Sara Forouhar, MD, FAAP

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Dr. Sara Forouhar is a board-certified pediatrician with extensive experience in newborn and pediatric hospital medicine. She has served as a Pediatric Hospitalist and Assistant Professor with UCR Health since 2018, covering newborn and pediatric inpatient services, attending high-risk deliveries, and teaching residents and medical students through family-centered rounding. Prior to joining UCR Health, she completed a Level 2 NICU and pediatric hospitalist fellowship-equivalent role at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she also served as voluntary faculty supervising residents on the pediatric ward. Dr. Forouhar earned her medical degree from the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, completed her pediatric internship at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where she was named Intern of the Year, and completed her pediatric residency at Holtz Children's Hospital/University of Miami-Jackson Health System, where she received the University of Miami Teaching Excellence Award. She is committed to breastfeeding advocacy, resident education, and improving the pediatric patient experience through hands-on, family-centered care.

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• American Academy of Pediatrics

• Stanford Faculty Development Series for the Assistant Professor

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• Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine - Bayamon, PR

• Holtz Children’s Hospital-University of Miami/Jackson Health System - Pediatrics