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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


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 Walking a Tight Rope in Academic Medicine: Career Truths, Recruitment, Retention, and Success According to Gender, Race, and Ethnicity 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 Creating Health Equity Through Advocacy
KYUNG E. RHEE, MD, MSC, MA

Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Chief, Division of Child and Community Health
Interim Chief, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Medical Director, Medical Behavioral Unit, Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
​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 Unaccompanied Children at the Border - Current Reality and Needed Reforms
PAUL WISE, MD, MPH
                  
Professor of Pediatrics
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
March 1, 2024 The Neuro-NICU and Insight into Cerebral Palsy from Glial Biology and Genomics 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 Moral Distress in Healthcare Professionals: Perspectives of a Chief Resident
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 Departmental Anti-Racism & Equity Initiative - DARE: Infusing Equity into Medical Education ​3RD ANNUAL MASTER CLINICIAN PROGRAM LECTURE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
AISHA JAMES, MD MED

Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Pediatrics
Director for Racial Justice in Medicine, Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor of Medicine & Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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.