Normal scheduled day: Every other Friday beginning in September
New scheduled time: 12:15 - 1 p.m.
Location: Via Zoom till otherwise notified
Moderator/Organizer: Dr. Jordana Faruqi and Dr. Maleeha Zahid
| Date | Speaker | Home Institution | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 5, 2025 | Reina Villareal, M.D. | VA / Baylor College of Medicine | Testosterone Therapy and Bone Quality in Men with Diabetes and Hypogonadism |
| Sept. 19, 2025 | Canceled | ||
| Oct. 3, 2025 | Madhuri Vasudevan, M.D. | VA / Baylor College of Medicine | "How Much More Information Do We Need? It’s Time for Provider-Directed Prescriptive Nutrition Counseling" |
| Oct. 17, 2025 | Qiancheng Zhao, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Interoception and Extreme Physiology |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | Natalie E. Cusano, M.D. | Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell | |
| Nov. 7, 2025 | Endocrine second year Fellows:
| Baylor College of Medicine | Underlying Causes of Male Hypogonadism; Liver Elastography Study; Bone Attack!!; Adrenal Neoplasms of Uncertain Malignant Potential; Exploring Barriers to Insulin Pump Use Among Minority Veterans with Diabetes: A Feasibility Pilot |
| Nov. 21, 2025 | Mimi Hu, M.D. | MD Anderson | Update on the Management Strategies for Advanced Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma |
| Dec. 5, 2025 | Kroc Lecturer- Jane Reusch, M.D. | University of Colorado | "Exercise intolerance in diabetes: A systemic microvascular complication?" |
| Dec. 19, 2025 | Cancelled: Winter Holiday | ||
| Jan. 2, 2026 | Cancelled: Winter Holiday | ||
| Jan. 16, 2026 | Mustafa Tosur, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Aβ Classification Predicts Outcomes in Pediatric Ketosis-Prone Diabetes |
| Jan. 30, 2026 | Anastasios Maniakas, M.D. | MD Anderson | Advances in the Surgical Management in Thyroid Cancer: From Differentiated to Advanced Disease |
| Feb. 6, 2026 | Meredith Hawkins, M.D. | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Type 5 Diabetes: Cracking the Enigma |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | Stephanie Faubion, M.D., MBA | Mayo Clinic | Easing the Transition: Pharmacologic Management of Perimenopause and Menopause |
Previous Grand Rounds
| Date | Speaker | Home Institution | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 6, 2024 | Endocrine 2nd Yr Fellows: Drs. Andrew Gulde, Jennifer Kaplan, Meshal Qaiser, Lu Xu | Baylor College of Medicine | Underlying Causes of Male Hypogonadism; Characterization of Somatotroph Pituitary Adenomas in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1; Bone Health in Patients with CDH1 Mutations; The Metabolic Response to Fructose Ingestion |
| Sept. 20, 2024 | Rescheduled | ||
| Oct. 4, 2024 | Michael T. Yen, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Thyroid Eye Disease |
| Oct. 18, 2024 | Mark Herman, MD | Baylor College of Medicine | Molecular Aspects of Fructose Metabolism and Metabolic Disease |
| Nov. 1, 2024 | Daniel Desalvo, M.D. and Sarah Lyons, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | ROCKET T1D: Remote Outreach and Care for Kids’ Empowerment and Technology use in T1D |
| Nov. 15, 2024 | Raymond Soccio, M.D. | FDA at Department of Health and Humans Services | Tentative title: “Regulatory Thinking: My Experience Reviewing Drugs for Obesity and Lipids at FDA.” |
| Nov. 29, 2024 | Cancelled due to Holiday | ||
| Dec. 6, 2024 | Ray A. and Robert L. Kroc Endowed Lecturer - Dave D'Alessio, M.D. | Duke University | The Evolving Story of Incretins – Magic Bullet or Hot Air? |
| Dec. 20, 2024 | Cancelled due to Winter Holidays | ||
| Jan. 3, 2025 | Cancelled due to Winter Holidays | ||
| Jan. 17, 2025 | Eric Deal, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Managing Life in The Fast Lane: Strategies to Enhance Efficiency and Thrive as a Clinical Endocrinologist |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | Steven Petak, M.D. | Weill-Cornell Medical College | Rare Bone Diseases and Mineralization Disorders: Hypophosphatasia and X-Linked Hypophosphatemia |
| Feb. 7, 2025 | Cancelled | ||
| Feb. 21, 2025 | Layla Abushamat, M.D. | BCM | Cardiometabolic Disease: Risk Stratification and Therapy |
| March 7, 2025 | Dr. Paul Monga | UPMC | Role and Regulation of Hepatic Metabolicc Zonation: Implications in Pathophysiology |
| March 21, 2025 | Dr. Miriam Udler | Harvard Medical School | Genetic Insights into the Heterogeneity of Type 2 Diabetes: Translating Discovery to Clinical Care |
| April 4, 2025 | Sean Hartig, Ph.D. | BCM | Endocrine Impacts of N-Acetylaspartate Outside the Brain |
| April 18, 2025 | Francesco Versace, Ph.D. | MD Anderson | From Brain Waves to Behavior Change: Neuromarkers to Personalize Obesity Interventions |
| May 2, 2025 | Senior Fellows -Jennifer Kaplan,M.D.; Andrew Gulde, M.D. | BCM | Screening for Acromegaly in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 ; Cardiovascular Risk Factors Overlooked in Endocrine Practice |
| May 16, 2025 | Cancelled: AACE Meeting | ||
| May 30, 2025 | Senior Fellows-Meshal Qaiser, MBBS; Oluwatomi Asemota, M.D.; Lu Xu, M.D. | BCM | Bone Health in Patients with CDH1 Mutations; Addressing Diabetes Distress: Understanding the Burden and Assessing the Impact of a Behavioral Intervention in Hispanic/Latino Patients with Type 2 Diabetes; The Metabolic Response to Fructose Ingestion |
| June 6, 2025 | Sara Bedrose, M.D. | BCM | Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion |
| June 20, 2025 | Cancelled: ADA Meeting |
| Date | Speaker | Home Institution | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1, 2023 | Elina Trofimovsky, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Medical Management of Obesity for the Clinician |
| Sept. 15, 2023 | Ramona Dadu, M.D. | MD Anderson | Advances in the Clinical Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer |
| Sept. 29, 2023 | Sekhar Rajagopal, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Improving Brain Health and Cognitive Decline with GlyNAC Supplementation: Evidence from Rodent Studies and Human Clinical Trials |
| Oct. 6, 2023 | Laura Detti , M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Fertility preservation options for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments |
| Oct. 20, 2023 | Juliet Holder-Haynes, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Obesity: Trends and Management |
| Nov. 3, 2023 | Sanjay Mediwala, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine; VA | Clinical Scoring Systems in Endocrinology |
| Nov. 17, 2023 | Kathryn Kanzler, PsyD | Baylor College of Medicine | Development of Acceptance-Based Coping for Diabetes: A Community Health Worker-Delivered Program |
| Dec. 1, 2023 | Zheng Sun, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Circadian Clock, Dawn Phenomenon, and Exercise Time |
| Dec. 15, 2023 | Nishath (Nina) Ali, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Management of Premature Menopause and Perimenopause |
| Dec. 29, 2023 | Winter Break | ||
| Jan. 5, 2024 | Winter Break | ||
| Jan. 19, 2024 | Mandeep Bajaj, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease –What is New? |
| Feb. 2, 2024 | Zaven Sargsyan , M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Providing and Receiving Effective Feedback |
| Feb. 16, 2024 | Carmella Evans-Molina, Ph.D., M.D. (Kroc Lecture) | Indiana University School of Medicine | New Paradigms for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes |
| March 1, 2024 | Pradip Saha, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | The Mouse Metabolism and Phenotyping Core at Baylor College of Medicine |
| March 15, 2024 | Theresa Guise, M.D. | MD Anderson | Bad to the bone: systemic consequences of pathologic bone destruction |
| March 29, 2024 | Dongyin Guan, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Genetic and Epigenomic Mechanisms for Circadian Biology and Medicine |
| April 5, 2024 | Dr. Suniel Koliwad | UCSF Health | The Importance of Body Fat Distribution: An Emerging Role for Fat Fibrosis |
| April 19, 2024 | Maya Balakrishnan, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Making Sense of a New Name, New Guidelines, and New Medication |
| May 3, 2024 | Ruchi Gaba, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Role of Multidisciplinary Clinics in the Management of Thyroid Cancer |
| May 17, 2024 | 2nd Year Fellows: Jeanette Girard, D.O., Marco Ruiz Santillan, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Evaluating Current Practices of Insulin Orders in Diabetes Patients Admitted to the Vascular Surgery Team at MEDVAMC; Clinical Outcomes of Thyroid Cancer Patients Enrolled in a Comprehensive Thyroid Cancer Survivorship Program |
| May 31, 2024 | 2nd Year Fellow: Hamza Quadri, MD; | Baylor College of Medicine | Implementing New Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Screening Guidelines in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes at the Baylor Endocrinology Clinic; Phenotypic Analysis in Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas: Insight from Cluster 2 and Apparently Sporadic cases; The Effects of Aromatase Inhibitors on COVID-19 outcomes in US Veterans: Blinded Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial |
| June 7, 2024 | Bahar Force, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Updates in Cushing Disease |
| June 21, 2024 | Cancelled due to American Diabetes Association meeting, held June 21-24 |
| Date | Speaker | Home Institution | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2, 2022 | James Suliburk, M.D.; Raymon Grogan, M.D. | Baylor college of Medicine | State of the Art: Scarless Thyroid Surgery and Ablation |
| Sept. 16, 2022 | Joya Chandra, Ph.D. | University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Striving to Improve Outcomes for Pediatric Cancer Patients and Survivors Through Modifiable Behaviors |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Stephanie Sisley, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Pediatric Obesity: Where Are We Going? |
| Oct. 7, 2022 | Rajagopal Sekhar, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Reversing Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Aging Hallmarks: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial of GlyNAC Supplementation in Aging |
| Oct. 21, 2022 | Cancelled | ||
| Nov. 4, 2022 | Scott Isaacs, M.D., FACP, FACE | Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia | The Global Pandemic of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
| Nov. 18, 2022 | Jordon E. Lake, M.D., MSc | National Institutes of Health Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) Metabolic Working Group | Fatty Liver Disease in Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| Dec. 2, 2022 | Robert Gabby, M.D., Ph.D. | Harvard Medical School | Improving The Lives of Those Affected by Diabetes |
| Dec. 16, 2022 | Ali J Marian, M.D. | UTHealth | LMNA is a Guardian of the Genome |
| Dec. 30, 2022 | Winter Break | ||
| Jan. 6, 2023 | Christie Ballantyne, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Update on the Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Genetics and Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia |
| Jan. 20, 2023 | Steven Russel, M.D., Ph.D. | Harvard Medical School | Automating Insulin Delivery for Type 1 Diabetes: Results of the Insulin-only Bionic Pancreas Pivotal Trial |
| Feb. 3, 2023 | Rui Chen, M.D. | VA/ Baylor College of Medicine | Endocrine Effects from Sleep Deprivation: Why Sleep is the Most Important Pillar of Lifestyle Intervention |
| Feb. 17, 2023 | Angelina S. Bortoletto (GS) | Baylor College of Medicine | Targeting hIAPP Protofibrils with Monoclonal Antibodies for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes |
| March 3, 2023 | Ryan Dhindsa, M.D., Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Rare Variant Studies in 500,000 UK Biobank Participants |
| March 17, 2023 | Matthew J. Crowley, M.D. | Duke University School of Medicine | Real-World Use of Intensive Telehealth for Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes |
| March 31, 2023 | Vin Tangpricha, M.D., Ph.D. | EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | Transgender Medicine: Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy in 2023 |
| Date | Speaker | Home Institution | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 3, 2021 | Fellows Research Proposal | Baylor College of Medicine | Rescheduled for Jan. 7, 2022 |
| Sept. 17, 2021 | Antonio Bianco, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Chicago | Is there a role for LT3 in the treatment of hypothyroidism? |
| Oct. 1, 2021 | Suneil K. Koliwad, M.D., Ph.D. | University of California San Francisco | Role of the Myeloid Compartment in Hypothalamic Nutrient Sensing and Responsiveness |
| Oct. 15, 2021 | Dr. Shehzad Basaria | Harvard Medical School | Controversies in Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Older Men |
| Oct. 29, 2021 | Luigi Fontana, M.D., Ph.D., FRACP (special time 4 p.m. CST) | University of Sydney Clinical Academic, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | When a calorie is not a calorie: lessons from dietary restriction trials |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Roberto Pacifici, M.D. | Emory University School of Medicine | The Gut-Bone Axis: How the Gut Communicates with Bone |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | John Funder, M.D., Ph.D. (special time 4 p.m. CST) | Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Primary Aldosteronism: At the Tipping Point |
| Dec. 3, 2021 | Fellows Research Proposal (Ruaa Al-Ward, M.D., Claudia Ramirez Bustamante, M.D., Deepika Fnu, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Multicentric Retrospective Evaluation and Follow Up of Molecular Mechanism of Adipose Tissue Fibrosis in Chronic HIV Infection Bone Quality in Obese Women Who Are Metabolically Healthy versus Metabolically Unhealthy |
| Dec. 17, 2021 | Dolores Shoback, M.D. | University of California San Fransisco | Using Anabolic and Combination Therapies for Osteoporosis: When They Might Be Indicated, and How to Use Them |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | No session - Holiday break | ||
| Jan. 7, 2022 | Fellows Research Proposal (Eric Deal, M.D. and Deepika Fnu, D.O.) | Baylor College of Medicine | TBA |
| Jan. 21, 2022 | Baha M. Arafah, M.D. | University Hospitals/ Case Medical Center | Glucocorticoid Stress Dosing: Current Practices versus Pharmacokinetics Data |
| Feb. 4, 2022 | Peter Butler, M.D. | University of California, Los Angeles | TBA |
| Feb. 25, 2022 | Olivier Lichtarge, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | TBA |
| March 4, 2022 | Utpal Pajvani, M.D., Ph.D. | Herbert Irving Associate | The Metabolic Consequences of Reactivated Developmental Signals in Obesity |
| March 18, 2022 | Layla Abushamant, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital | Spotlight on Cardiometabolic Disease and Its Implications for Diabetes Management |
| April 1, 2022 | Michael Libschner, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | The Role of Biomechanics in Evaluating the Benefit of Lifestyle Intervention Therapy |
| April 15, 2022 | Suman Srinivasa, M.D. | Harvard Medical University | The Metabolic Consequences of Reactivated Developmental Signals in Obesity |
| April 29, 2022 | AACE- Cancelled** | ||
| May 6, 2022 | Rescheduled for June 3rd | Baylor College of Medicine | |
| May 20, 2022 | Senior Fellows Research Presentation | Baylor College of Medicine | TBA |
| June 3, 2022 | Senior Fellows Research Presentation | Baylor College of Medicine | TBA |
| Date | Speaker | Home Institution | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 4, 2020 | Dr. Ashok Balasubramanyam | Baylor College of Medicine | Driving Atypical Diabetes |
| Sept. 18, 2020 | Fellows Research Proposal | Baylor College of Medicine | Bone Quality in Obese Women with Type 2 Diabetes RADIANT: A Look at Atypical Diabetes |
| Oct. 9, 2020 | Fellows Research Proposal | Baylor College of Medicine | Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Autoimmune Diabetes Predictors of Glycemic Success in Sensor-Augmented Insulin Pump therapy: A Retrospective Review of Patients at the Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center |
| Oct. 30, 2020 | Dr. Dave D'Alessio | Duke University | Alpha-Cell to Beta-Cell Communication: A New Twist on the Incretin Effect |
| Nov. 13, 2020 | Dr. Pankaj Shah | Mayo Clinic Hospital | Approach to a patient with non-diabetic hypoglycemia |
| Dec. 11, 2020 | Dr. Sara Cromer | Guest of Dr. Marcelli | Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Incidence, Treatment, and Treatment Response in Type 2 Diabetes |
| Jan. 15, 2021 | Dr. Silvio Inzucchi | Yale University | Glucose-Lowering Medications and CVD: Searching for the Holy Grail |
| Jan. 29, 2021 | Dr. Helen Lowler | University of Colorado Hospital | Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia |
| Feb. 12, 2021 | Dr. Daniel J. Drucker | Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital | Incretin-based therapies-how do they work? |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Dr. Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi | Washington University | Macrophages under pressure: novel roles in hypertension |
| March 12, 2021 | Dr. Sundeep Khosla | University of May Clinic College of Medicine | Targeting Cellular Senescence to Treat Age-Related Osteoporosis and Frailty |
| March 26, 2021 | Dr. Kirk Habegger | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Glucagon Revisited: Glycemic and Energetic Effects of Glucagon Receptor Agonism |
| April 9, 2021 | Dr. Susan Mandel | University of Pennsylvania | Thyroid Nodules 2021: What to Do in an Era of Multiple Diagnostic Options |
| April 16, 2021 | Dr. Anand Vaidya | University of Harvard Medical School | Primary Aldosteronism: Once a Zebra, Now a Horse |
| April 23, 2021 | 2nd-Year Fellow Research Presentation (Dr. Rebecca Jeun & Dr. Sabaa Joab) | Baylor College of Medicine | Clinical Outcomes in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Diabetes Mellitus (RJ) Hemoglobin A1c of 7% is the Threshold For Bone Impairment in Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus". (SJ) |
| May 14, 2021 | 2nd-Year Fellow Research Presentation (Dr. Sara Ahmad & Dr. Nupur Kikani) | Baylor College of Medicine | Predictors of Glycemic Success in Insulin Pump Therapy: A Retrospective Review of Patients at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center/ i2b2: A Novel Approach to Patient Recruitment |
| Date | Speaker | Home Institution | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 5, 2019 | Dr. Mimi Hu | University of Texas, MD Anderson | Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Update on Systemic Therapies |
| Sept. 12, 2019 | Dr. Constantine Stratakis | National Institute of Health | A Clinical and Molecular Update on Cushing Syndrome |
| Sept. 19, 2019 | Rescheduled presenter due to weather | ||
| Sept. 26, 2019 | Dr. Salim Virani | Baylor College of Medicine | 2018 AHA/ACC Cholesterol Guidelines: From Risk Assessment to Personalization of Risk |
| Oct. 3, 2019 | 2nd-Year Fellows Proposal (Force and La) | Baylor College of Medicine | A Year in Research at the Baylor Pituitary Center/ A Comparison Between Weight Loss-Associated Bone Loss From Lifestyle Measures Versus Bariatric Surgery |
| Oct. 10, 2019 | Dr. Raymon Grogan | Baylor College of Medicine | Scarless Endocrine Surgery |
| Oct. 24, 2019 | Dr. Susan Samson | Baylor College of Medicine | Pipeline Therapies for Functional Pituitary Adenomas |
| Oct. 31, 2019 | Dr. Samuel Klein | Washington University School of Medicine | Metabolically Normal and Abnormal Obesity |
| Nov. 7, 2019 | 1st-Year Fellows Case Conference (Abdulhandi and Jeun) | Baylor College of Medicine | Opioid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency: An Observational Prospective Study / A Xanthomatous Problem |
| Nov. 14, 2019 | Dr. Ramona Dadu | MD Anderson Cancer Center | Immunotherapy approaches for thyroid cancers |
| Dec. 5, 2019 | Dr. Marie-Claude Hofmann | MD Anderson Cancer Center | Mechanisms of Resistance to Kinase Inhibitors in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer |
| Dec. 12, 2019 | Dr. James Suliburk | Baylor College of Medicine | Endocrine Surgical Disease and Precision-Guided Medicine - State of the Art |
| Jan. 16, 2020 | Dr. Rajagopal V. Sekhar | Baylor College of Medicine | The impact of correcting Glutathione deficiency in Aging: mitochondria, oxidative stress and beyond |
| Jan. 30, 2020 | Dr. Margaret Weirman | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical | Understanding Pituitary Tumor genesis Biomarkers of Disease and New Therapeutic Targets |
| Feb. 13, 2020 | Dr. Dennis Villareal | Baylor College of Medicine / Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center | Treatment of Geriatric Obesity |
| Feb. 27, 2020 | Dr. Jennifer Raymond | Keck School of Medicine of USC | Young Adults Do Care About their Diabetes – We Just Need to Care for them differently. |
| March 26, 2020 | Dr. Linus Tsai | Harvard University | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| April 30, 2020 | Dr. Shehz Basaria | MD Anderson Cancer Center | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| May 15, 2020 | Senior Fellow Presentation (Drs. Betty La and Akhil Shenoy) | Baylor College of Medicine | A Comparison Between Weight Loss-Associated Bone Loss from Lifestyle Measures Versus Bariatric Surgery A Feasibility Pilot Study of a Smartphone-Based Hypoglycemia-Predicting Notification System |
| May 28, 2020 | Senior Fellow Presentation (Drs. Bahar Force and Ismaily Mehwish) | Baylor College of Medicine | Indications and Outcomes of Trans-sphenoidal Surgery in Patients with Prolactinoma Opioid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency |