Past Grand Rounds
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Recent Grand Rounds Sessions
Each Wednesday, the Department of Pediatrics offers learning opportunities for pediatric professionals throughout the community - both inside and outside the University.
Pediatric Grand Rounds is designed to improve the broad practice of pediatric medicine, including patient care, healthcare research, medical education, public health, and innovation.
Grand Rounds sessions are open to the public and past presentation materials are posted here for review.
April 2025 Grand Rounds
April 2
Gold Headed Cane Award Ceremony
Additional talk: "From Molecules to Milestones: Advancing Care in Urea Cycle Disorders: A Lifespan Journey Through Research, Treatment, and Lived Experience"
Awardee:
Susan Berry, MD
Professor, Division of Pediatric Genetics & Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Speaker:
Andrea Gropman, MD
Director, Neurotranslational Research, Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
April 9
AI, MD? - What Pediatricians Need to Know About the Emerging Role of AI in Medicine
Mike Pitt, MD
Professor, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Aisha Kasali, MD
Pediatric Resident
April 16
2025 State of the Department
Joseph Neglia, MD, MPH
Department Head, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Ruben-Bentson Chair
Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
April 23
Airway, Breathing, Circulation…DNA?: Ultra Rapid Genome Sequencing in the NICU
Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Whitney Thompson, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Dual clinical fellow in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Medical Genetics at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
April 30
Assessment and Management Strategies in Pediatric and Adolescent POTS
Matthew Ambrose, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
March 2025 Grand Rounds
March 5
Mind your language: Effective approach for procedural teaching using standardized language
Aayush Gabrani, MD, FAAP, MHPE
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
March 12
Parents in Pediatrics: A Focus on the I in D.E.I.
Karim Sadak, MD, MPH, MSE
Senior Medical Director of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical Center
Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Quang Nguyen
Kelsey Olson, APRN, CNP
Parent Chair, Parent & Family Advisory Council, M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital
Renee Sieving, PhD, RN, FAAN, FSAHM
Director, Center for Adolescent Nursing
Director, Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center (HYD-PRC)
Pauline A. Vincent Chair in Public Health Nursing
March 19
You Have Been Subpoenaed... Don't Panic!
Tara Holloran, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Child Protection Program, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine
March 26
Heart in Focus: Exploring Congenital Heart Disease Through Virtual Reality
Shanti Narasimhan, MBBS, FASE
Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
February 2025 Grand Rounds
February 5
Epidemiology and Clinical Factors for Poisoning Requiring Kidney Replacement Therapy in Children
Jon Cole, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota;
Division Head, Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare;
Medical Director, Minnesota Regional Poison Center
Anne Kouri, MD, MS
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
February 12
Advocacy through Connection: A Community Pediatrician's Journey
Andrea D. Singh, MD
Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics, HealthPartners/Park Nicollet
February 19
Birthmarks: Red, White, Brown and Blue
Sheilagh Maguiness, MD
Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota
February 26
Etiology and Late Effects of Therapy in Pediatric and Adolescent Germ Cell Tumors
Jen Poynter, PhD
Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
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The below links are our year-by-year documents that contain detailed information on our past sessions and a google folder with schedules from previous years.