Past Grand Rounds

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For questions about Pediatric Grand Rounds, please contact our Grand Rounds Coordinators at [email protected].

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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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February 12

Advocacy through Connection: A Community Pediatrician's Journey

Andrea D. Singh, MD
Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics, HealthPartners/Park Nicollet

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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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View Previous Grand Rounds

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.