Our Providers

Dr. Pogacar is a graduate of Tufts University and the Boston University School of Medicine. After completing his pediatric residency at the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, he was in practice for five years at naval bases in Quantico, VA and Groton, CT. Dr. Pogacar joined East Greenwich Pediatrics in 2005. Dr. Pogacar serves on the Executive Board for the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is the Chair of the Chapter’s Pediatric Council and Pediatric Director for Rhode Island Primary Care. Board certified and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Pogacar is the father of two sons and a daughter.

Amanda received her undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Rhode Island in 2010. She then went on to pursue her nursing degree and brings over six years of clinical nursing experience in both adult critical care and pediatric emergency medicine. Amanda completed her master’s degree and advanced practitioner training at Regis College prior to joining East Greenwich Pediatrics in 2020. Amanda utilizes both her advanced nursing and nutrition background in providing preventative and acute care to the pediatric population. Amanda welcomed her first child in 2022.

Molly received her undergraduate degree at Brandeis University, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Columbia University, and her Masters in Nursing at Northeastern University. Prior to shifting to primary pediatric care at East Greenwich Pediatrics, she worked as a nurse practitioner in the Emergency Department at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. When she’s not caring for patients, Molly coaches high school cross country, and is the mother to a very active toddler!

Katie grew up in Massachusetts and received her undergraduate nursing degree from the University of Rhode Island. She was a nurse in the Emergency Department at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence for six years and then went on to complete a Master’s degree in nursing and her pediatric nurse practitioner training at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. Katie is the mother of a son and a daughter.

Dr. Pelletier graduated from the University of Rhode Island, the University of Toledo and Geisinger Medical Center’s residency program. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric behavioral pain management at Children’s National Medical Center. Dr. Pelletier was a pediatric psychologist, integrated into medical specialty clinics, at Hasbro Children’s Hospital for 7 years prior to joining East Greenwich Pediatrics in 2022. She maintains clinical faculty appointments in the departments of Pediatrics and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University where she continues to teach residents and fellows. Dr. Pelletier specializes in addressing the interplay between physical and emotional symptoms that impact functioning and quality of life. Additionally, she has a particular interest in educating and supporting parents/caregivers who are navigating issues pertaining to their child’s mental health and development.