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.

To view previous recordings: https://echo360.org/section/f46dbd51-891f-4cb9-ab49-b8e1cd5130ec/public. Please copy and paste link into your browser if the link doesn't open for you. 


Upcoming Pediatric Grand Rounds

November 11, 2026 | Professionalism Week

Supervising AI in Pediatric Clinical Care

Beth Torwekar, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency

Matthew Hudkins, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Critical Care and Clinical Informatics

Learning Objectives

  • Define artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, and large language models
  • Review some of practical applications of generative AI, including benefits and risks
  • Use the DEFT-AI framework to supervise and teach during an interaction where a trainee used AI
  • Coach learners on when to rely on, verify, or set aside AI output

November 18, 2026 

The Bioenergetics of Extremely Preterm Brain Injury: How Fatty Acid Dysregulation Shapes Long-Term Outcomes 

Joseph Scafidi, DO, MS
Director, Michael V. Johnston Center for Developmental Neuroscience
Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Learning Objectives

  • Understanding the role of fatty acids and lipids in the developing brain
  • Preterm brain injury from intermittent hypoxemia
  • Targeting lipid fatty acids for functional recovery 

December 2, 2026 

Update on Liver-Directed Genetic Therapies for Urea Cycle Disorders

Cary O. Harding, MD
Professor of Molecular and Medical Genetics, and Pediatrics

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the current standard of care and unmet treatment need for individuals with urea cycle disorders
  • To understand the promise of novel liver-directed genetic therapies including mRNA treatment, gene addition, gene correction, and gene insertion
     

2026-2027 Full Schedule

September 9, 2026 | Rosenfeld Lecture
U.S. Vaccine Recommendations: How We Got Here, Where We Are Now, and Where We May Be Going
Sean O'Leary, MD, MPH

September 16, 2026 | Annie Terry Lecture
This session was not recorded for public. Please contact Jessica Willhite
Krista Birnie, MD

September 23, 2023 | Day Lecture
More Than Small Round Blue Cells: Tackling the Complexity of Ewing Sarcoma Ecosystems
Beth Lawlor, MD, PhD

September 30, 2026 | Russman Lecture
Clinical Trial Readiness in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Pathways to Precision Health
Shafali S. Jeste, MD

October 7, 2026
Review of the 2026 AAP Iron Deficiency Guidelines: Preventing, Diagnosing, and Treating the Most Common Nutritional Deficiency Worldwide
Kristina Haley, DO, MCR

October 14, 2026 | Schwartz Rounds
The Gift of Time
This session was not recorded

October 22, 2025 | Cindy Ferrell Lecture
Cindy Ferrell Keynote: Supporting Newborns with Perinatal Substance Exposure
Laura Kair, MD

October 28, 2026 | Wert Lecture
Pediatric Autoinflammation: From Patients to Progress
Lori Broderick, MD, PhD
This session was not recorded

November 4, 2026 | Community GR
Familias en Acción: Advancing Health in Latiné Communities
Margarita Gutierrez Lemus, Familias En Acción

November 11, 2026 | Professionalism Week
Supervising AI in Pediatric Clinical Care
Elizabeth Torwekar, MD & Matthew Hudkins, MD

November 18, 2026
The Bioenergetics of Extremely Preterm Brain Injury: How Fatty Acid Dysregulation Shapes Long-Term Outcomes
Joseph Scafidi, DO, MS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

December 2, 2026
Update on Liver-Directed Genetic Therapies for Urea Cycle Disorders
Cary Harding, MD

December 9, 2026 
Angela-Tu Nguyen, MD, Samuel Cross-Knorr, MD, Rachel Caron, MD

December 16, 2026 | Annie Terry
Ariel Williamson, PhD, DBSM

January 6, 2027
Hillary Bashaw, MD

January 13, 2027
Zachary Wheat

January 20, 2027
Kate Hails, PhD

January 27, 2027 | Annie Terry
Nicole Bush, PhD

February 3, 2027 | Cazden & Lackey Lecture
TBD

February 10, 2027 | Global Health Lecture
TBD

February 17, 2027
Erika Finanger, MD

February 24, 2027 | Debate
TBD

March 3, 2027
Daniel Crowder, MD

March 10, 2027
Kristi Atkins, EdD & Rachel Green, PhD

March 17, 2027
Ciera Korte, PhD

March 31, 2027
Matthew Halsey, MD

April 7, 2027 | Babson Lecture
Daniele De Luca, MD, PhD

April 14, 2027
Akila Raja, DO

April 21, 2027 | Neerhout Lecture
Stephen Gottschalk, MD

April 28, 2027 
Fellows Research Presentations

May 5, 2027 | Braner Lecture
Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH, JD

May 12, 2027 | Bilderback Lecture
Admiral Rachel Levine, MD

May 19, 2027
Christine Anterasian, MD

May 26, 2027 | Perko Lecture 
Cynda Rushton, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN

June 2, 2027 | Miller Lecture 

June 9, 2027 
TBD

June 16, 2027 
TBD

June 16, 2027 
TBD

June 23, 2027
TBD

June 30, 2027
Kimberly Treischmann, 

2025-2026 Archived Schedule

2025-2026 Full Schedule

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
Relational Care: Helping Children Heal from Trauma
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 4, 2026
Picky or Problematic? A Collaborative Approach to Pediatric Feeding Issues
Amber Wright, DNP; Darren Janzen, PsyD; Sarah Sahl, RDN; Sylvia Doan, MBBS

March 11, 2026 | Babson Lecture
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of High Risk Infants - What? Why? and How?
Terri Inder, MBChB

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

April 1, 2026 | Braner Lecture
Healing Hurt People
Roy Moore & Jermaine Belcher

April 8, 2026 
Grand Rounds Debates: Vaccine Hesitant Families in Primary Care
Alison Chiang, Ben Hoffman, Julian Ponsetto, Lorne Walker

April 15, 2026 | Neerhout Lecture
How Can We Best Address Suffering? Connection, Compassion, Communication and many other C’s (and Q’s) 
This lecture was not recorded
Justin Nathaniel Baker, MD, FAAP, FAAHOM

April 22, 2026
Gait Patterns and Abnormalities in Children
Muayad Kadhim, MD

April 29, 2025 | Russman Lecture
Interplay Between Medulloblastoma Genomic and Clinical Landscapes
Yoon-Jae Cho, MD
This session was not recorded

May 6, 2026 | Fellow Research Presentations
Wildfire-Specific Fine Particulate Matter and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in the U.S. ECHO Cohort
Meredith Haag, MD
Exploring the Interplay of MYCN and Differentiation Signaling in Neuroblastoma
Zina Stavitsky, MD

May 13, 2026
CBME Unlocked: Making Assessment Your Superpower
Catherine Caruso, DO, MEd

May 20, 2026 | Wert Lecture
Stem Cell Transplant for Immune Deficiencies
Blachy J. Dávila Saldaña, MD

May 27, 2026 | Perko Lecture
Grief-Informed Care: To Feel, Not Fix
Brennan Wood

June 3, 2026
Your Patients, Their Evidence: Recognizing When Science Has Been Compromised
Meredithe McNamara

June 10, 2026 | Annie Terry Lecture
Medical-Legal Partnerships Serving Pediatrics and Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Jessica Baaklini

June 17, 2026 | Lipman Lecture
Michael Taylor

June 24, 2026 | Miller Lecture
Quang-Tuyen Nguyen