Conversations on the future of health
ASU Health Grand Rounds was designed to offer a platform for interprofessional
academicians, researchers, clinicians, health professions students and all other
members of the health/health care team internal to ASU and external to ASU via our
community partners to learn with, from and about each other and the latest innovations
in health and health care delivery in an interprofessional format, to create a learning
ecosystem that may positively impact the health outcomes of Arizona.
We invite you to engage in dynamic discussions, share perspectives and gain insights into the most pressing issues facing the medical landscape. Grand Rounds fosters collaboration, critical thinking, and the exchange of ideas among those passionate about the medical, engineering and humanities fields. All are welcome.
Engineering Approaches to Sickle Cell Disease: Implications for Inclusive Excellence in Health
April 17, 2026, 9–10 a.m.
Sickle cell disease is a debilitating genetic disorder affecting 100,000 Americans and millions globally that induces chronic inflammation and vascular dysfunction and causes multiple organ damage as a result. The application of engineering approaches to better understand, treat, manage and cure SCD has contributed to important breakthroughs and improved health outcomes for individuals living with the disease. Situated at the intersection of race, politics, history and health, SCD offers a natural platform to examine inclusive excellence in health.
After the keynote, attendees are invited to join the ASU Health Impact Summit, featuring interactive breakout sessions and opportunities for networking and discussion across ASU Health. Participants may attend the keynote only or stay for the full summit experience, including lunch and informal networking.
Speaker: Gilda A. Barabino
This Grand Rounds presentation, delivered by Dr. Gilda Barabino, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering and former president of Olin College of Engineering, provides a window into engineering approaches to sickle cell disease and its implications from the perspective of an engineer with decades-long engagement in sickle cell research, education and advocacy.
Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Former President
Olin College of Engineering
Date
Friday, April 17, 2026
Time
9–10 a.m. MST (Arizona time)
Location
Mercado Building C, Room 145
502 E. Monroe St.
Phoenix AZ 85004
Remotely via Zoom
Continuing education information
Each webinar is offered at no charge and approved for one continuing education credit.
JAICE
In support of improving patient care, Arizona State University is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
APA
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
ACE
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Arizona State University is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Board's (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Arizona State University maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 credit hour of continuing education credits per individual session.
IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Past talks
January 21, 2026
Environment and Health: Neurodegenerative Disease and Climate Change
Dr. Brad Racette, MD, is the current Kemper and Ethel Marley Chair for Neurology and Senior Vice President at Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona. As well as serving as a Professor of Translational Neurosciences for ASU, Dr. Racette is also a Professor and Chair for the University of Arizona College of Medicine (Barrow Neurological Institute Campus) and the Creighton University School of Medicine.
December 10, 2025
Immersive Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Biosensing: Converging to Transform Healthcare
Walter Greenleaf, PhD, Neuroscientist and Researcher, Stanford
November 7, 2025
People-Centered Kind Leaders: The Good Life at Work
Steve Swenson, MD, MMM, Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and a Transformational Fellow at The NARBHA Institute; Former Medical Director Leadership and Organizational Development, Mayo Clinic Rochester
October 17, 2025
Tackling mTOR: From Bench to Bedside
Jason Hauptman, MD, PhD, Division Chief, Pediatric Neurological Surgery; Caroline Hoeye Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery
September 17, 2025
Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Holly Wilcox, PhD, Professor in the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
August 29, 2025
From Prevention to Treatment: Comprehensive Approaches to Substance and Opioid Disorders to Create Impact for Arizona
Matthew Meier, Psy.Dl
Cady Berkel, PhD Associate Professor in the Doctor of Behavioral Health Program at Arizona State University
Dan Quan, DO, Emergency Medicine Physician, Medical Toxicologist and Addiction Medicine Specialist; Guest Moderator: Craig Norquist, MD, HonorHealth
April 14, 2025
Entrepreneurship at its Intersection with Healthcare Systems Engineering
Dr. Jeanne Huddleston, MD, Professor of Medicine in Mayo Clinic
March 26, 2025
The U.S. Health System in Perspective
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, President of The Commonwealth Fund; Formerly Professor of Medicine and Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners HealthCare System; Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
February 19, 2025
Changing Climate, Changing Health: Valley Fever, Air Pollution, and Allergies
Bridget Barker, PhD, Professor, Northern Arizona University
John Galgiani, MD, Director, Valley Fever Center for Excellence; Professor, Medicine, College of Medicine - Tucson; Professor, BIO5 Institute; Associate-Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine - Phoenix
Matthew Rank, MD, Allergist-Immunologist, Internist and Pediatrician, Mayo Clinic
Pierre Herckes, PhD, Professor, School of Molecular Sciences; Central Arizona-Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research; Senior Global Futures Scientist, Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
January 21, 2025
Advances in Precision Oncology
David Spetzler, MS, PhD, MBA, President and Chief Scientific Officer, Caris Life Sciences
December 16, 2024
Tom X Lee, MD, Founder and CEO, Galileo
November 7, 2024
Point of care manufacturing at Mayo Clinic: The convergence of radiology, engineering, 3D printing, surgical care, and advanced visualization
Jonathan M. Morris, MD, Executive medical director for Immersive and Experiential Learning; medical director, Center for Biomedical and Scientific Visualization, Division of Experiential Learning; professor of radiology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; medical director, Anatomic Modeling Lab, Department of Radiology; and adjunct professor neurosurgery, otolaryngology and anatomy at Mayo Clinic
October 1, 2024
Artificial Intelligence for the Practicing Physician
James Whitfill, MD, MBA, FSIIM, FACP, SVP, Chief Transformation Officer HonorHealth
April 25, 2024
Access to Essential Medicines in a Post-Pandemic World
B. Frank Gupton, PhD, CEO, co-founder of Medicines for All Institute and Floyd D. Gottwald Junior Chair of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chair and Professor of the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
March 26, 2024
The Human Virome in Clinical Disease and Public Health
Efrem Lim, Associate Professor, ASU School of Life Sciences
February 29, 2024
Integrating Humanities into the Medical Curriculum and Clinic: a case study
Jane Maienschein, ASU Professor of History of Science; Regents, President's, and Parents Association Professor; Dir., Center for Biology and Society; Faculty Leader, Human Dimensions; Distinguished Sustainability Scientist
January 29, 2024
The Strategic Landscape for the Evolution of Precision Health: Disruptive Changes in Biomedical Research, Public Health and Care Delivery
George Poste, DVM, PhD, FRC Path, FRS, Chief Scientist and Regents Professor for Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative