Provider Grand Rounds
Weekly Grand Rounds are held Thursdays, 8 to 9 a.m., in Seattle Children’s Wright Auditorium and streamed via WebEx.
Note: If you are external to Seattle Children’s, and plan to join us in Wright Auditorium, please note that parking and entrance procedures have changed. See current campus maps with parking and screening information. Please review them before coming to the hospital. You will need to RSVP 24 hours in advance to [email protected], so that your name can be shared with the hospital entrance staff. You will also need to bring photo ID.
We will continue to livestream our Grand Rounds presentations, and record them for posting online after. For more information, call 206-987-5379.
CME Credit
Seattle Children’s is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Seattle Children’s designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity meets the criteria for up to 1 hour of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.
Watch the Live Webcast
- Join Webex meeting.
- Meeting number (access code): 808 078 285
- Meeting password: napP7xhf
- Join from a video system or application.
- Dial [email protected].
- You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
- Join by phone.
- 650-479-3207 (toll, U.S./Canada)
- Global call-in numbers
- WebEx Call Me (PDF)
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Watch Past Grand Rounds Online
Provider Grand Rounds Schedule and Topics
Schedule subject to change. Please check back for a current list of all scheduled speakers and topics.
October 2025
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Mark Navin, PhD
Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Oakland University (OU), Lecturer, Dept. of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB); Clinical Ethicist, Corewell Health
Date: Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
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Jason R. Kilmer, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UW; Adjunct Professor, Psychology, UW
Date: Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
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Teresa Bleakly Kortz, MD, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Director, Institute for Global Health Sciences Affiliate Program; Director, Pediatric Global Health Scholars Pathway, University of California, San Francisco
Date: Thursday, Oct 23, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
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Trust Your Gut: For Antibiotics, PO is the new IV
Scott Weissman, MD
Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease, UW; Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program; Attending Physician, Pediatric Infectious Disease and General Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s
Date: Thursday, Oct 30, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
November 2025
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Model Organism Screening in the Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Diseases – Ronald Lemire Lecture
Michael Wangler, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine; Human Genetics Researcher, Texas Children’s Neurofibromatosis Clinic, Medical Geneticist, Texas Children’s
Date: Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
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Charting New Maps: Innovation and Adaptation in Pediatric Medical Education in an Era of Change
Elena Griego, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Associate Director, Pediatric Residence Program; Hospital Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Hannah Deming, MD
Assistant Professor, Bioethics & Palliative Care, UW; Associate Program Director, UWSOM Dept. of Pediatrics Residence Program, Palliative Care Program, Seattle Children’s
Date: Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
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Laura Brunner, MD; Medical Director, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Pediatrics and NICU Units, Fairbanks, AK
Meghan Colleran, ARNP; Family Nurse Practitioner, Yakima Pediatrics, Yakima, WA
Maria Huang, MD; Pediatrician, Olympia Pediatrics
Kathleen Kieran, MD, MSc, MME; Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Urology and Fetal Care and Treatment Center, Seattle Children’s
Richard Levine, MD; Retired Pediatrician, Skagit Pediatrics, Mount Vernon, WA
Micheal Van Dyke, DO; Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Pediatrix Critical Care of the Inland Northwest, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA
Date: Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
December 2025
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Creating a PATH: improving Pediatric to Adult Transitions in Healthcare
Susan Hunt, MD, SFHM
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics, UWMC and Seattle Children’s Hospitalist Services; UW (pediatric to adult) Transition of Care Program Medical Director
Date: Thursday, Dec 4, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
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Leslie R. Walker, MD, FAAP, FSAHM
Professor and Chair, Ford/Morgan Endowed Chair of Pediatrics; Dean, University of Washington School of Medicine, Chief Academic Officer/Senior Vice President, Seattle Children's President, Association of Medical School Pediatric Chairs (AMSPDC)
Date: Thursday, Dec 11, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: For more information on Provider Grand Rounds, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org…
Archives
Provider Grand Rounds videos are archived for only one year after their original presentation.
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William T. Zempsky, MD, MPH
The Francine L. and Robert B. Goldfarb-William T. Zempsky, MD Endowed Chair for Pain and Palliative Medicine; Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Research; Connecticut Children's Medical Center; Professor of Pediatrics University of Connecticut School of MedicineProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 9.4.25
Duration: 00:58:38
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Beyond the Scalpel: Evolution of Pediatric Appendicitis, Surgical Training, Professional Development
Steven Lee, MD, MBA
Professor of Surgery, UW; Division Chief, Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 8.21.25
Duration: 00:55:36
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Anna Larsen, MPH, PhD
Acting Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences SOM, UW
Cyrus Mugo, MBChB, MPH, PhD
Research Scientist, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Keshet Ronen, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept of Global Health, SPH, UWProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 8.7.25
Duration: 00:58:07
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Christopher Russell, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University; Laurie Kraus Lacob Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine, Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute; Pediatric Hospitalist, Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Lucile Packard Children's HospitalProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 7.10.25
Duration: 00:58:38
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J. Andrew Bird, MD
Professor and Interim Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Depts of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care; Winn Master Physician in Food Allergy; Director, Food Allergy Center at Children's Health, a FARE Discovery Center of DistinctionProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 5.22.25
Duration: 00:56:16
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Lori E. Rutman, MD, MPH
Associate Prof., Pediatrics, UW; Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children’sQI Scholars, Seattle Children’s:
Samantha Goldklang, ARNP, Endocrinology
Polina Frolova Gregory, DO, MS, Hospital Medicine
Missy Lein, MSN, RN, CPN, Infusion Services
Isabella Niu, MD, Endrocinology
Robin Ortenberg, MD; Pulmonary
Desiree Yeboah, MD, Hospital MedicineProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 5.8.25
Duration: 00:59:08
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Emily Larimer, MD
Fellow, Clinical Informatics, University of Washington (Seattle Children’s-funded Pediatric Track)
Christopher Lewis, MD
Fellow, Clinical Informatics, University of Washington of Artificial Intelligence Care Lab, Pennsylvania Health System
Clara Lin, MD
Vice President, Chief Medical Information Officer, Seattle Children’s; Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW
Michael Leu, MD, MS, MHA, FAAP, FAMIA
Head, Section of Pediatric Clinical Informatics, Seattle Children’s; Professor, Pediatrics, UWProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 4.10.25
Duration: 00:54:44
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Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture
Charlene Wong, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke Clinical Research InstituteHolly Vo, MD, MPH
Fellow, Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Clinical Bioethics, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 2.9.23
Duration: 01:02:01
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Treuman Katz Ethics Lecture
Melissa Creary, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy; Senior Director, Office of Public Health Initiatives, American Thrombosis & Hemostasis Network (ATHN), School of Public Health, University of MichiganProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 10.6.22
Duration: 00:56:39