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
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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.
January 2026
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Immunizations at Seattle Children’s: Protecting our Patients
Mersine Bryan, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Hospital Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Date: Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 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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Daniela Brissett, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Attending Physician UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Faculty Scholar, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Policy Lab
Speaking remotely from Odessa Brown Children's ClinicDate: Thursday, Jan 29, 2026 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…
February 2026
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Ancestral Healing: Remembering Medicine Ways in Our Daily Lives (Klavano Holistic Care Lecture)
Allison Kelliher, MD
Research Associate, Associate Faculty for Indigenous Knowledge and Practice Systems, Johns Hopkins University
Speaking remotelyDate: Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 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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Shika Kalevor, MBE, BSN, RN
Clinical Ethicist, Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Date: Thursday, Feb 12, 2026 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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Hannah Rosenberger, JD; Kate Laner, JD; and Kaya McRuer, JD
Attorney Panel from the Northwest Justice Project, Seattle, WA
Date: Thursday, Feb 19, 2026 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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Coloring Outside the Lines: Updates in Pediatric Vitiligo
Cristy Garza-Mayers, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UW
Attending Physician, Dermatology, Seattle Children’sDate: Thursday, Feb 26, 2026 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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State of the DepartmentLeslie R. Walker, MD, FAAP, FSAHM
Professor and Chair, Ford/Morgan Endowed Chair of Pediatrics; Associate Dean, University of Washington School of Medicine; Chief Academic Officer/Senior Vice President, Seattle Children's; President, Association of Medical School Pediatric Chairs (AMSPDC)Provider Grand Rounds
Date: 12.11.25
Duration: 00:51:04
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Creating a PATH: Improving Pediatric to Adult Transitions in HealthcareSusan 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 DirectorProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 12.4.25
Duration: 00:55:58
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From City Lights to Starlit Nights: Crafting a Balanced Life in the Pacific NWLaura 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, Orca Pediatrics, Olympia, WA
Kathleen Kieran, MD, MSc, MME
Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Urology and Fetal Care and Treatment Center, Seattle Children’s
Richard Levine, MD
Pediatrician (Ret.), Skagit Pediatrics, Mt. Vernon, WA
Micheal Van Dyke, DO
Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Pediatrix Critical Care of the Inland Northwest, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WAProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 11.20.25
Duration: 00:58:55
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Charting New Maps: Innovation and Adaptation in Pediatric Medical EducationElena 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’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 11.13.25
Duration: 00:59:17
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Model Organism Screening in the Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Diseases - Ronald Lemire LectureMichael 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’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 11.6.25
Duration: 00:57:26
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Trust Your Gut: For Antibiotics, PO is the new IVAdam Brothers, PharmD
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program; Dept of Pharmacy, Seattle Children’s
Victoria Konold, MD
Associate Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program; Division of Infectious Diseases, Seattle Children’s
Derry McDonald, PharmD
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program; Dept of Pharmacy, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 10.30.25
Duration: 00:59:48
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From Bedside to Bench to Back: Pediatric Sepsis in Resource-Constrained Settings - Global WAChTeresa Bleakly Kortz, MD, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in Critical Care Medicine, Director of the Institute for Global Health Sciences Affiliate Program; Director of the Pediatric Global Health Scholars Pathway at the University of California, San FranciscoProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 10.23.25
Duration: 00:54:34
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Norms, Trends, Opportunities for Substance Use Prevention in AdolescentsJason R. Kilmer, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UW; Adjunct Professor, Psychology, UWProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 10.16.25
Duration: 01:00:45
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Pediatricians as Public Health Enforcers? Ethics and Politics in the Era of Vaccine RefusalMark 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 HealthProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 10.9.25
Duration: 00:57:46
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Management of Infantile Cataracts - Roger Johnson Ophthalmology LectureDeborah VanderVeen, MD
Director, Pediatric Cataract Service; Director, Retinopathy of Prematurity Service; Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical SchoolProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 9.25.25
Duration: 00:51:37
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Pediatric Sepsis: Improving Recognition, Care and Outcomes for All Children(2)Lori Rutman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 9.18.25
Duration: 00:38:24
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Progress in Sickle Cell Disease: Bending the Biomedical Arc Toward Health Equity - Chard OncologyAlexis Thompson, MD, MPH
Chief of Division of Hematology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Elias Schwartz, MD Endowed Chair in HematologyProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 9.11.25
Duration: 00:59:08
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Drowning in a Sea of Pain: How to Help Youth with Sickle Cell Disease? - Tarcea Pain Medicine LectureWilliam 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 DevelopmentSteven 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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The Air They Breathe: Wildfire Smoke and Children’s Health – Climate Change CARE CommitteeDebra Hendrickson, MD
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of MedicineProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 8.14.25
Duration: 00:55:07
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Perinatal, Child and Adolescent Mental Health – A Life-Course PerspectiveAnna 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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Introduction to Pediatric Obesity MedicineMelinda Pierce, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, UW: Endocrinology and Diabetes, Seattle Children’s
Anna Zenno, MD
Assistant Professor, UW: Endocrinology and Diabetes, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 7.31.25
Duration: 01:00:58
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Respiratory Infections in Children with Medical ComplexityChristopher 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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Pediatric Migraine PathophysiologyJessica Hauser Chatterjee, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children's HospitalProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 6.26.25
Duration: 00:57:43
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Word Choice and the Patient EncounterJeffrey Robinson, MD
Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, Affiliate Professor of Radiation Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State UniversityProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 6.5.25
Duration: 00:56:50
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The Matrix Reloaded: Rethinking the Extracellular Matrix’s Role in Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseKendra Francis, MD
Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle Children's HospitalProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 5.29.25
Duration: 00:48:47
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Everything Old is New Again: Rediscovering Food Allergy Treatment - William Pierson Allergy LectureJ. 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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Hope and Realism: Partnering With Patients and Families Who Hope for Cure Despite Poor PrognosesErica Kaye, MD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty Director of Research, Quality of Life and Palliative Care Division Department of Oncology; Comprehensive Cancer CenterProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 5.16.25
Duration: 01:01:04
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UW Department of Pediatrics and Seattle Children’s Quality Improvement Scholars Program 2023-2024Lori 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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David Tapper, Tumor Growth Factor Research, and His Continuing LegacyRobert Sawin, MD
Former Surgeon-in-Chief, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 5.1.25
Duration: 00:55:21
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Best Genetic Practices in Child Protection Cases: Dispelling Myths and Mysteries in Rare DiseasesNatasha Shur, MD
Medical Geneticist; Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University, Division of Genetics and MetabolismProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 4.24.25
Duration: 00:56:51
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Exploring New Dimensions in Congenital Heart DiseaseNicholas Brown, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology; Attending Physician, Cardiology, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 4.17.25
Duration: 00:47:41
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A Preview of AI Solutions and Panel DiscussionEmily 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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The Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Consortium: A Major Neglected Global Health ProblemDonna Denno, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics; Adjunct Professor Dept of Health Systems and Population Health, University of WashingtonProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 4.3.25
Duration: 00:54:42
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Past and Future Stories: Imagination and Narrative in Pediatric Decision-MakingLuke Mosley, MD, MTS
Assistant Professor, Bioethics & Palliative Care, UW, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative CareProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 3.27.25
Duration: 00:56:33
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Small Airways, Big Challenges: Unraveling the Mechanisms of Childhood AsthmaStephen Reeves, MD, PhD
Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Seattle Children’s; Principal Investigator, Center for Respiratory Biology and Therapeutics, Seattle Children’s Research InstituteProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 3.20.25
Duration: 00:58:49
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The Power of Belief: The Neurology of Voodoo - Sarkowsky LectureAnn Tilton, MD
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Section Chair of Child Neurology, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, LSU Health New Orleans School of MedicineProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 3.13.25
Duration: 00:58:58
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Updates on HPV Cancer Prevention: Evidence, Equity and Advocacy for the PediatricianLinda Eckert, MD
Adjunct Professor, Global Health; Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington; OB/GYN, Harborview MedicalProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 3.6.25
Duration: 00:51:21
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The Unfulfilled Promise of Probiotics and 20 years of ED ResearchDavid Schnadower, MD, MPH
Division Director, Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Professor, University of Cincinnati Department of PediatricsProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 2.27.25
Duration: 00:46:16
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Walking the Journey: Supporting Parents Who Can’t Make a Decision for Their Seriously Ill ChildSconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture
Vanessa Madrigal, MD MSCE, HEC-C
Director, Pediatric Ethics Program, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children’s National Hospital; Associate Professor, The George Washington UniversityProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 2.13.25
Duration: 00:58:17
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Integrative Pediatrics for Underserved Children: Bridging Gaps in Holistic CareSanghamitra M. Misra, MD, MEd, FAAP, ABIHM
Medical Director, Texas Children's Mobile Clinic; Program Director, Integrative Medicine Program, Texas Children's Hospital; Professor, Clerkship Director, Department of Pediatrics, BaylorProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 2.6.25
Duration: 00:55:00
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Blood Conservation in Congenital Heart Surgery at Seattle Children’sChristina Greene, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery, University of Washington; Cardiovascular Surgeon, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 1.30.25
Duration: 00:50:09
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The Clinician's Role in Responding to Suspected Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)Jordan Greenbaum, MD
Medical Director, International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
Shannon Staples, MD
Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children’sProvider Grand Rounds
Date: 1.23.25
Duration: 00:58:47
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Whole Child Health: How Can We Best Support a Child’s Health-Related Social Needs?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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Bounded Justice: Navigating the Limits of EquityTreuman 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