Grand Rounds
Learning Format: In-Person and Online
For more information contact Latese Y. McCowan, MA.
Date: November 26, 2026
NO GRAND ROUNDS – THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Date: November 19, 2026
Presentation Topic: TBD
Speaker: Robert J. Volk, PhD, Olive Stringer Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Deputy Chair in the Department of Health Services Research
Date: November 12, 2026
Presentation Topic: From Everyday Signals to Clinical Insight: Digital Health Across Populations and Patients
Speaker: Jinjoo Shim, PhD, Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Date: November 5, 2026
Presentation Topic: TBD
Speaker: David D. McPherson, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA
Date: October 29, 2026
Presentation Topic: Advances in Interventional Pulmonology: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker: Ekaterina Yavarovich, DO
Date: October 22, 2026
Presentation Topic: Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Health
Speaker: Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, MD
Date: October 15, 2026
Presentation Topic: Pharmacotherapeutic Strategies for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Speaker: Absalon D. Gutierrez, MD
Date: October 8, 2026
Presentation Topic: Eosinophilic Esophagitis: From Food Triggers to Fibrosis
Speaker: Sagar Joshi, MD
Date: October 1, 2026
No Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Faculty, staff, and trainees are encouraged to attend Memorial Hermann-TMC Schwartz Center Rounds in place of this week’s Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.
When the Outcome Changes: Compassion, Resilience, and the Emotional Impact of Caring in Complex Clinical Situations
Time: Noon–1 p.m.
Location: Hermann Conference Center
Panelists: Kamille Jenkins, LMSW, and Jackie Guzman, RN
Facilitators: Jennifer Lester, MDiv, BCC, and Michael Boyars, MD
Lunch will be provided beginning at 11:30 a.m. CME credit is provided through Memorial Hermann Health System.
Date: September 24, 2026
Presentation Topic: Chronic Low Back Pain for the Internist 2026
Speaker: John D. Reveille, MD
Date: September 17, 2026
Presentation Topic: Kidney Transplantation: From Miracle to Precision Medicine
Speaker: Swee-Ling Levea, MD
Date: September 10, 2026
Presentation Topic: Systemic sclerosis in its early stages: an evidence-based approach to assessment, diagnosis, and personalized management
Speaker: Brian Skaug, MD, PhD
Date: September 3, 2026
Presentation Topic: Anticoagulant Related Bleeding: From DOACs to Novel FXI Inhibitors
Speaker: Harish Eswaran, MD
Date: August 27, 2026
Presentation Topic: The Gut-Immune Axis Beyond Celiac Disease: New Insights into the Biology of Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity
Speaker: Armin Alaedini, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center
Date: August 20, 2026
Presentation Topic: Beyond the Clinic: How Environment and Neighborhood Shape
Speaker: Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD, FACC, FASPC
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Date: August 13, 2026
Presentation Topic: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Related Endocrinopathies
Speaker: Elena T. Cherian, MD
Date: August 6, 2026
Presentation Topic: Optimizing Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy: Current Practices, Emerging Innovations, and Advancing Safe Care Beyond the Hospital
Speaker: Robin Snellings, MD
Date: July 30, 2026
Presentation Topic: More than Meets the Eye: Ophthalmology for Internists
Speaker: Margaret Wang French, MD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Date: July 23, 2026
Presentation Topic: Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Updates on Diagnosis, Testing, and Treatment
Speaker: Calli Bertschy, DO
Date: July 16, 2026
Presentation Topic: Leveraging the Community Scientist Program to Conduct Community-Engaged Research
Speaker: Jessica Lee, MD, MS, AGSF, and Sophia Russell, MPH
Date: July 9, 2026
Presentation Topic: What’s New in Cardiovascular Research at UTHealth/ Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
Speaker: David D. McPherson, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, and the Cardiology Research/CCTS Team
Date: July 2, 2026
NO GRAND ROUNDS