Forward Pediatric Alliance Grand Rounds – First/fifth Tuesday of each month at 7 a.m.
A grand rounds presentation designed to foster engagement and provide a space for learning, dialogue, and collaboration via open conversation.
Forward Pediatric Alliance Research Forum – First Friday of each month at 9 a.m.
This event is a shared forum for discussing research with participation of clinical faculty, APPs, research faculty, and trainees from Madison and Milwaukee. The Forward Pediatric Alliance is a collaborative venture between UW Health Kids in Madison and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee which aims to expand patient access through shared pediatric cardiac and adult congenital heart care services.
Interested parties are invited to attend either series.
The Forward Pediatric Alliance is a collaborative venture between UW Health Kids in Madison and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee which aims to expand patient access through shared pediatric cardiac and adult congenital heart care services.
Event Schedule
| Forward Pediatric Alliance Grand Rounds | Forward Pediatric Alliance Research Forum |
| Tuesday, November 4, 7-8 a.m. | Friday, November 14, 9-10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, December 2, 7-8 a.m. | Friday, December 5, 9-10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, January 6, 7-8 a.m. | Friday, January 9, 9-10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, February 3, 7-8 a.m. | Friday, February 6, 9-10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, March 3, 7-8 a.m. | Friday, March 6, 9-10 a.m. |
Previous Forward Pediatrics Alliance Research Forum Sessions
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September 5, 2025 - Research Forum
Session title: Is Pre-Phenotype Treatment of HCM a Reasonable Goal?
Speaker: J. Carter Ralphe, MD, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Session title: Postnatal Heart Valve Cell Heterogeneity and Fate
Speaker: Theresa Bluemn, PhD, research scientist, Medical College of Wisconsin, Laboratory of Joy Lincoln
October 3, 2025 - Research Forum
Session title: Mechanisms of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in a Single Ventricle Circulation
Speaker: Andrew Spearman, MD, associate professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Herma Heart Institute, Children’s Wisconsin
Session title: Accessible Congenital Heart Disease Patient Transition Readiness for Long-Term Health (ACHD STRONG)
Speaker: Krisjon Olson, PhD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
November 14, 2025 - Research Forum
Session title: 18 Years of Pulse Oximetry Screening for Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns
Speaker: John Hokanson, MD, professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Session title: Advances in Fetal Magnetocardiography
Speaker: Janette Strasburger, MD, director, Strasburger Lab, Medical College of Wisconsin
View past Congenital Cardiovascular Grand Rounds
The Congenital Cardiovascular Grand Rounds offered monthly educational sessions for health care professionals via presentations from guest speakers. As of June 2025, the Congenital Cardiovascular Grand Rounds have been sunset, with new FPA-wide series taking their place. An archive of Congenital Cardiovascular Grand Rounds recordings can be viewed in the playlist below.
Forward Pediatric Alliance Leadership
J. Carter Ralphe, MD
UW Health Kids
Petros V. Anagnostopoulos, MD, MBA, FACS
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Surgeon-in-Chief, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Peter J. Bartz, MD
Robert (Jake) Jaquiss, MD
Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
Co-Director, Herma Heart Institute, Children’s Wisconsin
Kiefer Jundt, MHA
UW Health Congenital Heart, director
Nicholas Peterson
Herma Heart Institute, executive director