Pediatric Grand Rounds are held on Fridays from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. in the first floor conference room (BT-1810) of the Children's Hospital unless otherwise noted.

Most grand rounds presentations are available for distance viewing.


The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.

Pediatric Grand rounds 2018-2020          Pediatric Grand Rounds 2020-2021

2021 - 2022 Schedule

Date Speaker Topic
August 6, 2021 Sharon Beall, MD Pediatric Palliative Care
August 13, 2021 E. Vanessa Spearman-McCarthy, MD Increase Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awareness Across the Dept.
August 20, 2021 Valera Hudson, MD State of the Department Address
August 27, 2021 Varsha Taskar, MD - AU Pulmonologist Sleep Deprivation  and Physician Safety
Sept. 3, 2021 Ashley Freeman, MD Pediatric Sedation
Sept. 10, 2021 Elizabeth Culatta, PhD Barriers to Sexual Victimization
Sept. 17, 2021 Michael Milano, MD Oral Health Importance for Medical Providers
Sept. 24, 2021 Hamer Manning Titus, MD Adolescent Gynecology
Oct. 1, 2021 John Henson, MD Hereditary Cancer
Oct. 8, 2021 Bradley Morganstern, MD Urology (emphasis on newborns)
Oct. 15, 2021 Michael Wattenbarger, MD Stelling Pediatric Orthopedic Lecture
Oct. 22, 2021 Dionne Adair, MBBS New Asthma Guidelines
Oct. 29, 2021 Susan Goldberg, MD Lactation for Primary Care
Nov. 5, 2021 Heather Koehn, MD Congenital and Acquired Hearing Loss
Nov. 12, 2021 Kimberly Wolf, DO, FAAP, FACOP Associate Professor of OMM Touro University of California - College of Osteopathic Medicine Helping Hands: An Osteopathic Approach to Pediatrics
Nov. 19, 2021 Natasha Savage MD Coagulation
Nov. 26, 2021 NO GRAND ROUNDS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 
Dec. 3, 2021 Eduardo Bustamante, PhD; (Univ. of IL - Chicago) Physical Activity as Medium - Not Medicine - for Public Health Impact
Dec. 10, 2021 Jyothi Marbin, MD; Valerie Gribben, MD (UCSF) Disparities in Smoking/Vaping and COVID-19: A Deadly Syndemic
Dec. 17, 2021 Julie Martin, MD  Antibiotic Stewardship
Dec. 24, 2021 NO GRAND ROUNDS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 
Dec. 31, 2021 NO GRAND ROUNDS NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY
Jan. 7, 2022 NO GRAND ROUNDS Canceled
Jan. 14, 2022  Steven E. Brooks, MD; Chair in Opthalmology ROP: A Story of Life Outside the Womb
Jan. 21, 2022 Khoi Nguyen, MD; AU Pediatric Neurosurgery Common Neurosurgical Conditions in Pediatrics
 Jan. 28, 2022 Christopher Campbell, PharmD; PICU Pharmacologist Pharmacy Hot Topics: Biosimilars and Pharmacogenomics
Feb. 4, 2022  Brian Stansfield, MD; Jessica Gancar, DO; Jacob Boccucci, M4 Southern Society for Pediatric Research Platform Presentations
Feb. 11, 2022 Nathan Wilson, MD Pediatrics in Cusco: A Gringo's Evolution
Feb. 18, 2022 Melissa Bemiller, PhD; AU Department of Social Sciences  Research on Child Abuse and Prevention
Feb. 25, 2022  Amir Mian, MD, MBA Cord Blood: To Save or Not to Save
Mar. 4, 2022 Michael S. Grimley, MD; Cincinnati Children's  Mahesh Lecture / HSCT and Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease: 2022 Update
Mar. 11, 2022 Jessica Faulkner, PhD; AU Department of Physiology Mechanisms of Fetal Growth Restriction: Insights from Rodent Models
Mar. 18, 2022 Stewart E. Fisher, Associate General Counsel, Augusta University Protecting Yourself in Today's Legal Environment
Mar. 25, 2022 John Lue, MD, MPH, MBA, FACOG The Evolution of Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy
April 1, 2022 Christina Bancroft, PhD & Shreeti Kapoor, MD Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health Care
April 8, 2022 NO GRAND ROUNDS MASTERS WEEK 2022 - NO GRAND ROUNDS
April 15, 2022 Bridget Curley, MD - PGY5 - Pediatric Cardiology Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID 19: An Update
April 22, 2022  Sarah Biggs, MD - PGY5 - Allergy/Immunology Food Allergy in Children with Atopic Dermatitis
April 29, 2022 Sharon Beall, MD and Beth Fisher, DNP Pediatric Palliative Care: Communication and Messaging
May 6, 2022 Ingrid Camelo, MD, FAAP, MPH Mobile Bedside Ultrasound (mBSUS) for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Pneumonia in Limited Resource Settings and Building an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for Imaging Interpretation
May 13, 2022 Stephanie Ryals Komic, MD; PGY6 - Neonatology Laying a Firm Foundation: How Simulation Can Optimize Learner Education and Combat Skill Decay
May 20, 2022 Kaitlin Verdone, DO; PGY6 - PCCM Let's Move: The Effects of Early Mobilization on Inflammatory Cytokines in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients
May 27, 2022 William Christopher Golden, MD; Johns Hopkins Hospital Teaching, Tracking, Testing, Talking: The Quest to Eradicate Congenital Syphilis in the US
June 3, 2022 Pediatric Residency Program Resident Research Day
June 10, 2022 Jessica Gancar, DO; PGY6 - Neonatology TBA
June 17, 2022  John R. Lue, MD, MPH, MBA, FACOG The Business of Medicine Series, Part 1 - RVU's
June 24, 2022 TBA TBA