Fariba Abedi, MD

Member at Large (2025-2026)
Chief Resident
Rutgers Health - Children's Hospital of New Jersey at NBIMC
800 Harbor Blvd. 616C
Weehawken, NJ 07086


Angela Pluguez, DO

Member at Large (2025-2026)
Chief Resident
University of South Florida
5th Floor Pediatric
Tampa, FL 33606


Shelby Nelipovich, MD

Member at Large (2025-2026)
Chief Resident
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY 14642


Stephanie Hayden, MD

Secretary (2025-2026)
Chief Resident
Medical University of South Carolina
125 Doughty Street Suite 520 Charleston, SC 29425
Charleston, SC 29425


Maurine Sam, MD

Vice Chair (2025-2026)
Chief Resident
University of Texas Southwestern
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390


Nguyen Lu, MD

Chair (2025-2026)
Chief Resident
Boston Medical Center/Boston Children’s Hospital
1 Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118


Heather Howell, MD

Faculty Lead, CREC
Program Director
New York University, School of Medicine
550 First Avenue, NBV, 8S3
New York, NY 10016


Mattie Goostree, C-TAGME

Subspecialty Program Coordinator
Vanderbilt University Medical Center



Oriaku Kas-Osoka, MD, MEd

(2025 - 2027)
Program Director
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 Children's Way, Slot 512-19A
Little Rock, AR 72202


Joanna Lewis, MD

Member At-Large (2025 - 2028)
Program Director
Advocate Health Care (Advocate Children's Hospital/Park Ridge)
1775 Demspter, 2 South Peds, Box 54
Park Ridge, IL 60068