Schedule 2024
January 3
"No Grand Rounds- Happy Holidays!"
January 10
"Resident Education Update"
January 17
"Improving Child Maltreatment Identification and Evaluation"
Amy Gavril, MD
Associate Professor, Child Safety and Advocacy
WVU School of Medicine
Patrick Bonasso, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery
WVU School of Medicine
January 24
"WVU Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program: Improving Physician Retention and Decreasing Deb"
Emily K. Nease, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program
Linda S. Nield, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions
Professor of Medical Education and Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program
January 31
"RSV PROPHYLAXIS: Where We've Been, and Where We're Going"
Holly Chiles, DO
PGY-3 Resident, Peds
WVU School of Medicine
February 7
"2024 Update: Race-Conscious Care in OB/GYN and Pediatrics"
Linda S. Nield, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions
Professor of Medical Education and Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program
February 14
"A Review of Abusive Head Trauma in West Virginia"
Taylor Cunningham, MD
PGY-3 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
February 21
"Morbidity, Mortality & Improvement"
Arin Jennings, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
John Dugas, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
February 28
"Schwartz Rounds: Why I Do What I Do"
Laura Petras, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Supportive Care
WVU School of Medicine
Michael Schwalm, RN
Supporting YOU Program Coordinator
WVU School of Medicine
March 6
"Error Prevention Training"
Regina Scott, MPT
Project Manager, Safety Culture
WVU Medicine Children’s
March 13
"Creating a Sense of Belonging For All"
Courtney (Court) Lanham, MSW
Director of Diversity
WVU Health Science Center
Chancellor and Executive Deans Office
March 20
"Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity: Review of the Latest Clinical Practice Guidelines"
Kassie Johnson, DO
PGY-3 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
March 27
"Project WATCH: An intersection of public health surveillance, research, and policy."
Collin John, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Med/Peds Residency Associate Program Director
Division Chief of General Pediatrics
Medical Director, Project WATCH/West Virginia Birth Score Program
Amna Umer, PhD
Research Associate Professor,
Department of Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
April 3
"Morbidity, Mortality & Improvement"
Caroline Cwalina, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
Emily Kepfer, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
April 10
"Pediatric ARS: Diagnosis, Management and Complications"
Helene Dabbous, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Otolaryngology
WVU School of Medicine
April 17
"Weeding Through the Facts: An Update on Cannabinoid Use in Pediatrics"
Morgan Decker, MD
PGY-3, Pediatric Resident
WVU School of Medicine
April 24
"Preemies: NICU Discharge is Just the Beginning"
Bianca LoVerde, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
Division of Neonatology
May 1
"Hepatitis C Updates"
Audra Rouster, MD
Associate Professor and Division Chief
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
WVU School of Medicine
Michael Sweetman, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
WVU School of Medicine
May 8
Combined OB/Peds Grand Rounds
"Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome (FIRS) and Risk of Psychiatric Disease"
Blake Gibson, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
WVU School of Medicine
May 15
"The Legacy of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Maternal & Infant Health"
Mark Polak, MD Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
WVU School of Medicine
May 22
"Promoting Literacy in the Ambulatory Setting"
PGY-3, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
May 29
"What (or Who?!) Is ChatGPT and How Can an Academic Ethically Leverage Its Tools"
Michael Pitt, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Associate Residency Program Director
Associate Chair of Faculty Development and Strategic Planning
Fellowship Director for Hospital Medicine
June 5
"Morbidity, Mortality & Improvement"
Ryan Ratchford, MD
PGY-3 Resident, Med/Peds
WVU School of Medicine
Shannon O’Hara, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Med/Peds
WVU School of Medicine
June 12
"Measles: More than a Rash"
PGY-3, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
June 19
"Gwen Hogan Lectureship"
8:00 A.M. Grand Rounds - Hostler Auditorium (G17), HSN - Breakfast included
"BOOKS, BRAINS, BONDS: New Chapters in Pediatric Literacy Promotion"
12:00 P.M. Noon Conference - Hostler Auditorium (G17), HSN - Lunch included
"Living to Grow Up"
Perri Klass, MD
Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics
Director, CAS Minor in Medical Humanities
New York University
National Medical Director, Reach Out and Read
June 26
"Extending Maternal Care After Pregnancy (eMCAP): An Initiative to Address Health Care Disparities and Enhance Access to Care After Delivery"
Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
Chief, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Associate Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
July 3
"No Grand Rounds"
July 10
"Resident Education Update"
July 17
"Challenge of Sustaining Compassion”
Schwartz Rounds
Laura Petras, MD and Michael Schwalm, RN
Sean Hanlon, MD
Jessica Martin, BSN, CCRN
Christina Wolfe, Care Manager RN
July 24
"Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Pediatric Healthcare Transitions for Better Outcomes"
Jean Someshwar, MD FAAP
Division Chief & Associate Professor, Division of Adolescent Medicine
WVU School of Medicine
Leslie-Joy Romero, DO MA FAAP
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
Elizabeth Minchau, DNP, FNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology
WVU School of Medicine
July 31
"Update on Asthma"
Division Pediatric Pulmonary
WVU School of Medicine
August 7
"The Past the Present and the Future of Technology Dependent Children"
Casandra Arevalo, MD
Assistant professor of Pediatrics
Acting Division Chief of Pediatric Pulmonary
Pediatric Director, Cystic Fibrosis & Therapeutics Development Centers
WVU School of Medicine
August 14
"Personalized Asthma Care: Addressing the Pediatric Non-atopic Asthma Phenotype"
Gerardo Vázquez Garcia, MD, MS
Faculty Physician Division of Pulmonology
Nemours Children’s Specialty Care
Courtesy Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Pediatric
UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville
August 21
"The Journey from Diagnosis to Multidisciplinary Care for Pediatric Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Plexiform Neurofibroma (PN)
Regina Zambrano, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatric Genetics
LSU School of Medicine
NF Clinic Director, Children’s New Orleans
August 28
"Newborn Screening for Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Your Office or the Emergency Room"
Abdulrazak Alali, MD
Division Chief and Assistant Professor, Division of Genetics
WVU School of Medicine
September 4
"Common Cases in Pediatric Surgery"
Federico Seifarth, MD, FAAP, FACS
Division Chief and Associate Professor,
Pediatric Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief
WVU Medicine Children’s
September 11
"Just Culture"
Pavithra Ellison, MD, MMM, FASA
Associate Chief Quality Officer
Vice Chair and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
Rafka Chaiban, MD, MHCM, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of Pediatric Ambulatory Clinics | Vice Chair of Pediatric Ambulatory Operations
Associate Chief Quality Officer
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
September 18
"Intersection of Law and Medicine"
Timothy R. Linkous, Esquire
Linkous Law, PLLC
September 25
“Fed is First, Support is Best”
A Pediatrician's Review of Breastfeeding
Trends and Barriers to Success
Jordan Beckett, DO
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Medicine
October 2
"Gwen Hogan Lectureship and Diversity Day"
8:00 A.M. Grand Rounds
Family resource center (CH)
Breakfast included
"Health Equity: At the Nexus of Science and Social Justice"
Joseph Wright, MD, MPH
Chief Health Equity Officer, American Academy of Pediatrics Professor (adjunct) of Pediatrics,
Emergency Medicine and Health Policy & Management,
George Washington University Schools of Medicine and Public Health
12:00 P.M. Noon Conference
Family Resource Center (CH)
Lunch Included
"Child Health Advocacy: Activating Your Voice"
Joseph Wright, MD, MPH
Chief Health Equity Officer, American Academy of Pediatrics Professor (adjunct) of Pediatrics,
Emergency Medicine and Health Policy & Management,
George Washington University Schools of Medicine and Public Health
October 9
"Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Where Are We Today""
Co-Director, The Children's Heart Center, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital
Director Operations, The Children's Heart Center, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital
October 16
“Emerging Autonomy”
The Changing Roles of Parents & Providers as Patients Approach the Legal Age of Majority
Dr Julia Taylor, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Director, Ethics Consult Service
Core Faculty Center for Health, Humanities & Ethics
University of Virginia School of Medicine
October 23
"Morbidity, Mortality & Improvement"
PGY-2 Resident, Peds
WVU School of Medicine
Jaron Gropp, MD
PYG2 Resident, Med/Peds
October 30
"Pediatric Genetic Oncology A New Paradigm for Childhood Cancer Care"
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics,
Divisions of Pediatric, Hematology/Oncology and Medical Genetics,
University of Pittsburg School of Medicine
November 6
"Morbidity, Mortality & Improvement"
Liz Dice, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Peds
WVU School of Medicine
Tanner Quiggle, MD
PYG2 Resident, Peds
WVU School of Medicine
November 13
"Debriefing in Healthcare - An Exercise in Teamwork"
Michael Schwalm
Supporting You Manager
Provisionally Licensed Counselor
WVU Medicine
November 20
"Schwartz Rounds - the Colleague that made a Difference"
- in person only, Family Resource Center -
WVU School of Medicine
WVU School of Medicine
November 27
No Grand Rounds
"Happy Thanksgiving"
December 4
"How to keep your head in the game: Unmaking the truth about Concussions and Recovery"
WVU School of Medicine
December 11
"Central Line Insertion and Infection Prevention: Back to the Basics"
Matthew W. Thomas, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Children’s Hospital Infection Prevention
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
WVU School of Medicine
December 18
"Reproductive Health in Cystic Fibrosis: A Model for Research and Improvement
WVU School of Medicine