Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds take place each Thursday at noon in the Pauly Auditorium (Rahn Building, Room G19). Grand Rounds are recorded, with the links to each presentation below (as soon as the recordings are available).
2025
- 11/13/25 – “Talking to Patients and Families Who Want ‘Everything'”
Sarah Beth Harrington, M.D.
Division Director of Palliative Medicine
Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences
Passcode: Tf7*!9gV
(presentation begins at 21:00) - 11/6/25 – “Neutropenic prophylaxis paradox”
Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio, MBBS
Division Director of Transplant Infectious Disease
Division of Infectious Disease
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences
Passcode: @^l1x2%P
(presentation begins at 14:30) - 10/30/25 – “HAI Update”
Ramez Awad, M.D.
Division Director of Hospital Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences
Passcode: kN$Q3.+#
(presentation begins at 18:57) - 10/23/25 – “Exercise and Nature as Evidence-Based Pathways to Longevity and Wellbeing”
Arwa Albashaireh, MBBS
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences
Passcode: w@8C5i@q
(presentation begins at 17:00) - 10/16/25 – “‘Evicted:’ The view from the other side”
A. Mazin Safar, M.D., MMS
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences
Passcode: e@ye2LXk
(presentation begins at 26:00) - 10/9/25 – “Exocrine Pancreatic Dysfunction: How much do we know?”
Motaz Ashkar, MBBS
Division of Gastroenterology and Medical Pancreatology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: ka!JwCn8
(presentation starts at 31:30). - 10/2/25 – “Acute Kidney Injury and Hyperkalemia During RAAS Inhibitors (RAASi) in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease”
Nishank Jain, MBBS
Division of Nephrology
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: #1R0HC+G
(presentation begins at 1:02:00) - 9/25/25 – “Hidden Gem and Secret Spot: AL-Amyloidosis”
Sharmilan Thanendrarajan, M.D., Ph.D.
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: #&K30Za4
(presentation begins at 21:00) - 9/18/25 – “How RNA Therapeutics will change the practice of Medicine”
John Cooke, M.D., Ph.D.
Department Chairman of Cardiovascular Sciences
Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
Passcode: 2a6!f5zU
(presentation begins at 34:30) - 9/11/25 – “VV-ECMO at UAMS“
Matthew Roberts, M.D.
Division of Acute Care Surgery
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: m^pdN9rc
(presentation begins at 17 minutes) - 9/4/25 – “Cardiac Amyloidosis-A new era of Diagnostics and Therapeutics”
Kalaivani Sivakumar, MBBS
Division of Cardiology
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: &OVG&2it
(presentation begins at 16:14) - 8/28/25 – “Endemic Mycoses in the U. S.: An Update on Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis, and Coccidioidomycosis”
Michael Saccente, M.D.
Professor
Division Director of Infectious Disease
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: KBY%zhg5
(presentation begins at 7:10) - 8/21/25 – “Immunization of Immune Compromised Adults: Highest Risk, Yet Commonly Missed…”
Robert Hopkins, M.D.
Division of General Internal Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: J&pZg00Z
(presentation begins at 17:45) - 8/14/25 – “Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury: should we reverse our thoughts?”
J. Hunter Holthoff, M.D.
Division of Nephrology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: N82i8&KH
(presentation begins at 51:28) - 8/7/25 – “CLL-not Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia“
A. Mazin Safar, M.D.
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: NmX1?V=2
(presentation begins at 20:15) - 7/31/25 – “Update in the management of MASLD”
Mauricio Garcia, M.D.
Division Director of Gastroenterology
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: FW$NU8xb
(presentation begins at 1 hour 50 seconds) - 7/24/25 – “Paget’s Disease: 150 Years Later”
Robert S. Weinstein, M.D.
Division of Endocrinology
Metabolic Bone Diseases
Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: N1$RpF8y
(presentation begins at 16:30) - 7/17/25 – “Elevated but Not Urgent: Rethinking Inpatient Hypertension”
Speaker: Omar Alqaisi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: Y.4k&vGA
(presentation starts at 18:40) - 7/10/25 – “The Role of Pulse-Dose Steroids for Rheumatologic Disease Management in the Modern Era”
Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., FACR
Professor
Director, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program
Eleanor Lipsmeyer Endowed Professorship
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: &1T56z?E
(presentation begins at 17:00) - 7/3/25 – “Fighting Dogma: Victories and Defeats”
Nicholas Gowen, M.D., FACP
Academic Hospitalist
VA Site Director Internal Medicine Residency Program
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: dq?0Xv^v
(presentation begins at 16:00) - 6/19/25 – “Pregnancy Counseling in Women with Hypertension and Kidney Disease: A Critical Conversation.”
Nadia Alqurini, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology
UAMS
Passcode: &*bueN6L
(presentation begins at 17:30) - 6/12/25 – “Addressing the unmet need: Translation of novel discoveries from the bench to the clinic”
Michael Holinstat, Ph.D., FAHA
Professor of Pharmacology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Director, T32 Training Program in Translational Science, CTSA
University of Michigan
(presentation begins at 32:30 – passcode: 2@kWNn?I ) - 6/5/25 – “Newer Advances in Diagnosing and Treatment of AV Block“
Melvin Scheinman, M.D.
Professor
University of California San Francisco
(presentation begins at 27:55) - 5/29/25 – “GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Beyond In the Treatment of Diabetes and Obesity”
Joseph Henske, M.D., FACE
Associate Professor
Director of Diabetes Program
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – College of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
(presentation begins at 23 minutes) - 5/22/25 – “Emerging Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening”
Thomas Augustine, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division
UAMS
(presentation starts at 12 minutes. Also includes yearly resident awards and next year’s chief announcements). - 4/24/25 – “Sarcoidosis – Still an Enigma in the 21st Century”
Manish Joshi, M.D.
Professor
Pulmonary and Critical Care Division
UAMS
(presentation begins at 17 minutes) - 4/17/25 – “CDI Conundrums”
Ahmed Abuabdou, M.D., MBA
Associate Professor, Chief Clinical Officer
UAMS Health
(presentation begins at 23 minutes) - 4/10/25 – “Managing Opiate De-escalation in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings”
Emily Newsome, M.D
Internal Medicine Palliative Care
(presentation begins at 17 minutes) - 4/3/25 – “ECMO for the Internist”
John E Streitman, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
(presentation begins at 27 minutes) - 3/27/25 – “From Heartbreak to Hope: Bridging the Gap in U.S. Healthcare to Save Lives and Dignity”
Omar T. Atiq, M.D., MACP, FRCP
Distinguished Professor
Omar T. Atiq, M.D., MACP, Distinguished Chair in Physician Leadership
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
President Emeritus, American College of Physicians
(presentation starts at 15 minutes) - 3/13/2025 – “Multiple Myeloma: Innovations Transforming Care”
Nikhil C. Munshi, M.D.
Kraft Family Chair and Professor
Harvard Medical School
Boston VA Healthcare System
Director for Basic and Correlative Sciences and
Assoc. Director, Jerome Lipper Myeloma Center
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
(Presentation starts at 55 minutes) - 3/6/2025 – “More Than Just Delayed Gastric Emptying: A Patient Centered Approach to Gastroparesis Management”
Subhankar Chakraborty, M.D., Ph.D.
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
(Presentation starts at 15 minutes) - 2/27/2025 – “Xenotransplantation: The Future of Kidney Transplants?”
Sushma Bhusal, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
Medical Director for Kidney Transplantation
Division of Nephrology and Transplant Service Line
(Presentation starts at 15 minutes) - 2/20/2025 – “H5N1 Avian Influenza”
Keyur S. Vyas, M.D., FACP, FIDSA
Professor
Medical Director for Infection Prevention
Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program
(Presentation starts at 21 minutes) - 2/6/2025 – “Inpatient Management of Hyperglycemia and Diabetes”
Guillermo E. Umpierrez, M.D., CDCES, FACE, MACP
Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
(Presentation starts at 18 minutes). - 1/23/2025 – “Love Strategies for Sustaining an Intimate Relationship in the Midst of a Busy Career”
Chelsea Wakefield, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
UAMS Department of Psychiatry
(Presentation starts at 16 minutes) - 1/16/2025 – “Learning New Tools: Buprenorphine’s Evolving Role in Pain Management and Palliative Care”
Brooke Peeples, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Palliative Medicine
(Presentation starts at 22 minutes)