2005 Pediatric Grand Rounds - Division of Pediatrics

To recognize the important interdependence of research and patient care.
To describe evolving pathogenetic concepts and therapies for pediatric diseases.
To provide relevant in-depth review of important pediatric topics.

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December 2005
Dec. 28	CANCELED
Dec. 21	Christine Ternand, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology	Endocrine Disrupters
Dec. 14	Toni Peters, M.D. Fellow in Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood & Marrow Transplantation Wei Chen, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood & Marrow Transplantation	Clinical Issues in Handling Refractory Leukemias New Agents for Refractory Leukemias
Dec. 7	Carlos Milla, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Director, The Minnesota Cystic Fibrosis Center	Upcoming Statewide Screening for Cystic Fibrosis
November 2005
Nov. 30	Michael Reiff, M.D. Director, Autism Clinic Associate Professor of Pediatrics Division of Clinical Neuroscience	Clinical Issues in Autism: A Spectrum of Questions
Nov. 23	CANCELED
Nov. 16	Arleen D. Auerbach, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Director Laboratory of Human Genetics and Hematology The Rockefeller University New York, NY	Clinical and Genetic Heterogeneity in Fanconi Anemia: Consequences for Diagnosis and Treatment (Presentation not available)
Nov. 9	Robin H. Steinhorn, M.D. Raymond and Hazel Speck Berry Professor of Pediatrics; Head, Division of Neonatology and Associate Chair of Pediatrics Children’s Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Chicago, IL	Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension: Developing New Insights and Therapies
Nov. 2	Joanne Wolfe, M.D., M.P.H. Medical Director, Pediatric Advanced Care Team Children’s Hospital Boston & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA	Research in Pediatric Palliataive Care: Challenges & Progress
October 2005
Oct. 26	Steven M. Altschuler President and CEO Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	From Information Systems to Informatics: What a Long Strange Trip It Has Been
Oct. 19	Chester B. Whitley, PhD, MD Professor of Pediatrics Division of Genetics and Metabolism Gene Therapy Center and Institute of Human Genetics	The Most Precious Drugs in the World
Oct. 12	Patti Thureen, MD Professor of Pediatrics University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Children's Hospital of Denver	Fetal and Neonatal Metabolic Programming: Can the Pediatrician Alter Fate? (Presentation not available)
Oct. 5	David Steinhorn, MD Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Children's Memorial Hospital Northwestern University, Chicago	Caring For Children We Can't Cure
September 2005
Sept. 28	Deborah Hennrikus, PhD Associate Professor Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health	The Best for Baby Project: Reducing Children's Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Sept. 21	Mark R. Schleiss, MD Professor of Pediatrics American Legion Chair of Pediatrics Director, Division of Infectious Diseases	Infections at the Maternal-Fetal Interface: A Torch Update
Sept. 14	Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD, D (ABMLI) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Divisions of Hematology/Oncology/Blood & Marrow Transplantation and Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Christopher J. Fraser, MBBS Pediatric BMT Fellow	Lung Injury and Repair in the BMT Setting Clinical Case Presentation (Presentations not available)
Sept. 7	CANCELED James Riviello, Jr. MD Associate Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital, Boston	Electrical Status Epilepticus of Sleep: From Problem Cases To Treatment Protocols (Presentation not available)
August 2005
Aug. 31	Robert J. Gorlin, DDS, MS, DSc Regents' Professor Emeritus Departments of Oral Pathology, Genetics, & Pediatrics	The Evil Eye (Don't Give Me a Canary!) (Presentation not available)
Aug. 24	Raj Sheth, MD Professor of Adult and Pediatric Neurology University of Winsoncin-Madison	Do Seizures Damage the Brain? (Presentation not available)
Aug. 17	Jo-Anne van Burik, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine	Recent Advances in Antifungal Prophylaxis for High-Risk Patients
Aug. 10	Bradley P. Fuhrman, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics & Anesthesiology State University of New York at Buffalo Chief, Pediatric Critical Care; President, Medical Staff Children's Hospital of Buffalo	The Dark Side of Mechanical Ventilation
Aug. 3	Lydia Najera, MD Instructor in Pediatrics Division of Nephrology	Renal Replacement Theray in Critically Ill Children
July 2005
July 27	Lee Pyles, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Cardiology	Building Systems for Emergency Medical Services for Children (Presentation not available)
July 20	Richard Vehe, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Director, Division of Rheumatology.	Pediatric Rheumatology Update
July 13	Bruce Gelb, M.D. Pediatric Cardiologist and Human Geneticist Mt. Sinai Medical School, New York	The Genetics of Cogenital Heart Disease: Long Dazed Journey Into Clinic
July 6	Susan Berry, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics Director, Division of Genetics & Metabolism	The "New" Newborn Screen - Using the Minnesota Model
June 2005
June 29	Canceled
June 22	Canceled
June 15	John E. Wagner, MD Professor of Pediatrics Director, Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood & Marrow Transplantation Scientific Director, Clinical Research of the Blood & Marrow Transplantation Program & Stem Cell Institute	Umbilical Cord Blood: And The Holy Grail? (Presentation not available)
June 8	Brad J. Martinsen, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Cardiology	PINCH-1 Expression And Function During Early Avian Embryogenesis: Implications For Neural Crest And Heart Development (Presentation not available)
June 1	Carlos E. Milla, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatric Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine	Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis: Why, How And When?
May 2005
May 25	Marla Eisenberg, ScD, MPH Assistant Professor Of Pediatrics Division Of General Pediatrics And Adolescent Health Director, Project EAT-II Division Of Epidemiology And Community Health	Bullying And Youth
May 18	Thomas E. Nevins, MD Professor Of Pediatrics Division Of Nephrology	Why Do 'They' Do That? The Compliance Conundrum
May 11	Charles Billington, MD Professor Of Medicine VA Medical Center	Obesity And The Brain; What I’ve Learned From Being Wrong
May 4	Delia M. Vazquez, MD Associate Professor Of Pediatrics And Psychiatry Director, Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship Program University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI	Searching For The Biology Of Psychosocial Growth Failure: The Neuroendocrine Connection (Presentation not available)
April 2005
April 27	John W. Day, MD, PhD Professor of Neurology Director, Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center	Developmental and Degenerative Aspects of Myotonic Dystrophy
April 20	Leo C.T. Fung, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), FAAP Associate Professor of Urologic Surgery and Pediatrics Chief of Pediatric Urology Director of Pediatric Urology Research Laboratory	Challenges in the Treatment of Exstrophy
April 13	Claire Brindis, DrPH Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine Dept. of Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Health Sciences Institute for Health Policy Studies Co-Director, Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy Associate Director, National Adolescent Health Information Center and the Public Policy & Analyses Center on Middle Childhood and Adolescence Univ. of California, San Francisco	3rd Morris Blum Memorial Lectureship The Role of Social Capital in Pregnancy Prevention Among Latina Youth
April 6	Michael Verneris, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT	To Kill or Not to Kill: Natural Killer Cells and Leukemia
March 2005
3/30/05	Lawrence R. Charnas, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology Division of Clinical Neuroscience Elsa Shapiro, PhD Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology Division of Clinical Neuroscience	Neurometabolic Genetic Diseases: Research Strategies And Novel Therapies (Presentation not available)
3/23/05	Diana Becker Cutts, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Hennepin County Medical Center	Got Food? Early Childhood Hunger In America
3/16/05	Michelle Rheault, MD Fellow in Pediatric Nephrology	Familial Hematuric Syndromes
3/9/05	Mark R. Schleiss, MD Professor of Pediatrics American Legion Chair of Pediatrics Director, Division of Infectious Diseases	The IOM Report On Immunization Priorities For The New Millennium: A Glimpse Of The Future Of Vaccines
3/2/05	Jakub Tolar , MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood & Marrow Transplantation Elizabeth Braunlin, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Division of Cardiology	MPS I Cardiac Findings In Mice And Children
February 2005
2/23/05	Deepak Srivastava, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology; Pogue Distinguished Chair in Research on Cardiac Birth Defects Joel B. Steinberg, M.D. Chair in Pediatrics; Department of Molecular Biology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas	Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease (Presentation not available)
2/16/05	Canceled
2/9/05	Panel Participants, Members of the Parent Advisory Board: "Don't Speak In a Foreign Language" - Paula Berger; "Infants Are Not Small Adults (Whose being treated, the parent or the child)" - Joan Lanasa; "Treating the Whole Child" - Karen Black; "Treating the Whole Family" - Paula Johnson; "The Club I Did Not Choose To Be In" - Barb Salem	Thoughts of Parents with Chronically Ill Children (Presentation not available)
2/2/05	Ashish Kumar, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood & Marrow Transplantation	Of Mice, Meis, and Men: The Search for Therapeutic Targets in Infant Leukemia
January 2005
1/26/05	Daniel Saltzman, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics	The Rectum as a Whole
1/12/05	Peter Scal, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Health and Fellow in Health Services Research and Policy School of Public Health	Transition to Adulthood and Adult Health Care for Youth with Chronic Conditions
1/5/05	Diego Preciado, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology	Chronic Aspiration and Reflux In Children: An Update

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