Beach Pediatrics

About Our Physicians:

Elise Jonisch, M.D.
Dr. Jonisch is a board certified pediatrician. She attended Binghamton University and then Milton S. Hershey Medical School at Pennsylvania State University. She completed her Internship and Residency at North Shore University Hospital. Dr. Jonisch has had a private practice in Atlantic Beach, Long Beach and Island Park since 1984. She is married with five children, six grandchildren and has two dogs. In her spare time she enjoys gardening and yoga.


Rina Jaffe, M.D.
Dr. Jaffe is Board Certified in Pediatrics. She attended Binghamton University followed by medical school at the Sackler School of Medicine. She completed her intership and residency programs at North Shore University Hospital and has been a pediatrician with Beach Pediatrics since 2001. She is married, has two children and enjoys playing squash and basketball.


Lauren Shinder, M.D.
Dr. Shinder received her B.S. from Cornell University in 2000. She then went on to obtain her M.D. from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY in 2004. She did her Pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in Bronx, NY. Prior to joining Beach Pediatrics, Dr. Shinder had been living in Houston for 2 years where she worked in a private practice. She is married with 2 children and enjoys spending time with her family, baking and traveling.

Alisa Minkin, M.D.
Dr. Minkin is board certified in Pediatrics. She attended Johns Hopkins University followed by New York University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Prior to joining Beach Pediatrics, Dr. Minkin worked in private practices in Brooklyn and Queens. Dr. Minkin has a special interest in developmental and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. She completed the CAP-PC mini-fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is married with six children and a bunny. In her spare time, Dr. Minkin enjoys cooking, reading , and playing games with her children.


Christopher Cuccia, M.D.
Dr. Cuccia is a board certified Pediatrician. He received his B.S. at the University of Rochester and then went to SUNY Upstate Medical University for his M.D. degree. His residency was completed at Stony Brook University Hospital in 2006. Prior to joining Beach Pediatrics he was working at a federally qualified Health Center in Mount Vernon, NY. He is married with one beautiful daughter (who rules the house). He enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, biking, running, and reading adventure novels. Yankee games are great too!