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).
2026
- 4/16/2026 – “Adult- Onset Still’s Disease and Periodic Fevers.”
Manoja Gullapalli
Assistant Professor
Rheumatology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: d25G#Rj*
(Presentation begins at 23:00) - 4/9/2026 – “Malignant Pleural Effusion: management and new advances.”
Jose Diego Caceres, MD
Associate Professor
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Interventional Pulmonology
Passcode: nnifWs1+
(Presentation begins at 12:40) - 4/2/2026 – “Crucial Relationship Skills for a Meaningful Enduring Relationship“
Chealsea Wakefield, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor – Department of Psychiatry
Passcode: Jqfb2@.U
(Presentation begins at 10:57) - 3/19/2026 – “Myeloma: The Immunotherapy Revolution”
Dr. Frits van Rhee MD PhD MRCP(UK) FRCPath
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director Myeloma Center
Associate Director Clinical Sciences of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Charles and Clyde Scharlau Chair for Hematologic Malignancies Research
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: rQkj?&4A
(Presentation begins at 28:30) - 3/12/2026 – “Advanced Endoscopy updates for the internist: Emergence of less invasive and patient-centered therapies”
Anand Kumar, MD MPH FASGE FACG
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Passcode: $zy5uV6q
(Presentation begins at 18:00) - 3/5/26 – “Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Pearls for the General Internist”
Anne Montgomery, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director, UAMS/Washington Regional Internal Medicine
Residency Program
Medical Director, Washington Regional Plaza Internal Medicine Clinic
Passcode: ?JV90.+b
(Presentation begins at 23:00) - 2/26/26 – “Sickle Cell Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care”
Marquita Nelson, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Belz Medical Director of the Methodist Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Passcode: n2j!iW+y
(Presentation begins at 24:40) - 2/19/2026 – “Precision in Practice: Elevating Care for Uncontrolled Gout”
Angelo L. Gaffo, MD MsPH, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology | Heersink School of Medicine
UAB | The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rheumatology Section Chief | Birmingham VA Medical Center
Passcode: nE2D+AV1
(Presentation begins at 26:00) - 2/12/26 – “Promotion / Tenure Success: What You Need to Know, Do, and Avoid”
Renee A. Bornemeier, M.D.
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Medicine
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Section, Cardiology
Director, Executive Coaching, College of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Director, The Fetal Heart Center
Arkansas Children’s
Passcode: T8Gg+5By
(Presentation begins at 18:00) - 2/5/26 – “Cystic fibrosis related endocrinopathies with focus on Cystic fibrosis related diabetes mellitus (CFRD)”
Shyam Narayana M.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
UAMS
Passcode: FMQ9B$Zu
(Presentation begins at 23:00) - 1/22/26 – “Evolving Trends in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease”
Larry Johnson, M.D
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Care Center Director
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Passcode: rKAO%r42
(Presentation begins at 13:00) - 1/15/26 – “A Grief Ignored: Physician response to patient deaths”
Heather Moore, M.D.
Division of Palliative Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Passcode: Z+=?Ai9B
(presentation begins at 28:00) - 1/8/26 – “Using Mathematical Modeling and Artificial Intelligence to Find New Therapies for Chronic Kidney Disease”
Ellen Lederer, M.D.
Division of Nephrology
Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Passcode: b&X6m=.k
(presentation begins at 27:30)