Grand Rounds 2025-2026
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
Pediatric Grand Rounds Archive
| DATE | PRESENTATION TITLE | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, August 22, 2025 |
HIP PAIN IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS |
Matthew R. Schmitz, M.D., FAAOS, FAOA, FAAP |
| Friday, August 29, 2025 |
THE AUTISM FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEM: IMPLEMENTATION OUTCOMES AND NEXT STEPS |
Abbey Hye, BCBA Lead BCBA/Behavior Specialist |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 |
RICKETTSIA: A TALE OF TWO CITIES
|
Mark E. Beatty, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, FACPM Assistant Medical Director
Epidemiology & Immunization Services Branch
Public Health Services
County of San Diego | Health & Human Services Agency
|
| Friday, September 19, 2025 |
HOSPITAL AND LABORATORY ADVENTURES IN RED BLOOD CELL BIOLOGY
|
MITCH WEISS, MD Chairman, Department of Hematology |
| Friday, September 26, 2025 |
T CELL IMMUNITY AND PNEUMONIA: LESSONS FROM HIV AND PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY
|
JAY K. KOLLS, MD Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 |
BONES AND CROHN’S AND SKIN… OH MY
|
POLY FERGUSON, MD Marjorie K. Lamb Professor, Executive Vice Chair |
| Friday, October 10, 2025 |
ROMANCE AND TERROR: THE ONGOING CHALLENGES OF SEASONAL, AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
|
ANDREW T. PAVIA, MD, FAAP, FACP, FIDSA George and Esther Gross Presidential Professor |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 |
WAKE-UP CALL: POPULATION-LEVEL DETERMINANTS OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA INEQUITIES IN CHILDREN
|
JEREMY S. LANDEO-GUTIERREZ, MD MPH Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics |
| Friday, October 24, 2025 |
A NEW ERA IN COMPLEMENT MEDIATED KIDNEY DISEASE
|
CARLA M. NESTER, MD, MSA, FASN Jean E. Robillard MD, Professor of Pediatric Nephrology |
| Friday, October 31, 2025 |
THE EXPANDING LANDSCAPE OF NEWBORN SCREENING FOR INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
|
YUE HUANG, MD Assistant Clinical Professor |
| Friday, November 7, 2025 |
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN YOUNG ATHLETES: THE CASE OF ARVC
|
MARIO DELMAR, MD, PHD Endowed Professor of Medicine |
| Friday, November 14, 2025 | PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE IN THE AI ERA |
CHRISTOPHER A. LONGHURST, MD, MS, FAAP, FACMI Professor and Associate Dean |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | WHY PALLIATIVE CARE NOW? A 2025 UPDATE IN THE ROLE OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN CHILDREN’S HEALTH |
DOMINIC MOORE, MD Associate Professor and Division Chief |
| Friday, December 5, 2025 | EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN |
EVAN DELLON, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | DISCOVERY AND VALIDATION OF GENETIC CAUSES OF BILIARY ATRESIA – A DEVELOPMENTAL CHOLANGIOPATHY |
ERDMAN LECTURE Chief Scientific Officer |
| Friday, January 9, 2026 | THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUST AND TRUSTWORTHINESS IN MEDICINE |
PETER ANGELOS, MD, PHD, FACS, MAMSE, HEC-C Linda Kohler Anderson Professor of Surgery and Surgical Ethics and Medicine |
| Friday, January 16, 2025 | THE ART OF DECIPHERING THE IMPOSSIBLE: MECHANISMS REVEALED BY IMMUNE DEFECTS |
ELENA HSIEH, MD Associate Professor, Section of Allergy and Immunology |
| Friday, January 23, 2026 | THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN INFLAMMATION, METABOLISM AND REDOX SIGNALING IN PEDIATRIC CRITICAL ILLNESS |
EVA S. NOZIK, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head of Pediatric Critical Care
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
|
| Friday, January 30, 2026 | DISPARITIES IN ALLERGIC DISEASES AND THE PATH FORWARD |
LENOIR/HAMBURGER LECTURE Professor of Pediatrics |
| Friday, February 6, 2026 | GENOMIC MEDICINE IN THE NEXT DECADE |
MATT DEARDORFF, MD, PHD Professor of Clinical Pathology and Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar) |
| Friday, February 13, 2026 | LEARNING FROM MENTORS: 50 YEARS ON THE UCSD PEDIATRIC FACULTY |
JOHN WELCH LECTURE IN DEVELOPMENTAL BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS Professor Emeritus of Clinical Pediatrics |
| Friday, February 20, 2026 | LIFTOFF: NEUROPSYCHIATRY WITH FUNCTIONAL MRI COMES OF AGE |
DAMIEN FAIR, PA-C, PHD Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Child Development |
| Friday, February 27, 2026 | FROM BEDSIDE TO BIG DATA AND BEYOND: A NEW ERA FOR PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL MEDICINE RESEARCH |
RON TEUFEL, MD Professor of Pediatrics |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | A FRAMEWORK FOR GENOME-WIDE DISCOVERY OF THE ROLE OF TANDEM REPEATS IN GENETIC DISORDERS |
MELISSA GYMREK, MD Associate Professor |
| Friday, March 13, 2026 | THE PAIN OF ANALGESIA: LESSONS FROM THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC FOR PEM PRACTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH |
ROBERT HOFFMAN, MD, MS Associate Professor of Pediatrics |
| Friday, March 20, 2026 | WHEN INJURIES SPEAK BUT WE DON’T LISTEN: SENTINEL INJURIES AND IMPLICIT BIAS IN CHILD MALTREATMENT |
KRISTIN GARTON CRICHTON, DO, MPH, FAAP Associate Professor of Pediatrics |
| Friday, April 3, 2026 | MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE |
SUSHMA REDDY, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics |
| Friday, April 10, 2026 | THE IMPACT OF HEMODYNAMICS SCREENING IN EXTREMELY PRETERM INFANTS |
PATRICK MCNAMARA, MB, BCH, BAO, DCH, MSC (PAEDS), MRCP, MRCPCH, FASE Regan Giesinger Professor of Neonatology |
| Friday, April 17, 2026 |
ORGAN CROSSTALK BY “REMOTE SENSING AND SIGNALING”: CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
|
SANJAY NIGAM, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine |
| Friday, April 24, 2026 | NETTING THE NICHE, GRANULOCYTIC CLUSTERS AS FOCAL SITES OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSION |
VIVIEN MALTEZ, PHD Assistant Professor |
| Friday, May 1, 2026 | SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY: A NOW CURABLE DISEASE? |
RICHARD FINKEL, MD Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics |
| Friday, May 8, 2026 |
GINA ALLYN, MD Chief Resident |
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| Friday, May 15, 2026 | THINK BIG, TEACH BIGGER: INSIGHTS FROM TRANSFORMING CURRICULUM ON A NATIONAL STAGE |
SYMPOSIUM FOR INNOVATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION Professor of Clinical Pediatrics |
| Friday, May 22, 2026 |
MELISSA CAMPBELL, MDBRITTANY VOTH, MD Chief Resident |
For questions regarding Grand Rounds, please contact Lili Munoz.