November 3 - 7, 2025 
Tuesday
 
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Circulating Cancer Associated Fibroblasts as Biomarkers in Breast 

Lecture by Ritesh Parajuli, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Evolving Therapeutic Strategies in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Lecture by Sayeh Lavasani, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Tuesday, November 4, Noon to 1 p.m. 

Telecast: Via Zoom. Register to attend 

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Marylin Rios | 714-456-5691 | merios@hs.uci.edu
 
Wednesday
 
Rady Children’s Health Orange County Grand Rounds
Precision Medicine in 2025 一 Are We There Yet?

Lecture by Fuki Marie Hisama, MD, FACMG, FAAN, Professor and Medical Director, Department of Medicine, UW School of Medicine

Wednesday, November 5, 8 to 9 a.m.

In-person: Rady Children’s Health Orange County Main Campus, Wade Education Center, 1201 W. La Veta Ave., Orange, CA
& Telecast: Via Zoom. Register to attend

CHOC is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Event Contact: choccme@choc.org
 
Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior Grand Rounds
Child and Adolescent Psychosis in Focus: Contributions of Brain, Genes and Environment

Lecture by David Glahn, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Wednesday, November 5, Noon to 1 p.m.

In-person: UCI Health Neuropsychiatric Center, 3800 W. Chapman Ave., Suite 500, Orange, CA
& ​​​​​​Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Gemma Espejo | gespejo1@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds
Pathways to Medical Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned from Silicon Valley

Lecture by Peter H. Hwang, MD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine

Wednesday, November 5, 5 to 6 p.m.

Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Mary Ann Evans | maevans@hs.uci.edu
 
Friday
 
Department of Neurology Grand Rounds
Anxiety as a Critical Symptom of Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Mechanisms

Lecture by Arjun V. Masurkar, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology, Neuroscience & Physiology; Clinical Core Director, NYU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Friday, November 7, 8 to 9 a.m. 

Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Teresa Sapien | 714-456-5384 | mtsapien@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds
History of the Department 

Lecture by John A. Kusske, MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurological Surgery, UC Irvine School of Medicine 

Friday, November 7, 9 to 10 a.m. 

In-person: UCI Health Manchester Pavilion, 200 S. Manchester Ave., 2nd Floor, Suite 212, Orange, CA 
& Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Sierra Curry | currysm@hs.uci.edu
 
Upcoming CME Symposia & Other Activities
 
SoCal Small Baby Consortium
17th Annual Orange County Symposium for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
The SoCal Small Baby Consortium is a collaborative initiative aimed at improving care for small and premature infants. It focuses on standardizing practices, collecting data, educating healthcare professionals and supporting research to enhance neonatal outcomes across the region.

November 18

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