General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Heather Hofflich, D.O.
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
Medical Director, LA Jolla UPC
Director, GIM Grand Rounds

GIM Grand Rounds are comprised of lectures provided as needs-based education for physicians and primary care providers, covering topics that are relevant to today’s healthcare needs.

Given the clinical and administrative demands on primary care physicians, it can be challenging to stay current on all aspects of primary care. The GIM Grand Rounds series is a proven way to remain current on primary care trends, needs, treatments, and updates on prevention and evaluation of the latest medications. These lectures provide clinicians with new abilities and strategies which help increase their competence. They learn the latest medical information, enabling them to serve patients with the best possible care. It enhances physicians’ performance by helping them modify their practice where appropriate. Patients report tangible improvement in their overall health and outcome as seen in reviews of clinician practices.

Through Grand Rounds, GIM hopes to fulfill the following CME objectives:

Provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
Demonstrate application of a scientific methodology to clinical situations.
Know and apply the basic sciences which are appropriate to a clinician’s discipline.
Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, families, and professional associates.

GIM Grand Rounds are held every second Wednesday of the month throughout the year, from 8:30 am – 9:30 am. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been moved to an entirely virtual format. Please use this ZOOM link to view it remotely:  https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/86819864357

Most Grand Rounds sessions are recorded as of October 2023. To check if a session is recorded and to request the link, please contact Nerissa Leonardo.

2026

Below is the 2026 schedule

Date	Speaker	Topic
1/14/2026	Sheila Mody, MD MPH Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services Director, Division and Fellowship in Complex Family Planning UCSD	Updates in Family Planning
2/11/2026	Diane Doherty Executive Director, Your Safe Place -- The San Diego Family Justice Center	Your Safe Place -- The San Diego Family Justice Center: Supporting Medical Personnel with Patients Experiencing Violence in their Relationships, Sexual Assault, or Sex Trafficking
3/11/2026	Canceled (due to Academic Reviews Workshop)
4/8/2026	Crystal Wiley Cene, MF, MPH, FAHA Chief Administrative Officer and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Health, Equity, UCSD Health Professor of Medicine and Public Health, UCSD School of Medicine and Herbert Eertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science	Health Equity: What, So What, Now What?
5/13/2026	AJosh Rubin, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology UCSD	Colon Cancer Screening (TBD)
6/10/2026	Quan Bui, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology Division of Cardiovascular Medicine UCSD	Genetic Testng and Precision Therapy for Cardiomyopathy
7/2026	On Summer Hiatus
8/2026	On Summer Hiatus
9/9/2026	Joe Bigcas, MD UCSD	Head and Neck Cancers/HPV (TBD)
10/14/2026	Kim Podsada Nurse Practitioner UCSD	Breast Cancer Survivorship (TBD)
11/11/2025	Cancelled due to Veterans Day Holiday
12/9/2026	Christine Mata and Adrian Rodriguez	Faculty Retirement Workshop (Not CME eligible presentation)

2025

Below is the 2025 schedule

Date	Speaker	Topic
1/8/2025	Heather Hofflich, DO Clinical Professor, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology UCSD	Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Updates
2/12/2025	Ajay Manhapra, MD Section Chief, Pain Medicine Department of PM&RS Hampton VA Medical Center	Patient-Centered Opioid Tapering
3/12/2025	Canceled (due to Academic Reviews Workshop)
4/9/2025	Nicole Lopez, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery Director, UCSD National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC)	Colorectal Cancer Before 50: What You Need to Know
5/14/2025	Allison Kestenbaum, MA, MPA Supervisor of Spiritual Care and Clinical Pastoral Education Associate Clinical Professor Department of Medicine, UCSD	Spiritual Care Generalists in Internal Medicine
6/11/2025	Michael Chung, MD Assistant Clinical Professor PM&R Interventional Spine Department of Orthopedic Surgery UCSD	A Primer on Low Back Pain
7/9/2025	On Summer Hiatus
8/13/2025	On Summer Hiatus
9/10/2025	Shira Abeles, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of ID/GPH UCSD	Downstream -- Water Pollution, Health, and Medicine's Duty to Engage
10/8/2025	Paul DeJulio, MD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Deaprtment of Anesthesiology UCSD	Chronic Pain Management
11/12/2025	Cancelled
12/10/2025	Timothy Furnish, MD Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology Vice Chair, Pain Medicine Department of Anesthesiology	Chronic Low Back Pain

2024

Below is the 2024 schedule

Date	Speaker	Topic
1/10/2024	Lynette Cederquist, MD Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine Director, Clinical Ethics Program Interim Director, PACE Program Muriel Jeannette Whitehill Endowed Chair in Biomedical Ethics UCSD	Physician Aid in Dying
2/14/2024	John Clark, MD Associate Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine, UCSD Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine Medical Director, Center for Advanced Weight Management UCSD	Updates and Skills to Elevate GIM Expertise in Obesity Medicine
3/13/2024	Canceled (due to Academic Reviews Workshop)
4/10/2024	Deanna Hill, MD Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine Medical Director, Chronic Pain Center UCSD	Chronic Pain Management and Opioid Prescribing for Primary Care
5/8/2024	Ajit Raisinghani, MD Professor of Medicine, Cardiology UCSD Ottar V. Lunde, Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine Interim Division Chief, General Internal Medicine UCSD	Hypertension and Lipid Treatment Updates for Primary Care
6/12/2024	Timothy (Tim) Dang, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Dermatology UCSD	Updates in Dermatology for Primary Care
7/10/2024	On Summer Hiatus
8/14/2024	On Summer Hiatus
9/11/2024	Nandi Shah, MD Associate Physician, Endocrinology UCSD	Antiresorptive Therapies for Osteoporosis
10/9/2024	Eduardo Grunvald, MD Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine Medical Director, Center for Advanced Weight Management UCSD	Novel Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy: A Case-Based Review
11/13/2024	Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, MD, FACR, FSBI Professor, Department of Radiology Medical Director, Divison of Breast Imaging UCSD	Understanding Mammographic Breast Density: Navigating the New Federal Law and California State Law
12/11/2024	Saloni Kumar Maharaj, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Stanford University	Perioperative Medicine for the Primary Care Doctor

2023

Below is the 2023 schedule

Date	Speaker	Topic
1/11/2023	Tom Alsaigh, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Vasculary Surgery, UCSD	Peripheral Arterial Disease
2/8/2023	Jessica Thackaberry, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSD	Depression Treatment Updates
3/8/2023	Canceled (due to Academic Reviews Workshop)
4/12/2023	Emilio Fentanes, MD, FACC, FSCCT Cardiologist, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX	The First-Ever Giuidelines Focused Solely on Chest Pain Diagnosis and Evaluation: A Paradigm Shift in Chest Pain and What Every Internist and Medical Specialist Should Know
5/10/2023	Tim Furnish, MD Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UCSD Mark Wallace, MD Chair, Division of Pain Medicine, UCSD	Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain: Guidelines and Standard of Care
6/14/2023	John Mafi, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, UCLA	Reducing Harmful Low Value Care
7/12/2023	Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc Vice Chief and Professor, Gastroenterology, UCSD Professor, Epidemiology, UCSD Director, NAFLD Research Center	Non-Invasive Assessment of NAFLD
8/9/2023	William B. Pearse, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, UCSD	Hematology Pearls for Primary Care
9/13/2023	Aditya Bagrodia, MD Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Urology, UCSD Disease Team Co-Leader, Genitourinary Cancer	Prostate Cancer: What's new in PSA screening and management
10/11/2023	Michael Wlkinson, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, UCSD	Update in Lipid Management: The Rapidly Expanding Landscape of Lipid-Lowering Therapies
11/8/2023	Ravi Iyengar, MD Associate Physician, UCSD	Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
12/13/2023	Crystal Wiley Cene, MD, MPH, FAHA Chief Administrative Officer, Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine, UCSD	Advancing Health Equity: From Scholarship to Leadership