Forward Pediatric Alliance Grand Rounds & Research Forum

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.

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 that aims to expand patient access through shared pediatric cardiac and adult congenital heart care services.

The Annual William Gallen, MD Cardiology Lectureship

Please stay tuned for further details on this year’s Gallen Lectureship, scheduled to take place on June 10, 2026 in UW–Madison’s Health Science Learning Center, Room 1345.

Forward Pediatric Alliance Research Conference

Please also stay tuned for further details concerning the Forward Pediatric Alliance Research Conference, scheduled to take place in September 2026 in Milwaukee.

Event Schedule

Forward Pediatric Alliance Grand Rounds	Forward Pediatric Alliance Research Forum
Tuesday, March 3, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, March 6, 9-10 a.m.
Tuesday, April 7, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, April 3, 9-10 a.m.
Tuesday, May 5, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, May 1, 9-10 a.m.
Tuesday, June 2, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, June 5, 9-10 a.m.
Tuesday, July 7, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, July 3, 9-10 a.m.

Previous Forward Pediatric Alliance Research Forum Sessions

February 6, 2026 - Research Forum

Session title: From Bench to Baby: Finding the ORIGIN of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Speaker: Amy Peterson, MD, MS, professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Session title: Inside Out 2: Advancing the Frontier of Cell-Free DNA Research

Speaker: Aoy Mitchell, PhD, professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiothorasic Surgery, Department of Surgery; and professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin

January 9, 2026 - Research Forum

Session title: UW EP Research Update

Speaker: Nicholas (Nick) Von Bergen, professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Session title: The PEACE Study: Non-invasive Prediction of Early Cardiac Transplant Rejection

Speaker: Margaret Samyn, MD, MBA, FAAC, professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, assistant dean for scholarly activities, Medical College of Wisconsin

December 5, 2025 - Research Forum

Recorded session:

Session title: Centrosome Dynamics in Heart Disease and Development

Speaker: Lu Han, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin; principal investigator, Han Lab

Session title: Preterm Birth is a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor: Building Translational Models

Speaker: Jinshing Wu, MD, PhD, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

November 14, 2025 - Research Forum

Recorded session:

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

October 3, 2025 - Research Forum

Recorded session:

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, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

September 5, 2025 - Research Forum

Recorded session:

Session title: Is Pre-Phenotype Treatment of HCM a Reasonable Goal?

Speaker: J. Carter Ralphe, MD, professor and chief, 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

Previous Forward Pediatric Alliance Grand Rounds

February 3, 2026 - Grand Rounds

Session title: Partial Heart Transplantation

Speaker: Douglas Overbey, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Division of Surgery, Cardiovascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University

Dr. Douglas Overbey

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.