Pediatric Grand Rounds

Ongoing Education Opportunities

Our Pediatric Grand Rounds take place weekly for community clinicians and faculty members. all sessions take place at noon at the Chevy Chase Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

Please contact Kathy Mainhart at [email protected] with questions.

Date Speaker Topic
9/22/25 Julia Kim, M.D., M.P.H. Pediatric Quality and Safety: Measuring What Matters to Improve Healthcare for All
10/6/25 Kylee Gerohristodoulos, DNP, RN, CPN; Jennifer Tobon, BSN, RN, CPN
Building Bonds: Strengthening Trust and Communication Between Nurses and Residents to Improve Patient Care
10/13/25 Dheeraj Goswami, M.D.; Rahul Koka, M.D.; Kate Brant; Marquita Genies, M.D., M.P.H.; Sue Mead; Tricia Willis Patient-Centered Care:  Error Recognition, Response and Lasting Lessons
10/20/25 Hee Cheol Cho, Ph.D. Pacing the Heart with Genes and Cells
10/27/25 Gail Daumit, M.D., MHS; Megan Kasimatis Singleton, JD, MBE, CIP
Understanding the Requirements for Human Subjects Research: Tips and Resources for Research Teams
11/10/25 Jimmy Miller, M.D.
Street Medicine: Exploring How Encounters on the Street Illuminate Medicine's Deepest Principles and Call Us Back to the Art of Caring
11/17/25 Anthony K.C. Chan, M.B.B.S.
Thrombosis in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
11/24/25 Robyn Cohen, M.D., M.P.H.
What's the Lung Got to Do With It?: The Pulmonary Complications of Sickle Cell Disease
12/1/25 Patricia Seo-Mayer, M.D.
Going for Golden: Lessons  Learned from Pediatric Nephrology Advocacy
12/15/25 Sadiqa Kendi, M.D., M.P.H.
AEIOU: Advancing Equity in Injury Outcomes
1/5/26 James Hamilton, M.D. and Svetlana Lutsenko, Ph.D.
Wilson Disease 2026: Novel Insights into Disease Mechanism
1/12/26 Brandii Criss, M.D.
Updates in Contraceptive Care for Adolescents and Young Adults
1/26/26 Jonathan Miller, M.D.
Improving Vaccine Confidence and Uptake in 2026
2/2/26 Stephanie Van, M.D. Reaching Every Patient: Improving Healthcare Access for Pediatric Patients with Disabilities
2/9/26 Anthony Shum, M.D.
COPA Syndrome as a Model for STING-Driven ILD
2/16/26 Amy L. Kiskaddon, Pharm.D., M.B.A.
Complex Hearts and Critical Clots: Latest Evidence for Venous Thromboembolism in Children with Cardiac Disease
2/23/26 Brenda Hussey-Gardner, Ph.D., M.P.H. Early Intervention in Maryland: What Pediatricians Need to Know About the Infants and Toddlers Program
3/2/26 Scott Blackman, M.D., Ph.D. CFTR and Beyond: Genetic Determinants of Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes (CFRD) and Their Links to Type 2 Diabetes
3/9/26 Stephanie Green, M.D., Christopher Chiu, M.D., Samuel Masur, M.D., Joan Park, M.D. Small Doses, Big Changes: Updates in Obesity Medicine with GLP-1s
3/16/26 Lisa Harshad Patel, M.D., MESc
Climate Change, Children's Health and Equity
3/23/26 Alisa Khan, M.D., M.P.H. Listening to the Patient Voice: Transforming Patient Safety Through Family Reporting
3/30/26 Amjad Horani, M.D. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Journey from the Patient to the Lab and Everything In-Between
4/6/26 Kemi Badaki-Makun, M.D., CM, Ph.D. Identifying Children with Influenza Infection at risk of Severe Illness Using Artificial Intelligence-Based Predictive Modeling and Novel Biomarker Analyses
4/13/26 Lisa Humphrey, M.D.
Safety in Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Medicine
4/20/26 Kavya Rao, M.D. From Birth to Beyond: Human Milk as Medicine Bridging Evidence and Outcomes
5/4/26 Rachel Levine, M.D. Supporting Learning Through Feedback
5/11/26 Diana Fertsch, M.D. The Pediatric Practice:  Changing With the Times
5/18/26 Nadav Weinstock, M.D., Ph.D.; Tina Chai, M.D.; Sarven Sabunciyan, Ph.D.; Carly Byrd, M.D. Dept. Of Peds Scientific Abstracts