Global Health Grand Rounds
Presentations are scheduled for the second and fourth Monday of each month from September through May. If you are interested in presenting, email Dr. Elizabeth Rose. For other questions or to be added to our Grand Rounds listserv, email us at globalhealth@vumc.org.
Meeting Location
VIGH Classroom 753
2525 West End Ave, Suite 750
Meeting Time
10 to 11 a.m. US Central Time or 5 to 6 p.m. GMT
If you are joining us online, each GHGR is a separate webinar that requires individual registration. Register by clicking the meeting title below.
Fall 2026 Schedule
Speakers and topics are subject to change.
September 14 (VIRTUAL)
"Faith, Trust, and NCD Control in Africa"
Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH
Global Health Expert
Catholic Medical Mission Board; Global Health Strategies, LLC
September 28 (HYBRID)
"Innovation Culture in Medical Centers: A Mixed-Methods International Study"
Orli Birger, MAH, MPH, MBA
Executive Consultant
Global Healthcare Innovation
October 12 (HYBRID)
"Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Peru"
Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra, MD, MSc, PhD candidate
Pediatrician, Instituto de Investigación Nutricional; Clinical Researcher, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú
Lucie Ecker, MD, MSc, PhD candidate
Associate Researcher, Instituto de Investigación Nutricional
October 26 (VIRTUAL)
"Health in Nigeria"
Hamisu Salihu, MD, MPH
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
November 9 (HYBRID)
"Postmortem Care in Tanzania: Building Capacity in East African Forensic Science"
Tiffany Fracchia, PhD
Associate Professor of the Practice
Vanderbilt University, Department of Anthropology
November 23
Thanksgiving Holiday
December 14 (HYBRID)
"Vanderbilt Global Plastic Surgery: The Journey So Far - The Road Ahead"
Lax Bhandari, MD, MBBS, MS, MCh, FACS
Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
Director of Limb Reconstruction, Department of Plastic Surgery, VUMC