Grand Rounds, led by Juraj Letko, MD, are held three Fridays a month from 8-9 am CT, September-June. Each session is designated for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Grand Rounds are open to medical students, residents, fellows, and attending physicians but closed to the general public. Physicians may claim free CME by creating an account through the University of Chicago CME Office here. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Rounds will take place via Zoom.
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Aug 9, 2024
Dr. Tanyanika Phillips, City of Hope, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
Sept 6, 2024
DEI Staff Training session
Sept 13, 2024
Midwifery Grand Rounds: Elizabeth Oppert (Director of Midwifery), Meghan Kilmer, Kabirat Tepede, and Katherine Willey, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sept 20, 2024
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
Sept 27, 2024
Hajj Lecture- Dr. Dee Fenner, University of Michigan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Oct 4, 2024
Dr. Sarosh Rana, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Oct 11, 2024
Dr. Courtney Schreiber, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Division of Complex Family Planning
Oct 18, 2024
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
Oct 25, 2024
Dr. Han Cun & Dr. Kathryn Mills, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology
Nov 1, 2024
Symposium: Dr. Josephine Kim "Suits and scrubs: a discussion on medical malpractice"
Nov 8, 2024
Dr. Sandra Laveaux, University of Chicago, Section of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Nov 15, 2024
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
Nov 22, 2024
Dr. Maura Quinlan, Women's Health Medical Advisor, Illinois Department of Public Health
Nov 29, 2024
Thanksgiving Holiday- No Grand Rounds
Dec 6, 2024
Dr. Sarah Collins, University of Chicago, Section of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Dec 13, 2024
Dr. Katherine Rivlin, University of Chicago, Section Chief of Complex Family Planning
Dec 20, 2024
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
Dec 27, 2024
Winter Holiday- No Grand Rounds
Jan 3, 2025
New Years Holiday- No Grand Rounds
Jan 10, 2025
Fraud awareness/HIPPA compliance
Jan 17, 2025
Resident Testing- No Grand Rounds or M&M
Jan 24, 2025
Dr. Sarah Ackroyd and Dr. Sandra Tilmon, University of Chicago, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Healthcare Data Scientist
Jan 31, 2025
RSWH- Dr. Selwyn O. Rogers, University of Chicago, Chief, Section of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Feb 7, 2025
Resident & Fellow Grand Rounds: Dr. Nicole Byl (PGY4) and Dr. Ina Jani, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
Feb 14, 2025
Dr. Jana Richards, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of General Obstetrics & Gynecology
Feb 21, 2025
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
Feb 28, 2025
Fellow Grand Rounds: Dr. Rachel Ruderman and Dr. Jocelyn Wascher, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
March 7, 2025
Resident Grand Rounds: Dr. Meagan Brockman (PGY4) and Dr. Alexandra Lamacki (PGY4) Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
March 14, 2025
Fellow Grand Rounds: Dr. Sarah Ashmore and Dr. Eryn Wanyonyi, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
March 21, 2025
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
March 28, 2025
Resident Grand Rounds: Dr. Erika Hripko (PGY4) and Dr. Zhana Smith (PGY4) Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
April 4, 2025
Evidence-Based Medicine Day- Guest Lecturer: Dr. Lynn Yee, Northwestern Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
April 11, 2025
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
April 18, 2025
Resident/Faculty Annual Meeting- No Grand Rounds
April 25, 2025
Resident Grand Rounds: Dr. Alexis Hood (PGY4) and Dr. Ayesha Kar-Kasal (PGY4) Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
May 2, 2025
Resident Only Retreat- No Grand Rounds
May 9, 2025
Luvia Quinones, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Senior Director of Health Policy
May 16, 2025
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
May 23, 2025
Ciblis lecture - Dr. Subbian Ananth Karumanchi, Cedars-Sinai, Medicine, Director, Renovascular Research Center Medicine
May 30, 2025
Fellow Grand Rounds: Dr. Hannah Ryles Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
June 6, 2025
Herbst Lecture – Dr. Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin, Center Associate Director, Professor
June 13, 2025
Resident Research Day
June 20, 2025
Departmental M&M – No Grand Rounds
June 27, 2025
Dr. Ernst Lengyel, University of Chicago, Arthur L. and Lee G. Herbst Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sept 1, 2023
No Grand Rounds
Sept 8, 2023
Dr. Rana Sarosh, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Sept 15, 2023
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
Sept 22, 2023
Dr. Margaret Mueller, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Sept 29, 2023
Dr. Amber Johnson, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Oct 6, 2023
Teri A. McMurtry-Chubb, JD, Professor of Law, UIC School of Law
Oct 13, 2023
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
Oct 20, 2023
Dr. Mark Einstein, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health
Oct 27, 2023
Dr. Helen Cejtin, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nov 3, 2023
Dr. Bradley Corr, University of Colorado Anschutz, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
Nov 10, 2023
Dr. Sana Salih, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Nov 17, 2023
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
Nov 24, 2023
Thanksgiving Holiday - No Grand Rounds
Dec 1, 2023
Dr. Joan Tucker,Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation
Dec 8, 2023
Dr. Kimberly Kenton, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Dec 15, 2023
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
Dec 22, 2023
Winter Holiday - No Grand Rounds
Dec 29, 2023
New Year’s Holiday - No Grand Rounds
Jan 5, 2024
Rakesh Navuluri, MD, FSIR, University of Chicago, Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Jan 12, 2024
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
Jan 19, 2024
CREOG Exam - No Grand Rounds
Jan 26, 2024
Jessica Long, MD, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Feb 2, 2024
Fellow Grand Rounds
Feb 9, 2024
Drs. Brittany Cline (PGY4) and Ellen Bechtold (PGY4), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
Feb 16, 2024
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
Feb 23, 2024
Drs. Lateia Taylor (PGY4) and Jayme Castillo (PGY4), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
March 1, 2024
Fellow Grand Rounds
March 8, 2024
Drs. Camille Johnson (PGY4) and Kathy Zhu (PGY4), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
March 15, 2024
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
March 22, 2024
Drs. Nora Torres (PGY4) and Sydney Dautel (PGY4), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
March 29, 2024
Evidence-Based Medicine Day
April 5, 2024
Dr. Ashish Premkumar, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
April 12, 2024
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar, University College London, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Population Health Sciences
April 19, 2024
Annual Retreat - No Grand Rounds
April 26, 2023
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
May 3, 2024
Resident Only Retreat - No Grand Rounds
May 10, 2024
Dr. Catherine Matthews, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Department of Urology, Section of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
May 17, 2024
Dr. Rahul Krishnan, Fellow, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology
May 24, 2024
Dr. Marianna Alperin, University of California- San Diego, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
May 31, 2024
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
June 7, 2024
Herbst Lecture- Dr. Amanda Nickles Fader, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology
June 14, 2024
Resident Research Day –Keynote lecture by Dr. Emily Miller, Brown University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
June 21, 2024
Departmental M&M - No Grand Rounds
June 28, 2024
Dr. Ronald Alvarez, Vanderbilt University, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
August 26: Summer Lecture – “Toward a Collaborative Model of Care for Gender Affirmation Surgery,” Dr. Anna Schoenbrunner (PGY5 - Integrated Plastic Surgery), Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University
September 2: No Grand Rounds, Holiday Weekend
September 9: Dr. Nita Lee, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago. Topic: HPV + Vaccines
September 16: Dr. Elisheva Coleman, Department of Neurology, Section of Vascular Neurology, University of Chicago. Topic: Stroke in pregnancy
September 23: M&M
September 30: Dr. Ervin Kocjancic, Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, University of Chicago. Topic: Gender-affirming surgery
October 7: Dr. Melissa Wong, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai. Topic: Maternal-fetal medicine
October 14: Dr. Nabil Abou-Baker, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Chicago. Topic: Transition of care from Peds to adult medicine for individuals with chronic medical problems
October 21: M&M
October 28: Dr. Sylvia Botros-Brey, Departments of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, UT Health San Antonio. Topic: Urogynecology
November 4: Dr. Ashish Premkumar, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago. Reconsidering race/ethnicity in evaluating reproductive health outcomes: Insights from critical medical anthropology
November 11: Dr. Nan Chen, Hematology and Oncology, University of Chicago. Topic: Updates in breast cancer
November 18: M&M
November 25: No Grand Rounds, Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2: Race, Society, and Women’s Health Series - Dr. Crista Johnson, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Arizona State University
December 9: Dr. Richard Silver, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem. Topic: Perinatal mood disorders
December 16: HIPAA/Fraud Awareness Training
December 23: No Grand Rounds, Holidays
December 30: No Grand Rounds, New Year’s Holiday
January 6: Dr. Amanda Adeleye, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago
January 13: M&M
January 20: No Grand Rounds, CREOGS
January 27: Dr. Nicole Harrington Cirino. Topic: Integration of mental health + women's health
February 3: Drs. Alessandra Hirsch (PGY4) and Whitney Lewandowski (PGY4), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
February 10: Dr. Victoria Barbosa, Department of Medicine, Dermatology, University of Chicago. Topic: Hair loss
February 17: M&M
February 24: Dr. Stefan Verlohren, Visiting professor from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
March 3: Drs. Kristin Pascoe (PGY4) and Joel Winer (3rd year FPMRS fellow)
March 10: Dr. Nicole Edison, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Section of Gynecology & Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Chicago
March 17: Evidence-Based Medicine Day
March 24: Drs. Blair Mitchell Handley (PGY4) and Jocelyn Wascher (PGY4), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
March 31: M&M
April 7: Dr. Allison Kurian, Department of Medicine, Division of Med/Oncology, Stanford University. Topic: Cancer genetics
April 14: No Grand Rounds, Annual Faculty-Resident Retreat
April 21: M&M
April 28: Dr. Samantha Schon, University of Michigan ObGyn, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Topic: Obesity and Reproductive Health
May 5: No Grand Rounds – All Resident Retreat
May 12: Drs. Catherine Hennessey (2nd year family planning fellow) and Robyn Power (PGY4), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
May 19: Drs. Naima Ross (PGY4) and Nikolina Docheva (3rd year MFM fellow), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
May 26: M&M
June 2: Herbst Lecture, Dr. Jason Wright, Sol Goldman Associate Professor, Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
June 9: Drs. Sarah Ackroyd (3rd year gyn onc fellow) and Mara Dubnow (PGY4), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
June 16: Resident Research Day, Keynote Lecture: Dr. Christina Lewicky-Gaupp, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
June 23: TBA
June 30: M&M
September 3: No Grand Rounds
September 10: Dr. Radhika Peddinti, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, University of Chicago
September 17: Departmental M&M
September 24: Dr. Veronica Gomez-Lobo, National Institutes of Health
October 1: Dr. Andrew Fisher, General Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
October 8: Dr. Kathryn Mills, Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago
October 15: Departmental M&M
October 22: Dr. Shashwati Pradhan, Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, University of Chicago
October 29: Dr. Jamila Perritt, Physicians for Reproductive Health; Race, Society and Women's Health Series
November 5: Dr. Gary Loy, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Chicago
November 12: Dr. Joana Lopes Perdigao, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Chicago
November 19: Departmental M&M
November 26: Holiday, No Grand Rounds
December 3: Dr. Andrew Rausch, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Chicago
December 10: HIPAA/Fraud Awareness Training
December 17: Dr. Juno Obedin-Maliver, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University
December 24: Holiday, No Grand Rounds
December 31: Holiday, No Grand Rounds
January 7: Dr. Gabriel Arenas (PGY4) and Dr. Pooja Vyas (PGY4)
January 14: Dr. Sushila Dalal, Gastroenterology, University of Chicago
January 21: No Grand Rounds, CREOG Exam
January 28: Dr. Omer Raheem, Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago
February 4: Dr. Hilary Reno, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
February 11: Dr. Monica Christmas, Gynecology & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago
February 18: Departmental M&M
February 25: Dr. Alyssa Kahan (PGY4) and Dr. Lindsey Eastman (PGY4)
March 4: Evidence-Based Medicine Day
March 11: Dr. Melissa Javellana (3rd yr. Gyn Onc Fellow) and Dr. Caroline Boerwinkle (PGY4)
March 18: No Grand Rounds
March 25: Dr. Sahana Somasegar (PGY4) and Dr. Kylie Steenbergh (PGY4)
April 1: Dr. Wanda Kay Nicholson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Race, Society and Women's Health Series
April 8: No Grand Rounds, Annual Retreat
April 15: Dr. William Rayburn (8-9am), Departmental M&M (9-10am)
April 22: Hajj Lecture - Dr. Peter Sand, Urogynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem
April 29: Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble, The George Washington University; Race, Society and Women's Health Series
May 6: Dr. Sunitha Suresh (3rd yr. MFM Fellow) and Dr. Hillary McLaren (2nd yr. Family Planning Fellow)
May 13: Dr. Nani Moss (3rd yr. Urogynecology Fellow) and Dr. Eva Reina (MIGS Fellow)
May 20: Departmental M&M
May 27: No Grand Rounds
June 3: Herbst Lecture - Dr. Elizabeth Swisher, Professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Program Director, Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR), University of Washington School of Medicine; PARP Inhibitors and Personalized Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
June 10: No Grand Rounds
June 17: Resident Research Day - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chesney Thompson, Professor & Executive Vice Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine; From One Infectious Disease Crisis to Another: AMR
June 24: Departmental M&M