Below is the slate of candidates for the upcoming 2026-2027 CORD Board of Directors Election.
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President-Elect
Secretary/Treasurer
Member-at-Large
Resident Member-at-Large
President-Elect Candidate
Name: Arlene Chung, MD, MACM, FACEP
Institution: University of Vermont
Experience in Program Leadership: Assistant/Associate Program Director, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai- Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2016-2018), Maimonides Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2018-2023), Vice Chair of Education, Maimonides Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine (2023), Fellowship Co-Director, University of Vermont Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center (2024-2025), Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine (2024-Present), Residency Program Director, University of Vermont Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2025-Present)
Prior CORD Board Experience:
Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors: 2025- Present
Member-At-Large, Board of Directors: 2022-2025
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Secretary/Treasurer Candidate
Name: Jason Wagner, MD
Institution: Washington University School of Medicine
Experience in Program Leadership: Assistant Program Director, Washington University in St. Louis (2010-2013), Associate Program Director, Washington University in St. Louis (2013-2014), Program Director, Washington University in St. Louis (2014-2023), Vice Chair of Education, Washington University in St. Louis (2022-2025)
Prior CORD Board Experience: Member-at-large since 2022
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Member-at-Large Candidates
INCUMBENT CANDIDATE
Name: Alexis Pelletier-Bui, MD
Institution: Cooper University Hospital / Cooper Medical School of Rowan Unviersity
Experience in Program Leadership: Assistant Program Director, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (2017-2021), Emergency Medicine Subspecialty Advisor, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (2020-Present), Associate Program Director, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (2021-Present)
Prior CORD Board Experience: Member-at-large since 2024
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Name: Aleksandr Tichter, MD
Institution: Hackensack University Medical Center
Experience in Program Leadership:Director of Academic Affairs, Columbia Unievrsity Medical Center (2015-2018), Assitant Program Director, New York- Presbyterian Hospital (2011-2019), Residency Program Director, Henry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine (2019-2024), Vice Chair of Education, Department of Emergency Medicine Hackensack University Medical Center (2025- Present)
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Name: Alina Tsyrulnik, MD
Institution: Yale University School of Medicine EM residency
Experience in Program Leadership: Off Service Resident Director, Yale University School of Medicine (2012-2022), Assistant Program Director, Yale University School of Medicine, (2013-2018), Education & Simulation Area of Concentration (AOC) Director (2015-2024), Associate Program Director, Yale University School of Medicine, (2018-Present), Emergency Medicine Executive Director, GME/TLC CED (clinical educator distinction) (2022-Present), Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Resident Research (2024-Present), Executive Associate Program Director, Yale University School of Medicine (2025-Present)
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Name: Deena Bengiamin, MD
Institution: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Experience in Program Leadership: Assistant Clerkship Director, UCSF Fresno-Community Regional Medical Center (2013-2017), Clerkship Director, UCSF Fresno-Community Regional Medical Center (2015-2017), Assistant Residency Program Director, UCSF Fresno-Community Regional Medical Center (2016-2017), Associate Residency Program Director, Loma Linda University Medical Center (2018- Present), Medical Education Fellowship Director, Loma Linda University Medical Center (2024- Present)
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Name: Marc Borenstein, MD
Institution: Zucker SOM Northwell Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Experience in Program Leadership: Chairman, Department of Emergency Medcine at Newark Beth Isreal Medical Center (1999-2010), Program Director, Department of Emergency Medcine at Newark Beth Isreal Medical Center (2000-2010), Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley (2010-2010), Vice Chair of Education, University of Florida College of Medicine (2010-2011), Program Director, University of Florida College of Medicine (2010-2011), Chair, University of Missouri School of Medicine (2011-2015), Program Director, University of Missouri School of Medicine (2013-2015), Vice Chair, Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center (2016-2019), Interim Chair, Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center (2017-2018), Program Director, Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center (2017-2018), Medical Director, Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center (2016-2017), Program Director, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University (2019- Present)
Prior CORD Board Experience: Member-at-large (2017-2018)
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Name: Molly Estes, MD
Institution: Northwestern University
Experience in Program Leadership: Associate CLerkship Director, Stanford School of Medicine Emergency Medicine (2016-2017), Clerkship Director, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Emergency Medicine (2017-2024), Medical Education Fellowship Director, Loma Linda University Medical Center (2021-2022), Clerkship Director, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Emergency (2024-Present)
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Name: Sharon Bord, MD
Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Experience in Program Leadership: Clerkship Director, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021-Present), Sub-Internship Director, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021-Present), Course Director, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021-Present)
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Name: Shivani Moody, DO
Institution: Maimonides Medical Center
Experience in Program Leadership: Director of Clinical Education, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2017-2018), Interim Residency Program Director, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2020-2020), Assistant Fellowship Director, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2018-2020), Assistant Program Director, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2018-2022), Associate Program Director, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2022-2025), Medical Fellowship Director, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2020-Present), Associate Director of Clinical Information, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine (2023 - Present), Division Director, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine (2023 - Present), Vice Chaor of Academics, Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine (2025 - Present)
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Resident Member-at-Large Candidate
Name: Casey Quinn, DO
Institution: East Carolina University
Current Title: PGY-2
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Name: Hashem Hraky, DO
Institution: George Washington University
Current Title: PGY-3
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Name: Myra Khushbakht , MD
Institution: Oregon Health and Science University
Current Title: PGY-2
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Name: Sara Lin, MD
Institution: University of Michigan
Current Title: PGY-3
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