Speakers

Guest Speakers

Barbara Boardman, MD
Advocacy Co-Chair
Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Dalton Cesarz
Epi and Surveillance Manager
Office of Epidemiology; STD Prevention and Surveillance
Virginia Department of Health

Sheryl L. Frierson, MD, M.Ed
Associate Professor
Division of Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Medical Director of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders
Scottish Rite for Children

Julia Richardson, LCSW
Lead LMHP
Inova Kellar Center
Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP)

Ravinderpal (Ravi) Singh, MD
Child Psychiatry
Inova Kellar Center

Natasha Sriraman, MD
President
Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Andrew Barber, MD
Assistant Professor
Pulmonology

Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS
Jessie Ball DuPont Endowed Professor
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Physician-in-Chief

Daniel Cannone, DO
Assistant Professor
Palliative Care

Paige Cervantes, PhD, BCBA
Assistant Professor
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Department of Psychiatry

Emily Folsom, LCSW, CCM
Program Manager
Central VA Care Connection for Children

Amy Harper, MD
Professor
Neurology

Debra K. Hearington, PNP-BC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Neurology

C.D. Anthony Herndon, MD, FACS, FSPU
Endowed Professor of Surgery (Urology)
Director Pediatric Urology
Surgeon-in-Chief

Elizabeth Krieger, MD
Assistant Professor
Hematology and Oncology

Kelly Lastrapes, MD
Assistant Professor
Palliative Care

Suzanne R. Lavoie, MD
Professor
Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Chair, Infectious Disease

Kate Meilink, M.Ed
Education Specialist

Elias Neujahr, MHA, MBA
President
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Deborah Stith, RN, BSN, CCM
Certified Nurse Case Manager
Central VA Care Connection for Children

Elizabeth Wolf, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
General Pediatrics

Pearl Yu, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Pediatric Sleep Disorders Program
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine

Program Committee

Jennifer Accardo, MD, FAAP, MSCE
Associate Professor Developmental Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Robin Foster, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Professor Pediatric Emergency Medicine Director
Child Protection Team
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Emily Horne, RN, MSN, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Child Protection Team
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Linda Meloy, MD, FAAP
Professor General Pediatrics
Medical Director, VCU Health Continuing Education
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Karol Wilson, MBA
Associate Administrator, Department of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Ashleigh Onweller
Physician Assistant
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Virginia Commonwealth University Faculty

Virginia Chu, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy