Pediatric Grand Rounds
A Continuing Medical Education Program of Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and the Department of Pediatrics of UC San Diego School of Medicine.
Welcome to Radygrandrounds.org, which provides you with the Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule and online UC San Diego CME Evaluation Survey. By completing our survey, you will help us to identify quality speakers for future Grand Rounds and enable us to provide you with CME credit tracking for Grand Round events you have attended during the year.
Location: Currently all RCHSD Grand Rounds are held virtually via Zoom.
Time: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Dates: September 25, 2020-June 25, 2021
Accreditation (Read accreditation statement)
To View Grand Rounds by Zoom:
- New to Zoom? First-Time User Instructions
- Grand Rounds Zoom Meeting Instructions
- Recurring Meeting ID # 117401852
To Receive CME Credit in person or by Zoom:
- Be sure to do the mobile check-in to the session that you attended by using the QR code provided on-site. You can also find it here: https://ucsd.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4U6Z410NEDD5bs9
- Following the session, you will receive an email to complete the online UC San Diego CME Evaluation survey. Complete the survey.
- For your records, you can download a CME certificate:
– Physician CME Certificate
– Non-Physician CME Certificate - A summary certificate for the prior academic year’s CME credits will be available from October to November each calendar year. Requests can be made at cme@rchsd.org. Please email for any special requests.
- If you connected through Zoom please follow steps 1-3.
Fall Schedule
JANUARY 8, 2021
SHELLEY LAWRENCE, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Neonatal Sepsis: Developing Innovative Diagnostics and Therapeutics”
JANUARY 15, 2021
BEN CROKER, PHD
Associate Adjunct Professor
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Neutrophils: The Inflammatory Conductors of Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C”
JANUARY 22, 2021
THE 20TH ANNUAL LENOIR/HAMBURGER LECTURE
CHERYL ANDERSON, PHD, MPH, MS
Professor and Founding Dean
School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
University of California, San Diego
“Disparities in Diet Across the Lifespan: Implications for Cardiovascular Health”
JANUARY 29, 2021
KELAN TANTISIRA, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Respiratory Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Investigating the Pathogenesis of Asthma and Response to Treatment Using Small Noncoding RNAs”
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
PAULA ARISTIZABAL, MD, MAS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of California, San Diego
Medical Director International Outreach Program & Quality Improvement Lead
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Member Population Sciences, Disparities & Community Engagement
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Regional Disparities in Pediatric Oncology: Lessons Learned from Rady’s International Outreach Program
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
DAVID BRENT POLK, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Targeting Prevention and Better Outcomes for Pediatric IBD”
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
CYNTHIA L. KUELBS, MD
HS Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Department of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
Chief Medical Information Officer
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“OK Boomer! Adolescent Patient Portals – Challenges and Opportunities”
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
DAVID J. MCCULLEY, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Clinical Highlights and Genetic Mechanisms of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia”
MARCH 5, 2021
JOHN B. WELSH LECTURE IN BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
YI HUI LIU, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Child Development & Community Health
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What Every Pediatrician and Pediatric Subspecialist Should Know”
MARCH 12, 2021
JAMES PERRY, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Affiliate Professor of Bioengineering
University of California, San Diego
Director, Electrophysiology Program
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Evolving Challenges for Academic Medical Practice: Three Decades of Perspective”
MARCH 19, 2021
AMI P. DOSHI, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Physician Wellness Director
Assistant Program Director of Wellness
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Physician Well-Being: What Do We Know and Where do We Go?”
MARCH 26, 2020 – CESAR CHAVEZ DAY
APRIL 2, 2021
GARY S. FIRESTEIN, MD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
Director, Altman Clinical & Translational Research Institute
UC San Diego Health Sciences
“Applying New Concepts of Epigenetic to the Treatment of Patients with Autoimmunity”
APRIL 9, 2021
JUAN CARLOS BELMONTE, PHD
Professor, Gene Expression Laboratory
Roger Guillemin Chair
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
“Aging and Organ Regeneration”
APRIL 16, 2021
JING YANG, PHD
Professor of Pharmacology and Pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
“Tumor Metastasis and Developmental Plasticity: How Can We Stop the Invasion?”
APRIL 23, 2021
KATHRYN A. AKONG, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Respiratory Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“The End of the Beginning of Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics”
APRIL 30, 2021
HARI NARAYAN, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Cardiovascular Imaging of Childhood Cancer Survivors: Challenges and Opportunities”
MAY 7, 2021
BOB GENG, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Co-Director of Rady Children’s Hospital Severe Asthma Program
Allergy/Immunology Director of the Multidisciplinary Atopic Dermatitis Program (MADP)
Divisions of Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Novel Approaches to Managing Atopic Disorders — Precision Medicine through Multidisciplinary Teamwork”
MAY 14, 2021
VANESSA P. SCOTT, MD, MSC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Child Development & Community Health
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and an Educational Intervention for Influenza Vaccination”
MAY 21, 2021
SANDRA LEIBEL, MD, MSC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Lung Stem Cells and Organoids to Study Patient-Specific Human Lung Development and Disease”
MAY 28, 2021
NATHALY SWEENEY, MD, MPH, MS
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Management of Congenital Heart Disease in the Era of Genomics”
JUNE 4, 2021
JOSEPH G. GLEESON, MD
Rady Auxiliary Professor of Neurosciences and Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Director of Neuroscience Institute of Genomic Medicine
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
“Solving the Mystery of Pediatric Brain Disease”
JUNE 11, 2021
CHIEF RESIDENT
Chief Resident
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
JUNE 18, 2021
CHIEF RESIDENT
Chief Resident
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
JUNE 25, 2021
CHIEF RESIDENT
Chief Resident
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Contact Us
Continuing Medical Education
Phone: 888-966-4092
Fax: 858-966-8018
Email: cme@rchsd.org
To receive the Grand Rounds calendar via email, contact us at cme@rchsd.org.