Division Conferences
Cardiology Grand Rounds
When: Fridays (September – May) 12-1pm
Host Location: UCD Academic Office 1, Board Room 7000
Teleconference Locations: DHMC-Cardiology Conference Room VAMC-Cardiology Conference Room
Cardiology Grand Rounds strives to provide topical lectures with emphasis on latest techniques and advancements in the practice of Cardiovascular Disease. This is accomplished by presentations from our own Cardiology Faculty and nationally known visiting professors from premier academic medical centers throughout the United States. While the lectures are geared to our own Cardiology Faculty and Fellows in training, we welcome those who have special interests in any topics presented. Residents and nursing staff with career interests in cardiology are encouraged to attend as well as non-cardiology faculty with special interests in a particular topic presented. We enthusiastically extend an open invitation to our community cardiology physicians to attend any or all of our lectures. You can view all previously recorded presentations and talks via this playlist:
University of Colorado SOM Cardiology Grand Rounds
2023-2024 Grand Rounds
| Date | Presenter | Title |
| September 29, 2023 | Shea Hogan, MD | William H. Hiatt Memorial Lecture: Dual Pathway Therapy in Vascular Disease |
| October 13, 2023 | Greg Schwartz, MD, PhD | Lipoprotein(a): From risk factor to target of treatment |
| October 20, 2023 | Hannah Pollard, MLIS AHIP | Predatory Publishing |
| November 2, 2023 | Ann Marie Schmidt, MD | Mechanisms and Treatments for Cardiometabolic Disease |
| November 3, 2023 | Chris DeZorzi | Imaging in the Care of Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease |
| November 17, 2023 | Fellows & Faculty | AHA Rapid Fire Updates |
| December 8, 2023 | Marvin Eng, MD | Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: State of the Art |
| December 15, 2023 | Chris Granger, MD | How to Improve Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation |
| January 5, 2024 | Natalie Tapaskar, MD | From Cardiogenic Shock to Cardiac Transplant: Bridging the Gap (Recruitment Talk) |
| January 5, 2024 | Mike Salerno, MD | Quantitative CMR Stress Perfusion Imaging: Applications in Ischemic Heart Disease and Heart Failure |
| January 19, 2024 | Katie Berlacher, MD | Yes We Can! How to Infuse Patient Care with Medical Education to Improve Learning |
| January 26, 2024 | Geoff Barnes, MD | Antithrombotic Stewardship: Building Systems to Improve Care Delivery |
| February 2, 2024 | Maryjane Farr, MD | The Future of Heart Transplantation |
| February 9, 2024 | Mark Earnest, MD | Medical Writing |
| February 16, 2024 | Shashank Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA | Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock |
| February 23, 2024 | Natalie Hernandez, PhD, MPH | HeartFelt Solutions: Preconception Counseling for Maternal Health Cardiovascular Equity |
| March 1, 2024 | Sana Al-Khatib, MD | Will Conduction System Pacing Replace Biventricular Pacing? |
| March 8, 2024 | Aken Desai, MD | The Future of Valvular Heart Disease Intervention |
| March 22, 2024 | Ed Gill, MD | Maximizing Use of Echocardiography in Heart Failure: Venous Excess Ultrasound—VExUS—Unlocking the Vexing Issue of Volume State |
| April 12, 2024 | Rebecca C. Thurston, Phd, FABMR, FAPS | The Menopause Transition: Implications for Women’s Hearts and Brains |
| April 19, 2024 | Savitri Fedson, MD, MA | We Don’t Talk About GINA: Cardiology and Precision Medicine |
| April 26, 2024 | Melinda B. Davis, MD, FACC | Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in the Context of Cardio-Obstetrics Specialty Care |
| May 3, 2024 | Allan Klein, MD | Recurrent Pericarditis: New Advances in Imaging and Anti-IL1 Agents |
| May 10, 2024 | Neel Butala, MD | Randomized Trials and the Real World: Applicability, Augmentation, and AI-Powered Insights |
| May 17, 2024 | Vinny Polsinelli, MD; Prerna Gupta, MD; Eric Rudofker, MD; Abby Pribish, MD | Fellow Research Presentations |
| May 24, 2024 | Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, MPH | Trials and Errors: The Unexpected Education of an Editor |
| May 31, 2024 | Carmel Ashur, MD; Mike Sola, MD; Alex Grubb, MD | Fellow Research Presentations |
| July 26, 2024 | Mari Dezawa, MD, PhD | Multiple Organ Regeneration Using MUSE Stem Cells |
| August 2, 2024 | David M. Dudzinski, MD, JD, FAHA, FACC, FASE | Interventional, Imaging, and Operational Insights into Contemporary Management of High-Risk PE |
Cardiology Research Conference
When: Mondays (September – May) 12–1pm
Host Location: UCD Academic Office 1, Board Room 7000
Teleconference Locations: DHMC-Cardiology Conference Room VAMC-Cardiology Conference Room
Cardiology Research Conference offers a forum where ongoing investigational research can be presented to provide the faculty and fellows-in-training with a better understanding of the research within our division and opportunities for new research and collaborative research efforts between our sites of practice. Bench research work presented especially provides the fellows in training with an excellent overview of opportunities for in depth work that can inspire new research career pathways. Presentations mainly focus on our own key research areas but other researchers with projects relative to cardiology also serve as invited speakers. Our own fellows in training with dedicated time in research present their ongoing work for review and suggestions by faculty for continuation and progress of their work.
The S. Blount Cardiology Lectureship
The Blount Lectureship was established in 1982 under the direction of Dr. Lawrence Horwitz in honor Dr. S. Gilbert Blount, Jr. for his outstanding contributions to education, clinical excellence, and development of the Division of Cardiology. The UCDSOM Division of Cardiology was founded by Dr. Blount where he served as Division Head until his retirement. This lectureship continues on today to provide a forum for nationally acclaimed visiting physicians to provide a valued educational experience with lectures and small group meetings to exchange ideas with our own faculty and fellows in training in cardiovascular disease.