Pediatric Grand Rounds

Pediatric Grand Rounds is the premiere 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 an option to attend virtually via WebEx and livestream until further notice. Please note that for in-person sessions, Pediatric Grand Rounds attendees must be fully vaccinated or have had a negative COVID-19 test 48 hours prior to the event start time. By attending Pediatric Grand Rounds, the attendee agrees to be in compliance at the time of the event.

Time: Thursdays, 8-9 a.m.

How to attend: Please refer to weekly emails for viewing option. 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

March 23, 2023 | Alvin D. Wert, MD Endowed Lectureship

Working Together to Prevent and Treat Peanut Allergy Early in Life

Carolyn H. Baloh
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Human Sample Biorepository and Allocation Core at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director of Biomarker Research and Discovery, Allergy Portfolio, Immune Tolerance Network (ITN), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Learning Objectives

  • Appreciate the importance of early peanut introduction to prevent peanut allergy
  • Identify ways to implement early peanut introduction guidelines into your clinical practice
  • Define the optimal timing for initiation of and potential outcomes of peanut oral immunotherapy

April 6, 2023 | The Robert C. Neerhout, MD Lecture

Alexis A, Thompson, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Hematology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia


September 1, 2022
If Play is Good for Everybody, Shouldn't Everybody Get to Play?
Cody Goldberg, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Harper's Playground

September 8, 2022
Pediatric Adult to Healthcare Transition - Past, Present, and Future State
Mort Murry, DNP-PNP, AC/DC

September 15, 2022 | Annie Terry Lecture
Shared Struggles: Stories From Parents and Pediatricians Caring for Children with Serious Illness: The Grand Rounds Edition
Barry Markovitz, MD, MPH and Ann F. Schrooten, JD

September 22, 2022
No Wasted Light: What’s Behind the New AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hyperbilirubinemia
Eliza Hayes Bakken, MD, IBCLC, FAAP

September 29, 2022
Ableism in Healthcare: Increasing Disability Awareness and Inclusion to Improve Care
Chennettee Jelleberg, MS, Office of Student Access, Office of the Provost

October 6, 2022
Neonatal Ammonia Sepsis Screening
Brian Scottoline, MD, PhD and Amy Yang, MD

October 13, 2022 | Cindy Ferrell Lecture
Public Benefits and Child Maltreatment: Implications for Prevention
Hank Puls, MD, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

October 20, 2022 | Babson Lecture
Bridging the Outpatient-Inpatient Connection to Optimize BPD Outcomes: Lessons Learned From the Center for Healthy Infant Lung Development 
Lawrence Rhein, MD, MPH, UMass Chan Medical School

October 27, 2022
Disparities in Early Identification and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Katharine Zuckerman, MD, MPH, FAAP

November 3, 2022
Up-to-Date Approach to Treating Asthma
Holger Link, MD

November 10, 2022 | Annie Terry Lecture
Shame & Stigma of Food Insecurity: Dismantling & Reimagining Systems, Structures, & Root Causes
Kelly Fisher, MEd, Manager, Food Security Program, Seattle Children's Hospital

November 17, 2022 | Cazden Lecture
Good Trouble: The Pursuit of Health Equity in Pediatric Subspecialty Care
Kelia Lopez, MD, MPH, Texas Children's Hospital

December 1, 2022
The Department of Pediatrics: A View From The Chair's Office
Dana Braner, MD, FAAP, FCCM

December 8, 2022
Multi-Disciplinary Care of Vascular Anomalies
Alison Small, MD; Carol MacArthur, MD; Melinda Wu, MD

December 15, 2022
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Infants and Toddlers: Update on Evaluation and Management
Matthew Halsey, MD

January 5, 2023
Children Born of War: Vietnamese Amerasians
Robert McKelvey, MD

January 12, 2023
Podcasting and Digital Education: What Educators Need to Know
Michael Cosimini, MD and Avital O'Glasser, MD, FACP, FHM

January 19, 2023
Disruptive Behavior Disorders- A Physicians Guide
Matthew Kivel, PsyD

January 26, 2023
Doernbecher Medical-Legal Partnership: Update to a NICU Pilot
Lauren Mutrie, MD, MSc; Ladawna Gievers, MD; Laura Russell, JD; Beatrice Roger, JD; Browning Hayes, MD/MPH Candidate

February 2, 2022
Updates in Youth Onset Type 2 Diabetes
Charlene Lai, MD

February 9, 2023
What's Taking So Long? Improving Access to Care in Autism Diagnostic Clinic
Cynthia Green, MS, CCC-SLP & Kristi Atkins, EdD, CCC-SLP

February 16, 2023 | Rosenfeld Lecture
Recognizing and Responding to Child Trafficking and Exploitation
Jordan Greenbaum, MD

February 23, 2023
“Thank you for letting me tell my story, no one asks”​: Identifying Barriers to Care from the Lens of the Patient
Ingrid Gomez, MEd & Sydney Melnick, BA

March 2, 2023 | Lipman Lecture
Hepatocyte Transplantation
Markus Grompe, MD

March 9, 2023 | Institute on Development and Disability
Working Together: Leveraging Parents to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes in Children with Developmental Disabilities 
Laura Lee McIntyre, PhD, University of Oregon

March 16, 2023 | Annie Terry Lecture
Getting to the "A" of Intelligence: Meaningful Adoption
Peter Laussen, MBBS, FANZA, FCICM, Boston Children's Hospital

March 23, 2023 | Wert Lecture
Carolyn H. Baloh, MD, Harvard Medical School

April 6, 2023 | Neerhout Lecture
Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

April 13, 2023 | Bilderback Lecture
Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, University of Maryland Schools of Medicine and Public Health

April 20, 2023 | Sam Day Lecture
James Amatruda, MD, MPH, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

April 27, 2023 
Michael Harris, PhD

May 4, 2023
Fellow Research Presentations

May 11, 2023 | Braner Lecture
Lois Lee, MD, MPH, Boston Children's Hospital

May 18, 2023
Sasha Ondusko, MD

May 25, 2023
Jillian Sanford, MD; Elizabeth Super, MD, FAAP; Derek Lam, MD, MPH

June 1, 2023 | Russman Lecture

June 8, 2023 | Miller Lecture
Lisa Horowitz, PhD, MPH, National Institutes of Health

June 15, 2023 | Perko Lecture
Arika Patneaude, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C

June 22, 2023
David Wagner

June 29, 2023
Mapping the Patient Journey: A Novel Public Health Collaboration to Illustrate the Patient Journey Through a Pediatric Gender Clinic and Beyond
Kara Connelly, MD, MCR; Danielle Moyer, PhD; Jess Guerriero, CSWA, MA

September 2, 2021
Physicians, Epidemics, and Burnout: Lessons on Professionalism from Ancient Greece
Nathan Selden, MD, PhD and Nigel Nicholson, PhD, Reed College 

September 9, 2021
Care of Children and Families Affected by Parental Substance Use: Integrating Care to Keep Families Together
Kea Parker, MD, IBCLC

September 23, 2021
Optimal Outcomes in PICU Survivors: What's Neuropsychology Got to Do with It?
Trevor A. Hall, PsyD, ABPdN

September 30, 2021
Growth Failure and Cachexia in Chronic Disease
Daniel Marks, MD, PhD

October 7, 2021
Sexual and Gender Minority Education
Jennifer Huang, MD

October 14, 2021
You and Your Racist Brain: The Neuroscience of Prejudice
Larry S. Sherman, PhD

October 21, 2021
Post-Covid Complications in Pediatrics
Monique Bohun, MD; Felicity Case, PT, DPT; Trevor Hall, PsyD; Henry Lin, MD; Carol MacArthur, MD; Louise Vaz, MD; Mandie Wiebers Jensen, MD; Cyndi Williams, MD

October 28, 2021
Ethan & James: The Story of Trauma Informed Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
April Castaldi, BSN, RN, RNS-NIC

November 11, 2021
Successes and Challenges in Global Efforts to Reduce TB and HIV-Associated Pediatric Morbidity & Mortality
Christina Lancioni, MD

December 2, 2021 | Cazden Lecture
COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Complications in Children
Jane Newburger, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School

December 9, 2021
Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Tackling Common Feeding Concerns in Primary Care
Amber Wright, MSN, RN, CPNP-CP, PMHS

December 16, 2021
Clinical Forecast: The Future of Predictive Modeling in Pediatrics
Lorne Walker, MD, PhD

January 6, 2022
Bleeding Disorders in Individuals with the Potential to Menstruate: Symptoms and Impact
Kristina Haley, DO

January 13, 2022
Supporting Interdisciplinary Research in Pediatrics with Preterm NICU Infants: A Team Effort
Sage N. Saxton, PsyD;  Suzanne Duvall, PhD, ABPP-CN; Patricia Blasco, PhD; Kristi Atkins, EdD, CCC-SLP; Jill Dolata, PhD, CCC-SLP

January 20, 2022
Neurons and Electrons: Human Cortical Mapping and Brain-Computer Interface Research at OHSU
Kelly L. Collins, MD 

January 27, 2022
Pediatric Obesity Care: Guidelines, Programming, and Your Next Steps
Kimberly Reynolds, PhD, ABPP and Marcy Hager, MA

February 3, 2022
CGRP: Past, Present and a Future for Pediatric Migraine
Kaitlin Greene, MD

February 10, 2022
Pediatric DVT: Updates and New Therapeutic Strategies
Marie Hogan, MD

February 17, 2022 | Wert Lecture
STAT Cleanup of Aisle 9: Recognition and Treatment of Primary Immune Dysregulatory Disorders
Jennifer W. Leiding, MD, Johns Hopkins University

February 24, 2022 | Perko Lecture
Promoting Resilience in Patients and Families Facing Serious Pediatric Illness
Abby Rosenberg, MD, MS, MA, University of Washington School of Medicine

March 3, 2022 | Annie Terry Lecture
Pediatric Resuscitation: 2020 and Beyond
Alexis Topjian, MD, MSCE, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

March 10, 2022
Clinical Efforts for Children with Complex Communication Needs: 50 Years of Support From the UCEDD
Janice Staehely, OHSU UCEDD, Self-Advocate; Kristi Atkins, EdD, CCC-Sp; Melanie Fried-Oken, PhD, CCC-Sp

March 17, 2022 | Annie Terry Lecture
Where Are We On The Equity Journey?
Benjamin Danielson, MD, University of Washington

March 31, 2022
Pediatric Audiology Consult
Kristy Knight, MS and Heather Durham, AuD

April 7, 2022 | Bilderback Lecture
Leading Child Health Forward Through Crisis and Conflict
Mark Del Monte, JD, American Academy of Pediatrics, CEO/Executive Vice President

April 14, 2022 | Neerhout Lecture
From Individual Patients to the WHO Global Initiative for Children With Cancer, and Back Again: Impact of Research, Education, and Technology
Scott Howard, MD, MSc, University of Tennessee

April 21, 2022 | Lipman Lecture
Double Jeopardy of Malnutrition in Pregnancy
Mark Manary, MD, Washington University School of Medicine

April 28, 2022 | Annie Terry Lecture
Coaching: Helping Learners Build Clinical Skills and Develop a Sense of Belonging
Rebecca Blankenburg, MD, MPH, Stanford School of Medicine

May 5, 2022
Essay on Leukemia Care
Bill Chang, MD, PhD

May 12, 2022 | Russman Lecture
Protecting the Newborn Brain: A 20th Century View
Donna M. Ferriero, MD, MS, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

May 19, 2022
Fellow Research Presentations
Kurt Drury, MD; Amanda Johnson, MD; Matthew Hudkins, MD; Sasha Ondusko, MD; Sashi Goteti, MD 

May 26, 2022 | Braner Lecture
Community Driven Responses to Community Firearm Violence
Shani Buggs, PhD, MPH, University of California, Davis

June 2, 2022
Staying Out of Trouble With Outpatient Pediatric Musculoskeletal Conditions
Scott Yang, MD

June 9, 2022 | Miller Lecture
At the Intersection of Equity, Science and Social Justice: An Inflection Point for Academic Medicine
Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, University of Maryland Schools of Medicine and Public Health

June 16, 2022
Harnessing the Power of the Brain-Gut Connection: A Holistic Approach to Common GI Disorders
Jacklyn Stellway, PsyD and Amanda Lee, MD

June 23, 2022
Love Your Patient as Yourself: Why Medicine Needs More Love, and Less Principles
Tyler Tate, MD, MA 

June 30, 2022 
The Intersection of Health and Education: Why School Readiness Matters in Pediatrics
Jaime Peterson, MD, MPH