Ann Burke, MD, MBA

(2026 - 2029)
Program Director
Wright State University
Dayton Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Plaza
Dayton, OH 45404


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

Past Chair (2026-2027)
Chief Resident
Boston Medical Center/Boston Children’s Hospital
1 Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118


Heather Howell, MD

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


Subspecialty Program Coordinator
Vanderbilt University Medical Center



Oriaku Kas-Osoka, MD, MEd

Member At-Large (2026 - 2028)
Program Director
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 Children's Way, Slot 512-19A
Little Rock, AR 72202