Dr. Sonia Gidwani
Primary Care physician
Dr. Sonia Gidwani trained in General Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of NJ/UMDNJ. After one year of Pediatric Endocrinology fellowship at the Weill Cornell Medical Center, she joined St. Luke´s Roosevelt Hospital where she became Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics. In 2007, she started this private practice on the Upper West Side that has grown to become one of the busiest in the area.
Though a large part of her practice is in General Pediatrics, her expertise is in endocrine diseases of children, including diabetes and obesity. She has published in the field of pediatric endocrinology and has led multiple NIH funded studies. Dr. Gidwani has been named one of the Top Doctors in New York by New York Magazine.
Reina Perl
PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT
Reina Perl, PNP, IBCLC (International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners) is a consummate professional with a “can-do” attitude, and brings a bevy of complementary experience to Our Kids’ MD. Reina comes to the practice from Mount Sinai Hospital, where she spent 10 years as a pediatric nurse and lactation specialist in the neonatal ICU. In her “spare time,” Reina became both a pediatric nurse practitioner with a master’s degree from NYU as well as an IBCLC-accredited lactation consultant.
Reina’s proudest accomplishments, however, are her three beautiful children and proud husband. When she’s not chasing down the school bus or supervising homework time, Reina loves traveling and eating coffee-flavored ice cream (though not in that order).
Sarah Schnack
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Sarah Schnack, MS, CPNP-PC, is an ambitious and highly skilled Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who brings a wealth of expertise to our practice. With a solid foundation in pediatric critical care across leading institutions, including Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, Sarah has honed her clinical skills in high-pressure environments. She earned her Master’s degree from NYU, specializing in both primary care and pediatric palliative care, further enriching her ability to provide compassionate, patient-centered care.
While Sarah is deeply proud of her academic and professional accomplishments, her greatest source of pride is her family. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, baking, and the occasional crochet project, finding joy in both the creative and therapeutic aspects of these hobbies.
hospital Nursery physician affiliates
We are pleased to collaborate with Dr. Jay Begun and Dr. Yael Wapinsky to provide timely and exceptional care for all our newborn patients in the nursery at Mount Sinai West.