Grand Rounds speaker series
Join ASU Health for Grand Rounds, conversations on the future of medicine. The speaker series showcases leading experts in conversation on groundbreaking and cutting-edge research, innovations in health care, the role of technology to care for communities at scale and more.
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.
Upcoming talks
Join us next semester for Grand Rounds 2025-2026
Past talks
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