Pediatric Grand Rounds

Pediatric Grand Rounds is the premier OHSU Department of Pediatrics didactic offering for trainees, clinicians, researchers, and community providers.

Our mission is equip attendees to provide the best care for children by fostering curiosity and discussion surrounding complex concepts related to children’s health.

Pediatric Grand Rounds is held in person with a Webex option for those who want to watch virtually. 

Time: Wednesdays, 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.

How to attend

In-Person: 
Vey Conference Center 11th Floor, Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Depending on availability, location can change and will be announced in weekly emailed invites

Virtual: All Pediatric Grand Rounds will continue to be available via Webex or Livestream

To receive CME credit: Please complete the evaluation sent out after the session. If you are not on our mailing list and would like CME credit for sessions you attend via WebEx or livestream, please email Jessica Willhite.

Recordings of previous sessions: Recordings can be accessed via Echo 360 at: https://echo360.org/section/7571cc8f-2e17-4e57-88a5-d8cfd2b5b316/public (note: please use this exact URL if sharing the link; the URL will change once opened in a web browser).


Upcoming Pediatric Grand Rounds

January 28, 2026 | The Cazden Lecture

The Fetal and Pediatric Autopsy

Diane Spicer, BS, PA(ASCP)
Morphologist/Pathologists’ Assistant
Heart Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Department of Pathology
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

Learning Objectives

  • The presentation will demonstrate the importance of a complete autopsy examination to provide for a comprehensive final pathologic diagnosis
  • The attendees will appreciate the importance of autopsy examination of fetal specimens and the contributions that can be made for family history and future childbearing decisions

February 4, 2026 | Dr. James W. Rosenfeld Lectureship

Moira Szilagy, MD, PhD

February 11, 2026 | Global Health Lecture

From "Sentinels" to Central Protagonists: Ending Tuberculosis in Children through Research in Action

Mike Frick, MPH
TB Project Co-Director | Treatment Action Group

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the burden of the global TB epidemic among children and efforts to end the longstanding neglect of children with TB in research and programming
  • Summarize recent progress in research to address pediatric TB and advocacy to ensure children can access its benefits
  • Learn about the human right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications and how this human rights standard can advance advocacy for child health 

September 3, 2025 
Climate Health & Resilience: A Primer for Pediatric Experts
Alanna Braun, MD & Jaide Farr, DO

September 10, 2025
Federal Changes to Funding for Medical Research and Consideration of Alternative Regulatory Sources of Financial Support
Nancy Goodman, JD

September 24, 2025
Encephalitis in the 21st Century
Xinran Maria Xiang, MD

October 1, 2025 | Lackey Lecture
Strange Bedfellows; Strange Name
Robert D.B. Jaquiss, MD

October 8, 2025
Let's taco 'bout it: Ultra Processed Foods and the Gut Microbiome
Briza York, RD, CSP, LD, CD

October 15, 2025 | OBHC Lecture
Organizational Health Literacy: The Foundation for Achieving Health and Well-Being
Mary Ann Abrams, MD, MPH

October 23, 2025 | Cindy Ferrell Lecture
Fostering Trust Through Relationship-Centered Communication 
Eric Crossen, MD, MPH

October 29, 2025
Mechanisms of Menin Inhibitor Efficacy and Resistance in Leukemia
Jevon Cutler, PhD

November 5, 2025
Bridging Knowledge and Practice in Functional Neurological Disorder: Advances in Multidisciplinary Assessment & Treatment
Kate Turnage, PsyD; Jenny Wilson, MD; Jessica Nason, PT, DPT

November 12, 2025 | Annie Terry
This session was not recorded: Emotional Intelligence:​ The Key to Growth & Culture Change​
Nicole Washington, MD

November 19, 2025
Grief-Sensitive Healthcare
Amanda Chiapa, PhD; Zachary Wheat, MDiv; Maya Auld, MSW, CSWA; Erica Kiley, MSN, NP

December 3, 2025
The PICU Data Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities
Matthew Hudkins, MD, MS

December 10, 2025 | Schwartz Rounds
This session was not recorded: The Complexity of Care: The many layers of the care we provide
Bob Macauley; Megan Furnari; Celeste Ortega; Janel Sigley; Shanti Rice; Caitlin Sawyer

December 17, 2025
Demystifying Foster Care: An Introduction to the System and Guidance for Clinicians on Supporting Foster Youth, Birth Parents, and Resource Families
Michael Vanderlind, PhD; Katherine Breithaupt, OTD OTR/L; Dawn Macready-Sanots, MSW, LCSW, LICSW

January 7, 2026
Child-Centered Multidisciplinary Obesity Treatment at OHSU
Lisa Madison, MD; Angela-Tu Nguyen, MD; Andrea Stroud, MD, MS

January 14, 2026
Building Partnerships in Pediatrics: How to Harness DEIB in Your Daily Practice
Jessica Binkley, PsyD; Natalie Lanocha, MD; Elizabeth Lucci-Rimer, PhD

January 21, 2026
Understanding Youth Homelessness, Interventions and Community Systems of Care
Resource slides from presentation
Sean Suib, LCSW

January 28, 2026 | Cazden Lecture
The Fetal and Pediatric Autopsy
Diane Spicer, BS, PA(ASCP)

February 4, 2026 | Rosenfeld Lecture
Moira Szilagy, MD, PhD

February 11, 2026 | Global Health Lecture
From "Sentinels" to Central Protagonists: Ending Tuberculosis in Children through Research in Action
Mike Frick, MPH

February 18, 2026 | Annie Terry Lecture
Postpartum care in the NICU - the PeliCaN model
Heather Burris, MD, MPH

February 25, 2026 | Bilderback Lecture
Reshaping the Future of Pediatric Healthcare Delivery
Susan Kressly, MD

March 3, 2026
Amber Wright

March 11, 2026 | Babson Lecture
Terri Inder

March 18, 2026 |Institute on Development and Disability
Jeffrey Brosco, PhD

April 1, 2026 | Braner Lecture
TBD

April 8, 2026 
Alison Chiang
TBD

April 15, 2026 | Nerrhout Lecture
Justin Baker

April 22, 2026
TBD

April 29, 2025 | Russman Lecture
Shafali Jeste

May 6, 2026 | Fellow Research Presentations

May 13, 2026
Catherine Caruso

May 20, 2026 | Wert Lecture
Blachy Davila Saldaña
TBD

May 27, 2026 | Perko Lecture
Brennan Wood

June 3, 2026
TBD

June 10, 2026 | Annie Terry Lecture
Jessica Baaklini

June 17, 2026 | Lipman Lecture
Michael Taylor

June 24, 2026 | Miller Lecture
Quang-Tuyen Nguyen

2024-2025 Full Schedule

September 11, 2024 | Day Lecture

Successes and Challenges in Pediatric Cancer: The COG Perspective

Douglas Hawkins, MD

September 18, 2024

Navigating Healthcare Landscapes: Where Are We Now? A Reflection on Burnout, Leadership, and Your Own Well-Being

Megan Furnari, MD, MS

September 25, 2024

Bussin Strategies That Slay and Ate With Teens

Michael Harris, PhD

October 2, 2024

The Evening Dispensary for Working Women and Girls: A Brief History of Women in Medicine

Alison Christy, MD, PhD

October 9, 2024 | Wert Lecture

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Maire Conrad MD, MS

October 16, 2024

DOP Grand Rounds: The Lifespan Transition Clinic at the CDRC

Kim Solondz, OT; Katherine Breithaupt, OTD; Dawn Macready-Santos, MSW

October 24, 2024 | Cindy Ferrell Lecture

Advancing Care: Latest Insights on Screening and Managing Congenital Cytomegalovirus in Newborns

Sheevaun Khaki, MD

October 30, 2024

LCHADD Chorioretinopathy: Pathophysiology and Potential Treatments

Melanie Gillingham, PhD

November 6, 2024

Pediatric Sports Medicine Updates

Ryan Petering, MD

November 13, 2024 | Professionalism Week 

Professionalism Training for Medical Students:  Adventures, Challenges, and Reflections of a Medical Educator

Tracy Bumsted, MD, MPH

November 20, 2024 | Rosenfeld Lecture

SuppoDevelopmental Care for Indigenous Communities through Trauma-Informed, Culturally-Sensitive Practices

Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, PhD

December 4, 2024

Disentangling Medical Symptoms & Identifying Pain in the Nonverbal Patient: Case Based Discussion of GI Pain

Christina Low Kapalu, PhD

December 11, 2024

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: An Unstable Vital Sign in the Menstruating Adolescent

Hannah Canter, MD

December 18, 2024

Navigating Neonatal Kidney Disease

Kelsey Richardson, MD, MS

January 8, 2025 | Global Health Lecture

Melissa Nyendak, MD

January 15, 2025 | Cazden Lecture

Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Genomics for Precision Medicine in Pediatrics

Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD

January 29, 2025

Unraveling Bias: Lab-Based Inequities in Hematology

Kylee Martens, MD

February 5, 2025

Healthier Together: Improving QI Processes, QI Culture, & Clinical Care with Learning Health Networks

Mike Powers, MD

February 12, 2025

Going Upstream to Address Oregon’s Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Policy & Payment Levers Paired With Community-Based Improvement Efforts

Colleen Reuland, MS

February 19, 2025

Understanding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA): Celebrating Resilience and Sovereignty

Allison Empey, MD

February 26, 2025 | Annie Terry Lecture

Fungal Infections of the CNS in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients: Harnessing Translational Research to Improve Patient Outcomes

Thomas Walsh, MD

March 5, 2025 | Annie Terry Lecture

When 'Why' Matters: The Ethics of Parental Reasons in Pediatric Decision-Making

Erica Salter, PhD

March 12, 2025 | Babson Lecture

Donor Milk in Extremely Preterm Infants – Lessons from the MILK Trial

Tarah Colaizy, MD, MPH

March 19, 2025 | Institute on Development and Disability

We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends: Harnessing the Power of a National Registry To Improve Spina Bifida Care

Kurt Freeman, PhD

April 2, 2025

The Road Less Traveled: Pioneers and Progress in the Care of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Eric McClellan, MD

April 9, 2025 | Lipman Lecture

Brain Health in Newborns: All The Way Home

Steven Miller, MD

April 23, 2025 | Neerhout Lecture

Curative Therapies for Hemoglobin Disorders

Mark Walters, MD

April 30, 2025 | Russman Lecture

Michael Shevell, MDCM

Cerebral Palsy: Past Successes, Present Observations, Future Horizons

May 7, 2025 | Fellow Research Presentations

Abiezer Disla Cuevas, MD & Brendan Cleary, MD

Addressing the Gap in Pediatric Mental Health Crisis Management: A Novel Multidisciplinary Training for Pediatric and Emergency Medicine Residents

Oregon’s Response to a Surge in RSV-Associated Pediatric Hospitalizations in 2022

May 14, 2025

Shared Stories, Stronger Bonds: Promoting Literacy and Connection in Healthcare Settings

Ellen Stevenson, MD, MPH; Hannah Sanford-Keller, MS; Catherine Caruso, DO, MEd; Erin Cochran, MS, OTR/L

May 21, 2025 | Annie Terry Lecture

Putting Purpose into Practice: Psychosocial and Palliative Care Science in Pediatric Advanced Heart Disease

Melissa Cousino, PhD

May 28, 2025 | Perko Lecture

Bearing Witness on Sacred Ground: Spiritual and Cultural Attunement in Pediatric Palliative Care

Rev. Dr. Pam Washburn

June 4, 2025

Gina Sequiera, MD, MS

June 11, 2025 | Bilderback Lecture

Pediatric/Adolescent Research in 225: Peaks & Valleys

Catherine Gordon, MD, MS

June 18, 2025 | Braner Lecture

Chethan Sathya, MD

June 27, 2024 | Miller Lecture

Jenny Radesky, MD