Medicine Grand Rounds

Learn. Connect. Discover

Medicine Grand Rounds (MGR) is the Duke Department of Medicine's weekly forum for learning, connection, and discovery, featuring experts from Duke and around the world who share the latest advances in research, clinical care, healthcare innovation, and topics shaping the future of medicine. 
 
Join colleagues from across the department every Friday at 8 a.m. in Duke North 2002 (unless otherwise noted on the schedule) to engage with new ideas and perspectives.

Upcoming Schedule


October 2026

DatePresenter(s)Topic
10/02/26Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS, FASCO
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Medical Oncology
Do We Still Need Doctors?: AI’s Reach Into One Patient’s Journey
10/09/26Nishant Shah, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Cardiology

Dyslipidemia Management in 2026: Are We Where We Need to Be?

Learning Objectives: 

  • Review key take aways from the 2026 Multisociety Dyslipidemia Guidelines
  • Discuss how guideline-based recommendations are translated to real world care
  • Highlight system level interventions to help improve guideline-based care at Duke
  • Introduce clinical trials ongoing at Duke to discover new strategies to improving guideline-based care
10/16/26

Location: 
Duke South Amphitheater

Randy Seeley, PhD
Henry King Ransom Endowed Professor of Surgery
Professor, Internal Medicine, and Nutritional Sciences 
University of Michigan School of Medicine
Director, Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center (MNORC)

David D'Alessio, MD
Lindquist Presidential Distinguished Chair
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition

To Be GIP or Not to Be GIP? The Confusing Nature of Obesity Therapy in the age of GLP-1

 


10/23/26

Research Day

Location: 
Trent Semans Great Hall 

Lynn Schnapp, MD
George R. and Elaine Love Professor
Chair, Department of Medicine University of Wisconsin

Guardians or Culprits? Hidden Role of Pericytes in Lung Injury and Repair
 

Learning Objectives: 
  • Describe the normal role of pericytes in the pulmonary microvasculature and their contribution to vascular integrity and lung homeostasis.
  • Explain how pericytes respond to lung injury and participate in inflammation, fibrosis, and tissue repair.
  • Discuss the potential relevance of pericytes to clinical conditions, including pulmonary fibrosis, and viral lung infections.
     

10/30/26

Clipp-Speer Lecture 

Laura Svetkey, MD, MHS
Professor Emeritus
Nephrology
Shared Values: Evidence, Compassion, and Fairness
 
Learning Objective: 
  • Understand the role of widely shared values (evidence, compassion, fairness) in medicine, science, training, and career development.

DatePresenter(s)Topic
11/06/26

Veteran's Experience

David Edelman, MD
Professor of Medicine
General Internal Medicine

Jennifer M Gierisch, PhD
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences

 Veterans Voice in Research
11/13/26

Stead Jr., MD Lecture

Location: 
Duke South Amphitheater
Thomas Coffman, MD
James R. Clapp Distinguished Professor
Nephrology


From Durham to Singapore and Back:  The Global Impact of Duke-NUS Medical School

 
11/20/26Devdutta “Dev” Sangvai, MD, JD, MBA
Professor Emeritus, Family Medicine and Community Health
Secretary, NCDHHS
TBA

11/27/26
 
Holiday 

DatePresenter(s)Topic
12/04/26Matt Sinclair, MD
Assistant Professor, Nephrology

Meredith Niess, MD
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine

Neelima Navuluri, MD
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care
What’s New in CACHE? A 2025-2026 Briefing
12/11/26

Location: 
Trent Semans Great Hall
David Zaas, MD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer, Duke Health

Mary Klotman, MD
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Duke University
Dean, Duke University School of Medicine
Chief Academic Officer, Duke Health
TBA

 
12/18/26

Stefanie Sarantopoulos, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Kristen McClellan, MD
Fellow
Hematology-Oncology

TBA

12/25/26
 
Holiday 

DatePresenter(s)Topic
01/01/27Holiday 
01/08/27
Jason A. Dominitz, MD, MHS
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Executive Director, National Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program, Veterans Health Administration Gastroenterology
TBA
01/15/27

MLK, Jr. Lecture

Location: 
Trent Semans Great Hall
 
Fireside Chat with:

Kimberly Hewitt, JD
Vice President for Institutional Equity


TBA

 


01/22/27
 
Howard Eisenson, MD
Medical Professor
Family Medicine and Community Health
Meeting Patients Where They Are:  Delivering Medical Care in the Home
01/29/27

Greenfield Lecture
Janani Rangaswami, MD, FACP, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
George Washington University School of Medicine


Centrality of Kidney Health in CKM Syndrome

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the scientific rationale for the CKM syndrome construct, and the central role of kidney health in this framework.
  • Describe how assessing kidney function informs therapeutic strategies across the CKM risk spectrum.
  • Discuss the evolving landscape of combination therapies to optimize heart and kidney health.
  • Discuss implementation science gaps and solutions  to advance kidney health in the CKM space.

DatePresenter(s)Topic
02/05/27

Artificial Intelligence
MGR & Symposium
TBATBA

02/12/27

Greenfield Lecture

Steven D. Nathan, MD
Professor of Medical Education, University of Virginia, Inova Campus
Schar Chair, Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant 
Medical Director, Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Program, Inova Schar Heart and Vascular  
TBA

02/19/27
 
Brad Anawalt, MD
Professor of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington
Chief of Medicine, UW Medical Center
Vice Chair, UW Department of Medicine
TBA
02/26/27Duke Internal Medicine Chief Residents

Annual Faculty vs Housestaff Trivia Bowl

*In Person Only

DatePresenter(s)Topic
03/05/27Jessilyn Dunn, PhD
Theodore Kennedy Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
TBA
03/12/27
Courtney Van Houtven, PhD
Professor in Population Health Sciences
TBA
03/19/27Aimee Zaas, MD, MHS
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency


State of the Residency

 


03/26/27

Greenfield Lecture
 

Yonatan Grad, MD, PhD
Medical Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
TBA

DatePresenter(s)Topic
04/02/27Clinical Excellence Society Grand RoundsTBA
04/09/27TBATBA
04/16/27Rodger Liddle, MD
Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology


The Serendipity of Discovery

 

04/23/27

Greenfield Lecture

Monika Sarkar, MD, MAS
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology
University of California, San Francisco
TBA
04/30/27Joanna Cavalier, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital Medicine
TBA

DatePresenter(s)Topic
05/07/27TBATBA
05/14/272027 Neil L. Spector Art of Medicine Award RecipientTBA
05/21/27

Location: 
Trent Semans Great Hall
Resident Research Day


TBA

 

05/28/2027TBATBA

DatePresenter(s)Topic
06/04/272026 - 2027 Chief Resident ReflectionsTBA

Quick Access

In person: Duke North 2002 (unless otherwise noted on the schedule below)


Virtual:https://duke.is/MGR

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