep medicine.
Amar Bukhari, MD
Dr. Bukhari is chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Saint Peter's University Hospital. Dr. Bukhari received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rutgers University. He completed his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. After completing his residency in internal medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, he went on to complete a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Dr. Bukhari practices pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. He is chair of the Ethics Committee at Saint Peter's and has a particular interest in end-of-life care across the cultural and religious spectrum
Dr. Bukhari is chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Saint Peter's University Hospital. Dr. Bukhari received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rutgers University. He completed his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. After completing his residency in internal medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, he went on to complete a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Dr. Bukhari practices pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. He is chair of the Ethics Committee at Saint Peter's and has a particular interest in end-of-life care across the cultural and religious spectrum
Douglas Frenia, MD
Dr. Frenia is a pulmonologist who is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. Dr. Frenia heads the hospital’s Lung Screening Program, which provides a multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, detection, and treatment of lung cancer.
Before completing his medical degree with high honors from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Rutgers University’s School of Pharmacy, also with high honors. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, an affiliate of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Frenia also completed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Frenia is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force who received distinguished service awards during his 16 years of service, including two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dr. Frenia has published research in pulmonary medicine and has served on the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Academic Committee and the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC.) He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society.
Dr. Frenia is a pulmonologist who is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. Dr. Frenia heads the hospital’s Lung Screening Program, which provides a multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, detection, and treatment of lung cancer.
Before completing his medical degree with high honors from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Rutgers University’s School of Pharmacy, also with high honors. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, an affiliate of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Frenia also completed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Frenia is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force who received distinguished service awards during his 16 years of service, including two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dr. Frenia has published research in pulmonary medicine and has served on the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Academic Committee and the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC.) He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society.
Carmen Negron-Gonzalez, RST, is a licensed registered sleep technologist with the Sleep Center. She speaks Spanish and English.