Department of Pediatrics

Past Lectures

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The following list of lectures from years past provides a historical perspective to the Reba Michels Hill Lectureship.

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21st Annual: Nov. 20, 2020

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Speaker: Dr. Matthew Bizzarro, Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine), Medical Director, Yale NICU Network, Pediatrics, Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network, YNHCH, Pediatrics
Title: The Epidemiology and Preventability of Late-Onset Sepsis in the NICU

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20th Annual: Nov. 8, 2019

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Speaker: Dr. Roger F. Soll, H. Wallace Professor of Neonatology, University of Vermont, President, Vermont Oxford Network, Coordinating Editor, Cochrane Neonatal, University of Vermont.
Title: Prevention and Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

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19th Annual: March 2, 2018

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Speaker: Dr. Eduardo Salas, Allyn R. & Gladys M. Cline Chair Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Rice University.
Title: SAVING LIVES: Insights from the Science of Teamwork

 

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18th Annual: Dec. 15, 2017

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Speaker: Dr. Haresh Kirpalani, Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania, Associate member of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Title: Can We Prevent Lung Injury in Preterm Infants?

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17th Annual: Dec. 16, 2016

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Speaker: Dr. Martin Keszler, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Associate Director of NICU and Director of Respiratory Services, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Title: Physician-induced lung injury: How to avoid hurting the baby you are trying to save

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16th Annual: Oct. 30, 2015

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Speaker: Dr. Camilia Martin, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

Associate Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and
Director for Cross-Disciplinary Research Partnerships
Division of Translational Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).

Title: Nutrigenomics: Paving for the Way for Immunization

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15th Annual: Dec. 19, 2014

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Speaker: Dr. Gautham K. Suresh, M.D., D.M., M.S., F.A.A.P.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Community and Family Medicine
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Title: Progress and Challenges in Pediatric Patient Safety

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14th Annual: Nov. 8, 2013

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Speaker: Haresh Kirpalani, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.

Title: When has enough evidence accumulated to make for a standard of care? Case histories from neonatology

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13th Annual: Nov. 9, 2012

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Speaker: John Jeffrey Reese, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tenn.

Title: Molecular Mechanisms of Ductus Arteriosus Regulation

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12th Annual: Nov. 4, 2011

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Speaker: Sudarshan R. Jadcherla, M.D., FRCP(Irel), DCH, AGAF

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University
Attending Neonatologist, Section of Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Director, The Neonatal and Infant Feeding Disorders Program
Principal Investigator, Center for Perinatal Research,
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Title: Optimizing Feeding Strategies to Overcome Complex Neonatal Feeding Difficulties: An Approach Based on Patience and Persistence

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11th Annual: Nov. 5, 2010

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Speaker: Kjersti M. Aagaard-Tillery, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Title: Maternal Diet, Epigenomic Reprogramming and Fetal Growth: Understanding Barkers Hypothesis in the Obesity Era

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10th Annual: Nov. 6, 2009

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Speaker: Roger F. Soll, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Professor of Pediatrics
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Fletcher Allen Health Care

Title: Therapeutic Hypothermia for Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

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9th Annual: Oct. 31, 2008

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Speaker: Judy L. Aschner, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Director of the Division of Neonatology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Title: Novel Therapies for Pulmonary Hypertension

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9th Annual: Oct. 31, 2008

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Speaker: Judy L. Aschner, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Director of the Division of Neonatology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Title: Novel Therapies for Pulmonary Hypertension

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8th Annual: Nov. 9, 2007

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Speaker: Sherin U. Devaskar, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA & Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.

Title: Circle of Life—Do the Beginnings Predict the Ending?

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7th Annual: Nov. 3, 2006

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Speaker: Saroj Saigal, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Growth & Development Clinic, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Title: When they are 24! Extremely low birthweight infants grow up

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6th Annual: Nov. 11, 2005

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Speaker: Satish Kalhan, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio and Director, Robert Schwartz, M.D., Center for Metabolism and Nutrition, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Titles: Impact of maternal nutrition on the neonates, Glutamine supplementation in the neonate

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5th Annual: Nov. 12, 2004

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Speaker: M. Jeffrey Maisels, M.D., Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich. and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University Medical Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Detroit, Mich.
Title: Hyperbilirubinemia - the New American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines: preventing kernicterus and Clinical studies in hyperbilirubinemia

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4th Annual: Nov. 6, 2003

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Speakers: Joseph A. Garcia-Prats, M.D., and Catherine Musco Garcia-Prats, M.D., parents of 10 sons and authors of Good families don't just happen: What we learned from raising our 10 sons and how it can work for you
Title: The joys and challenges of parenting

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3rd Annual: Nov. 15, 2002

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Speaker: Robert Ward, M.D., Director, Pediatric Pharmacology, University Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Title: Should we study new drugs in children?

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2nd Annual: Nov. 9, 2001

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Speaker: Marianne Neifert, M.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo. and Consultant, HealthONE Alliance Lactation Program, Denver.
Title: Preventing breastfeeding failure: Risk factors and remedies for insufficient milk

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1st Annual: Feb. 15, 2000

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Speaker: Stephen H. Hamerdinger, Director of Deaf Services, Missouri Department of Mental Health, Jefferson City, Mo.
Title: Newborn hearing screen and deafness as a culture