Grand Rounds and Conferences
UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds
Overview
The UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds are presented for UCLA faculty, trainees, and medical students, as well as community physicians. The OBGYN department at UCLA seeks to promote excellence and quality in clinical care, as well as updates in new research and developments related to our field; and to provide a forum for discussion of topics that enhance medical education of the attendees, provide them with valuable information, and to incorporate learned content into their clinical practice. The program is conducted by UCLA faculty as well as selected guest speakers, invited to share their experience and insight.
The Grand Rounds are held twice monthly on Wednesday mornings from 7:00-8:00 am. Due to COVID-19, the presentations are currently held virtually via Zoom. These events are for professional audience members only.
2025 - 2026 Calendar of Grand Rounds Presentations
- April 1, 2026 -- Dr. Jubilee Brown (Video)
- March 18, 2026 -- Dr. Jason Hirsch (Video)
- March 4, 2026 -- Dr. Christopher Tarnay (Video)
- February 18, 2026 -- Emily E. Whalen, PT, DPT (Video)
- February 4, 2026 -- Dr. Kelsey Rose and Dr. Amy Stoddard (Video)
- January 21, 2026 -- Dr. Steve Fleischman (Video)
- January 7, 2026 -- Dr. Candace M. Gragnani, et al. (Video)
- December 10, 2025 -- Dr. Kelly N. Wright (Video)
- November 12, 2025 -- Dr. Ryan Pedigo (Video)
- October 29, 2025 -- Dr. William Parker (Video)
- October 15, 2025 -- Dr. Neil Silverman (Video)
- October 1, 2025 -- Dr. Gabriela Dellapiana (Video)
- September 17, 2025 -- Dr. Mya Zapata & Dr. Rajita Patil (Video)
- September 3, 2025 -- Dr. Brian T. Nguyen (Video)
- April 16, 2025 -- Dr. Noel Bairey Merz (Video)
- April 2, 2025 -- Dr. Deborah Krakow (Video)
- March 19, 2025 -- Dr. Brianne Romeroso (Video)
- March 5, 2025 -- Dr. Ursula Matulonis (Video)
- February 19, 2025 -- Dr. Misty Richards (Video)
- February 5, 2025 -- Dr. Katrina B. Mitchell (Video)
- January 22, 2025 -- Dr. Diana Ramos (Video)
- January 8, 2025 -- Dr. Sarah Horvath (Video)
Grand Rounds Videos
April 1, 2026
Dr. Jubilee Brown
"Uterine Sarcomas: A Call to Action!"
Video
March 18, 2026
Dr. Jason Hirsch
"Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia for Obstetrics"
Video
March 4, 2026
Dr. Christopher Tarnay
"Pelvic Floor Health After Childbirth: Reconsidering Quality in the Era of Delivery Pathway Initiatives"
Video
February 18, 2026
Emily E. Whalen, PT, DPT
"Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy"
Video
February 4, 2026
Dr. Kelsey Rose and Dr. Amy Stoddard
"Physician Wellness: More Than Just Yoga"
Video
January 21, 2026
Dr. Steve Fleischman
"ACOG Initiatives"
Video
January 7, 2026
Dr. Candace M. Gragnani, et al.
"The UCLA Community Birth Project: leveraging Every Step of Community-Partnered QI to Improve Systems and Birth Equity for Black Families Delivering at UCLA Health"
Video
December 10, 2025
Dr. Kelly N. Wright
"Climate change begins in the OR: Our unsustainable future in healthcare"
Video
November 12, 2025
Dr. Ryan Pedigo
"Giving and Receiving Trainee Feedback"
Video
October 29, 2025
Dr. William Parker
"Everything You Learned in Your Residency Will Turn Out to be Wrong"
Video
October 15, 2025
Dr. Neil Silverman
"Vaccines in Pregnancy"
Video
October 1, 2025
Dr. Gabriela Dellapiana, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
"Exercise in Pregnancy"
Video
September 17, 2025
Dr. Mya Zapata & Dr. Rajita Patil, UCLA
"Centering at UCLA: Advancing Person-Centered Sexual & Reproductive Health Across the Lifespan"
Video
September 3, 2025
Dr. Brian T. Nguyen, USC
"Male Contraception"
Video
April 16, 2025
Dr. Noel Bairey Merz, Cedar Sinai Medical Center
"Reproductive Hormones, Cardiovascular Risk and Disease: Post-Menopausal Hormone Replacement"
Video
April 2, 2025
Dr. Deborah Krakow, UCLA
"Genetic and Genomic Advances in Obstetrics and Gynecology"
Video
March 19, 2025
Dr. Brianne Romeroso, MD, FACOG, MSCP, UCLA
"Female Sexual Dysfunction at Midlife"
Video
March 5, 2025
Dr. Ursula Matulonis, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
"Ovarian Cancer Therapeutic Progress Over 2 Decades and Promising Future Possibilities"
Video
February 19, 2025
Dr. Misty Richards, MD, MS, DFAACAP, UCLA
"Supporting Mental Health from Pregnancy to Parenthood: Best Practices in Diagnosis & Treatment"
Video
February 5, 2025
Dr. Katrina B. Mitchell, MD, IBCLC, PMH-C, Ridley-Tree Cancer Center at Sansum Clinic
"Lactation Mythbusters: Mastitis, Milk Fistula, and More"
Video
January 22, 2025
Dr. Diana Ramos MD, MPH, MBA, California Surgeon General
"Rising to the Challenge: California’s Surgeon General on Strong Start and Beyond"
Video
January 8, 2025
Dr. Sarah Horvath MD, Penn State University Hershey Medical Center
"New and Evolving Guidelines for RhD Immunoglobulin in Early Pregnancy"
Video
Accreditation
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing Medical education for physicians. The office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Contact information
- Faculty organizer: Zain Al-Safi, MD
- Coordinator: Giselle Garcia, M.A.
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