Pediatric Grand Rounds

Cottage Health hosted a collection of cutting edge topical industry discussions presented by Cottage's own providers and field affiliates. You can find the video playlist on Youtube and listed below.

a medical professional attending therapy

Shattering the Stigma – Mental Health Services for Healthcare Heroes

Presented by Dena K. Hubbard, MD

Dr. Hubbard discusses some of the challenges that keep some frontline healthcare workers from seeking important mental healthcare. This Pediatric Grand Rounds presentation was recorded on January 9, 2025, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

doctors examining a newborn

State of the NICU in 2024

Presented by Erika Fernandez, MD, FAAP

Presented on Nov 18, 2024

Cottage NICU Resident Director and Attending Neonatologist Erika Fernandez, MD, FAAP, provides an update on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Cottage Children's Medical Center.

a girl with Down Syndrome and her mother

Down Syndrome Regression Syndrome: Presentation, Symptoms, and Treatments

Presented by Mellad M. Khoshnood, MD

Recorded at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on September 6, 2024

doctors using AI

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Primer

Presented by Christophe Le Renard, MD, MHA

Presented on August 8, 2024

Artificial intelligence is the theory and development of computer systems that are able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence. Dr. Le Renard unpacks how use of AI is influencing the medical industry.

an infant with his mother

Infantile Spasm Review

Presented by Genevieve H. Cruz, MD

Presented on July 11, 2024.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a girl and a doctor

What Child Health Professionals Need to Know About Advocacy

Presented by Benjamin Hoffman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Presented on June 20, 2024.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

an adult holding a baby's little hand

Assuring a Healing Environment for Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants and Families

Presented by Kathy Chung, MD, and Karen Rose, DNP

Presented on May 9, 2024.

While we know much about the complications of being born prematurely, we know less about the impact a prolonged hospitalization has on the the family and on the parents. Dr. Chung and Nurse Rose explore how to best mitigate the stressors and challenges that families of premature and low birth-weight infants often experience.

a girl being admitted to the emergency department on a gurney

Toxicology Trends in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Presented by Jordan Justice, MD, FACEP, FAAP

Presented on November 9, 2023.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a girl receiving a vaccination

Making Sense of the New RSV Vaccines, Therapeutics and Preparing for the Fall

Presented by Jenna Holmen, MD, MPH

Presented on September 14, 2023.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

children using their phones

Wireless Mobile Device Technology – How Current Use Practices Affect Pediatric Health and Well Being

Presented by Kristen Hughes, MD

Presented on August 10, 2023.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a boy alone in a hallway

Developmental Challenges in the Context of Abuse and Neglect and Parental Substance Abuse

Presented by Nisha Abdul Cader, MD

Presented on April 13, 2023.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a young oncology patient with a nurse

The Old and the New Milestones in Targeted Therapy in Pediatric Oncology

Presented by Zeinab Afify, MD

Presented on March 9, 2023.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a hispanic newborn with his mother

Newborn Updates Bringing New Guidelines into Practice

Presented by April Zaat, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Hospitalist

Presented on February 9, 2023.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

teenagers sitting in a group

Updates on Teen Health

Presented by Maria Demma Cabral, MD

Presented on January 12, 2023.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a mother taking her son's temperature

The Triple Threat: COVID, RSV, Influenza

Presented by Jenna Holmen, MD, MPH

Presented on December 2, 2022.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a boy with knee joint pain

Bone and Joint Infections in Children

Presented by Jenna Holmen, MD, MPH

Presented on April 13, 2022.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a girl in school with a headache

Pediatric Headaches Primary vs Secondary

Presented by Genevieve Cruz, MD

Presented on February 9, 2022.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.

a girl getting her thyroid examined

The Thyroid

Presented by David Tsai, MD

Presented on December 8, 2021.

Cottage Health and Cottage Children's Medical Center recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning by providing educational experiences for physicians and other health professionals that enhance and expand medical knowledge in order to improve health care services.