Grand Rounds 2023-2024

The Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds is held every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Education and Office Building (EOB) on the Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego campus.

These lectures will offer the generalist and specialist pediatrician current information in the field of Pediatrics about the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of children's diseases.

Objectives (ACGME Competencies)

Provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health
Demonstrate application of scientific methodology to clinical situations
Know and apply the basic sciences which are appropriate to your discipline
Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, families, and professional associates

Accreditation and Disclosure

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For questions regarding CME credit, please contact cme@rchsd.org.

For more information on CME, click here.

Cultural Competency

This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. Cultural competency is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enable health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups and communities. Linguistic competency is defined as the ability of a physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient's primary language. Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity. Additional resources on cultural and linguistic competency and information about AB1195 can be found on the UCSD CME website at http://cme.ucsd.edu .

Faculty Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. All persons involved in the selection, development, and presentation of content are required to disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest. All conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners through one of the following mechanisms: 1) altering the financial relations with the commercial interest, 2) altering the individual's control over CME content about the products or services of the commercial interest, and/or 3) validating the activity content through independent peer review. All persons are also required to disclose any discussion of off-label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Persons who refuse or fail to disclose will be disqualified from participating in the CME activity.

Past Pediatric Grand Round Recordings

For past Grand Round recordings, visit here .

Pediatric Grand Rounds Archive

2019-2020 Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule

2020-2021 Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule

2021-2022 Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule

DATE	PRESENTATION TITLE	PRESENTER
Sept 8, 2023	Your Secret is Safe with Me: Safeguarding Patient Confidentiality in Electronic Medical Records	CYNTHIA L. KUELBS, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Acting Division Chief, Child Abuse Pediatrics Chief Medical Information Officer University of California, San Diego Rady Children’s Hospital
Sept 15, 2023	High-throughput Interrogation of Disease Mechanisms	ALEJANDRO (ALEX) CHAVEZ MD, PHD Associate Professor Division of Host-Pathogen Systems and Therapeutics University of California, San Diego
Sept 22, 2023	Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Metabolic Dysfunction Liver Disease	JEFFREY B. SCHWIMMER, MD Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director, Fatty Liver Clinic University of California, San Diego Rady Children's Hospital
Sept 29, 2023	Cohort Studies & Organoid Models: Advancing IBD Therapy	LEE A. “TED” DENSON, MD Professor of Pediatrics M. Susan Moyer Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Director, Schubert-Martin Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Director, Digestive Health Center (DHC) Interim Co-Director, and Director of Research Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Oct 6, 2023	Targeting Pathobiology Underlying Alport Syndrome	JEFFREY H. MINER, PHD, FASN Eduardo & Judith Slatopolsky Professor of Medicine in Nephrology Director of Basic Research, Division of Nephrology Washington University School of Medicine
Oct 13, 2023	Health Implications of Airborne Transmission in Indoor and Outdoor Air in the San Diego Region	KIMBERLY A. PRATHER, PHD Distinguished Professor Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry Scripps Institution of Oceanography Director, NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment University of California, San Diego
Oct 20, 2023	The Two Faces of Inflammatory Skin Disease	LORI BRODERICK, MD, PHD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology Director, Recurrent Fever Disorders Clinic University of California, San Diego Rady Children's Hospital
Oct 27, 2023	Learning About the Book from its Cover: Lessons from Skin Health and Disease	RICHARD GALLO, MD, PHD Distinguished Professor and Founding Chairman Department of Dermatology Irma Gigli Chair in Dermatology University of California, San Diego
Nov 3, 2023	Building the Evidence Base in Neonatology Through Quality Improvement	HENRY C. LEE, MD Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Medical Director, NICU University of California, San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
Nov 17, 2023	Genetic Architecture of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome	RASHEED GBADEGESIN, MBBS, MD, FASN Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics Division of Nephrology Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Development Duke University Medical Center
Dec 1, 2023	A Fungus Among Us: Friend or Foe in Human Disease	DAVID M. UNDERHILL, PHD Professor & Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences Janis & William Wetsman Family Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Dz Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Dec 8, 2023	Regulation of Early Trachea Development and Congenital Disease	JEFFREY O. BUSH, PHD Barber Distinguished Professor and Chair Department of Cell and Tissue Biology University of California, San Francisco
Dec 15, 2023	Ethical and Regulatory Challenges in Pediatric Clinical Research	ANTHONY E. MAGIT, MD, MPH Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Associate CMO Rady Children’s Hospital Medical Director, UCSD Office of IRB Administration University of California, San Diego
Jan 12, 2024	TBA	MICHELLE ALBERT, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology Walter A. Haas-Lucie Stern Endowed Chair in Cardiology Associate Dean of Admissions Director, Center for the Study of Adversity and Cardiovascular Disease University of California, San Francisco
Jan 19, 2024	Academic Activism: Choosing the Right Time and Right Place	MICHAEL DEBAUN, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine JC Peterson Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Jan 26, 2024	Pediatric Asthma Disparities: Access and Quality of Care	AKILAH JEFFERSON, MD, MSC Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology Division University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
Feb 2, 2024	Optimizing Outcomes in Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Diseases	INAUGURAL ERDMAN VISITING PROFESSORSHIP CARA MACK, MD, FAASLD, NASPGHAN-F Professor of Pediatrics Division Chief-Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Medical College of Wisconsin Children’s Wisconsin
Feb 9, 2024	Breaking News on Childhood Osteoporosis	LEANNE WARD, MD, FRCPC Professor of Pediatrics Medical Director, The CHEO Genetic & Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic Scientific Director, The Ottawa Pediatric Bone Health Research Group Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism University of Ottawa Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Feb 16, 2024	Targeting the Blood Brain Barrier and the Gut Microbiome in Obstructive Sleep Apnea	DAVID GOZAL, MD, MBA, PHD (HON) Professor and Dean Vice-President for Health Affairs Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Marshall University
Feb 23, 2024	Pediatric Asylum Seekers and Unaccompanied Children	RANIT MISHORI, MD, MHS, FAAFP Professor of Family Medicine VP & Chief Public Health Officer Georgetown University School of Medicine
March 1, 2024	The Neuro-NICU, Genomics and Insights Into Cerebral Palsy	DAVID ROWITCH, MD, PHD University Professor and Head of Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge Wellcome Trust Investigator, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Hon. Consultant Paediatrician, NHS Cambridge University Hospitals Hon. Faculty Wellcome Sanger Institute Clinical Director of Studies, Clare College, Cambridge Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco
Mar 8, 2024	Early Life Markers of Brain Health in Congenital Heart Disease: From Research to Clinical Applications	SHABNAM PEYVANDI, MD, MAS Associate Professor of Pediatrics Pediatric Heart Center University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital
Mar 15, 2024	Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease: One Step Forward, Two Steps Forward	JEFFREY FINEMAN, MD Professor of Pediatrics Director of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Hypertension Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital
Mar 22, 2024	How Infant Microbiomes Shape Childhood Allergy and Asthma	SUSAN LYNCH, PHD Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Director, Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine Associate Director Microbiome in IBD Program University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital
Mar 29, 2024	From Pathogenic Mechanisms to Precision Medicines: RNA-binding Proteins in Neurological Disorders	J. PAUL TAYLOR, MD, PHD Executive Vice President Edward F. Barry Endowed Chair & Scientific Director in Cell and Molecular Biology Director, St. Jude Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative Member, St. Jude Faculty St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Apr 12, 2024	New Dimensions in Immune Dysfunction: From DNA to Diet	JANET CHOU, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Section Chief & Chair in Clinical Immunology Harvard Medical School Boston Children’s Hospital
Apr 19, 2024	TBA	MANDEEP BAJWA, MD Chief Resident Department of Pediatrics University of California, San Diego Rady Children’s Hospital
Apr 26, 2024	13TH ANNUAL PEDIATRIC FACULTY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
May 3, 2024	Evolution of Anterior Spine Surgery at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego	50TH ANNUAL DAVID H. SUTHERLAND VISITING PROFESSORSHIP PETER NEWTON, MD Clinical Professor University of California, San Diego Surgeon in Chief Chief, Orthopedic Surgery Rady Children’s Hospital
May 10, 2024	Pediatric Cancer: Early Detection and Survivorship	LISA DILLER, MD Professor, Pediatrics Assistant in Medicine, Hematology-Oncology Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Director, Childhood Cancer Survivor Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital
May 17, 2024	Health Equity: At the Nexus of Science and Social Justice	3RD ANNUAL MASTER CLINICIAN PROGRAM LECTURE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION JOSEPH L. WRIGHT, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Health Policy and Management University of Maryland Schools of Medicine and Public Health
May 24, 2024	The Supporting Access for Everyone (SAFE) Consensus Statement - What is the Next Step?	JOHN B. WELSH LECTURE IN BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS MARILYN AUGUSTYN MD, FAAP Professor of Pediatrics Director, Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine Boston Medical Center
May 31, 2024	The Road Toward Precision Medicine	JESSICA LASKY-SU, DSC, MS Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital
June 7, 2024	TBA	ISABELLA HANULIK, MD Chief Resident Department of Pediatrics University of California, San Diego Rady Children’s Hospital
Jun 14, 2024	TBA	CAITLIN TONEY, MD Chief Resident Department of Pediatrics University of California, San Diego Rady Children’s Hospital

For questions regarding Grand Rounds, please contact Jennifer Azares at 858-966-8536.