Dr. K Kumari

Dr. Dr. K Kumari

Pediatrics
HackenSack Meridian health
Rise & Shine Pediatrics PC
904 Oak Tree Avenue Suite P, 
South Plainfield, NJ 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
37 Years of Experience

HackenSack Meridian health
Rise & Shine Pediatrics PC
904 Oak Tree Avenue Suite P, 
South Plainfield, NJ 
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Overview

Kalpana Kumari, M.D., F.A.A.P., is a Board Certified Pediatrician. She has been recognized as a Top Pediatrician in NJ in 2017 and a Top Pediatrician in Middlesex County in 2018. She has also received Patient Preferred Pediatrician and The Favorite Kids' Docs Awards and has been recognized for her commitment to Excellence in Patient Care for the State of New Jersey. After several years of experience in Pediatrics, Dr. Kumari, became the Founder and Medical Director of Rise & Shine Pediatrics, PC. Her founding vision has been to provide exemplary high quality personalized medical care to her patients. She desires for Rise & Shine Pediatrics to be a comprehensive medical home for her patients and their families. Dr. Kumari and her team of Board Certified Pediatricians at Rise & Shine Pediatrics provide Newborn, Pediatric and Adolescent Care. Dr. Kumari's office offer free prenatal consultations for expectant parents. They offer well-child visits including immunizations, sports physicals, travel consults and all preventative care children need in the communities of South Plainfield, Edison, Woodbridge, Iselin, Piscataway and Middlesex County, NJ. At Rise & Shine Pediatrics, they also offer sick visits and treat strep throat, allergies, asthma, cough, and autism, ADHD, developmental delay, anxiety, depression along with virtually all other conditions that affect kids and teens. Same-day sick appointments in addition to early morning, and late-evening hours are available, and their Board Certified Pediatricians are accessible for after hours emergency calls. Dr. Kumari also has personal experiences and expertise in managing autism. At Rise & Shine Pediatrics, they excel in providing a coordination of care needed for management of developmentally and behaviorally challenged children. At Rise & Shine Pediatrics, they are committed to providing top quality personalized healthcare to infants, children, adolescents and young adults, Their mission is to help each child reach his/her full potential.

Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Atypical Pneumonia, Torticollis, and Developmental Expressive Language Disorder.

Graduate Institution
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India, 1989
Residency
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center, Staten Island, NY
Specialties
Pediatrics
Licenses
Medical License in NJ
Pediatrics in NJ
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female
Awards
Patient Preferred Pediatrician Award, Excellence in Patient Care for the State of NJ, 2019
Top Pediatrician in Middlesex County (Top Doctor Award) 2018
The Leading Physicians of the World Award (Top Pediatrician in NJ) 2017
The Favorite Kids' Docs Award 2014

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  • HMO
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  • HMO
  • POS
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Locations

RISE & SHINE PEDIATRICS PC
904 Oak Tree Avenue Suite P, South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Sunday:Closed
Monday:10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday:12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday:10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday:12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday:10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday:10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Call: 908-205-0632

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Kumari has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Developmental Expressive Language Disorder
Viral Pharyngitis
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease (HFMD)
Swimmer's Ear
Torticollis
Headache
Atypical Pneumonia
Frequent or Urgent Urination
Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)
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