Grand Rounds Miller School of Medicine

*CME credits are available for every session. For in-person attendees, a QR code will be provided in person; for Zoom attendees, the CME code will be provided in the chat.

2024-2025 Pediatric Winter/Spring Grand Rounds Schedule

Mailman Center 8th Floor Auditorium - Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00 P.M.

January 2025

Rob Pieters, M.D., Ph.D., MSc

January 7, 2025

Professor
Chief Medical Officer
Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (Utrecht, Netherlands)

Results from the Dutch childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia studies in the Princess Máxima Center.

Michael D. Cabana, M.D., M.P.H.

January 14, 2025

University Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Probiotics in Primary Care Pediatrics

Brian Grottkau, M.D.

January 21, 2025

Chief of Pediatric Surgical Services
Department of Orthopedics
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Shriner’s Endowed Professor of Pediatric Orthopedics
Chief of Pediatric Surgical Services and the Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics Holtz Children’s Hospital

Novel treatment for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Can We Do Better?
February 2025

*February 25, 2025 Pediatric Faculty Meeting – No Grand Rounds

David Stukus, M.D.

February 4, 2025

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Division of Allergy and Immunology
Nationwide Children’s

WE are the OG Influencers: How to Use Social Media to Help Our Patients.

Rodrigo Ruano, M.D., Ph.D.

February 11, 2025

Professor of Clinical OB/Gyn Chief, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Innovations in Fetal Surgery.

Ben Hoffman, M.D., CPST-I, FAAP

February 18, 2025

Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics
Medical Director, Tom Sargent Safety Center
Director, Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs
Oregon Health and Science University
Former President, American Academy of Pediatrics

Presentation Title TBD
March 2025

*March 25, 2025 Pediatric Faculty Meeting – No Grand Rounds

Robert Sheridan, M.D.

March 4, 2025

Professor of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Burn Service Medical Director, Shriners Hospital for Children
Interim Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospital for Children

Presentation Title TBD

Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, M.D., MS

March 11, 2025

Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Health Sciences
Chief, Pediatric Pulmonology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Environmental Injustice and the Impact on Childhood Asthma.

Brian Cauff, M.D.

March 18, 2025

Vice Chief, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Chief, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Past, Present, and Future.
April 2025

*April 22, 2025 Pediatric Faculty Meeting – No Grand Rounds

Pablo Sanchez, M.D.

April 1, 2025

Professor of Pediatrics
Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Congenital CMV Infection: What You Should Know!

Miguel Reyes-Mugica, M.D.

April 8, 2025

Clinical Professor
Chief, Division of Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Finally, We Have a WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors.

Joseph Flynn, M.D., MS, FAAP, FASN

Dr. Robert O. Hickman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington
Editor-in-Chief, Pediatric Nephrology Head, Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital

Updates on the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Hypertension.

Amber Langshaw, M.D.

April 29, 2025

Medical Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

From Pampers to Depends: Navigating Transition of IBD Care from Pediatrics to Adults.
May 2025

*May 27, 2025 Pediatric Faculty Meeting – No Grand Rounds

Brent Pfeiffer, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Pediatric Sedation: Information for Pediatric Providers about Safely Sedating Children.

Claudia Salgado, M.D.

May 13, 2025

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

The role of pathology in diagnosing liver disease in the first year of life.

Rachel Kronenfeld, M.D.

May 20, 2025

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Presentation Title TBD
June 2025

*June 24, 2025 Pediatric Faculty Meeting – No Grand Rounds
Summer Break

Leah MG Jayanetti

June 3, 2025

Director of Programs and Education
Founding Member ICU Baby

Grief and Trauma: You can't change it, but you can make it better.

Naomi Rosenkranz M.S., M.S.Ed., PMH-C

June 3, 2025

Licensed Family and Marriage Therapist
Naomi Care

Grief and Trauma: You can't change it, but you can make it better.

K.Casey Lion, M.D., MPH

June 10, 2025

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine (UW)
Research Director, Center for Diversity and Health Equity, SeattleChildren’s Hospital (SCH)
Investigator, Center for Child Health, Behavior and DevelopmentSeattle Children’s Research Institute
Co-Director, Health Services and Quality of Care ResearchFellowship, UW & SCH

Bridging the Gap: Advancing Healthcare Equity through Communication and Language Access.

Manuel Viamonte, M.D.

June 17, 2025

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Neurology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Presentation Title TBD