Pediatrics Now: Cases Updates and Discussions for the Busy Pediatric Practitioner

Episode 26: Neurosurgery Update: Plagiocephaly vs. Craniosynostosis - When to Refer https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10102806   FACULTY: Izabela Tarasiewicz, MD, is a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at UT Health San Antonio.   OVERVIEW: Host Holly Wayment talks with pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Izabela Tarasiewicz as she explains the difference betwee...

Not Just Food Poisoning: Salmonella in Young Infants Can Turn Deadly Link for CME credit coming soon! Host Holly Wayment speaks with the first doctor to be double boarded in neonatology and infectious disease: Dr. J.B. Cantey about salmonella in infants and children, emphasizing that salmonella gastroenteritis can quickly become invasive and life‑threatening in young babies.  There's been a recent...

Let Babies Eat: New Guidelines to Prevent Food Allergies FACULTY: David Stukus, MD is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and the Director of the Food Allergy Treatment Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University College of Medicine.   OVERVIEW: In this grand rounds episode of Pediatrics Now, host Holly Wayment brings us cutting-edge approaches to infant food introduction...

Pediatric Grand Rounds: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Pediatric and Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Patients — A Pediatric Hematology Perspective Speaker: Victoria E. Lehrmann, MD Holly Wayment presents a Pediatrics Now Grand Rounds on evaluating heavy menstrual bleeding in adolescents: defining normal vs abnormal bleeding, recognizing red flags for inherited bleeding disorders, and reviewing com...

American passengers exposed to the rare Andes strain of hantavirus during a recent cruise are being monitored after one passenger tested positive, prompting renewed discussion about transmission risk, incubation periods, and practical guidance for clinicians. U.S. health officials are currently monitoring more than 40 people after possible exposure, though no confirmed U.S. cases have been reporte...

Host Holly Wayment brings us Houston spine surgeon Rex Marco who, after a terrible cycling accident , faced  life-changing paralysis to recovery through mindfulness, the RAIN method, and radical acceptance.   He describes what happened to him and how in one moment everything can change. His work now explores how compassion, mindfulness, and vulnerability can reshape how we live, lead, and heal. In...

Recognize, Rule Out, and Return: Concussion Care for Young Athletes Link for CME Credit Coming Soon! Host Holly Wayment and Spurs Team orthopedic surgeon Leah Brown discuss how to recognize and assess suspected concussions in youth — the early signs (headache, mental fog, nausea, photophobia), the importance of identifying mechanism, and when to seek advanced care. It reviews practical tools like...

Episode 21: When Bruises Don't Add Up: Recognizing Sentinel Injuries in Infants https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101808       When Bruises Don’t Add Up: Recognizing Sentinel Injuries in Infants FACULTY: Daniel E. Reyes-Ruiz, MD, FAAP is a Child Abuse Pediatrics fellow at the Center for Miracles.   OVERVIEW: Join Host Holly Wayment and Daniel Reyes Ruiz, M.D.,...

Bonus Episode:*Not Accredited for CME Credit* In this episode Holly Wayment interviews Dr. Lisa Carnell, Director of NASA's Biological and Physical Sciences Division, about the AVATAR bone marrow organ-chip experiment that flew on Artemis II!  The team sent personalized microphysiological "organ chips" made from astronaut blood to study deep-space radiation effects and compare results directly to...

Host Holly Wayment and war correspondent Benjamin Hall discuss his New York Times bestselling books, his near-fatal injury while reporting in Ukraine, and the long recovery that followed. He shares how family, community, and inner strength drove his rehabilitation and inspired his children’s book about bravery and standing up for others. Hall also offers practical advice for clinicians and familie...

Episode 22: Grand Rounds: When Kids Hurt: Modern Approaches to Chronic Pediatric Pain https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101807     Grand Rounds: When Kids Hurt: Modern Approaches to Chronic Pediatric Pain FACULTY: Maged Mina, MD is board-certified in both anesthesiology and pain management. Dr. Mina has been practicing in San Antonio for the last 20+ years. In...

*Special Bonus Episode for Practitioners: Not accredited for CME Credit* This episode follows Lisa and Craig Wilkerson as they share their son Ryan’s sudden, severe decline from sudden-onset OCD-like symptoms to full disability caused by PANS/PANDAS, and the family’s multi-year struggle to get proper medical care. They describe repeated misdiagnoses, traumatic hospital experiences, and even CPS in...

Link for free CME Credit https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101682   Silent Crisis: Pediatric Cancer Gaps in Latinos FACULTY: Adam De Smith, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at University of Southern California School of Medicine.   Jenny Ruiz, MD, is an Assistant Profe...

Constipation and Abdominal Pain: What To Do and When To Worry https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101548 Constipation and Abdominal Pain: What to Do and When to Worry FACULTY: Anandini Suri, MD, is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Pediatrics/Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology.     OVERVIEW: This episode explains how to distinguish functional con...

Adolescent Relationships in the Digital Age: Violence, Risk, and Prevention Link for CME Credit: https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101483 FACULTY: Jeffrey R. Temple, PhD, a professor, licensed psychologist, and the Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the School of Behavioral Health Sciences at the UT Health Houston.   OVERVIEW: Pediatrics Now Podcast Host...

Imaging With Intention: Optimizing Care Through Collaboration in Diagnostic Radiology Link for CME Credit: https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101474   Imaging With Intention: Optimizing Care Through Collaboration in Diagnostic Radiology FACULTY: Desi Schiess, MD, is a pediatric radiologist and physician informaticist at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Colorado...

When to Worry: Neck Lumps, Bumps, and Enlarged Lymph Nodes in Kids Link for CME Credit: https://uthscsa.edu/medicine/education/cme/pediatrics-now-podcast When to Worry: Neck Lumps, Bumps, and Enlarged Lymph Nodes in Kids FACULTY: Shafqat Shah, MD, is a pediatric hematology-oncology specialist in San Antonio, TX and has been practicing for 29 years.   OVERVIEW: In this episode of Pediatrics Now, Ho...

Stopping Bedwetting: Urology Insights from Dr. Tim Baumgardner Link for free CME credit: https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101417   Stopping Bedwetting: Urology Insights from Dr. Tim Baumgartner FACULTY: Tim Baumgartner, MD, is an Associate Professor with the Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology at UT Health San Antonio.   OVERVIEW: Dr. Tim Bau...

Link for CME Credit: https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101401 Gut Health for Women and Children Plus the Gut Brain Connection FACULTY: Sarah Marucci, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor and the Associate Program Director for the GI fellowship program at UT Health San Antonio.   OVERVIEW: In this episode, Pediatrics Now host Holly Wayment interviews Dr. Sara...

Newborn Screening Update FACULTY: Alice Gong, MD, is a professor and neonatologist at UT Health San Antonio and medical director for their PREMIERe Program.   OVERVIEW: Pediatrics Now host Holly Wayment interviews  Dr. Alice Gong  about updated newborn screening guidelines, expanded blood tests (now 59–60), additions like lysosomal storage disorders and SMA, point-of-care screens (hearing and crit...

Holly Wayment and the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio bring you this episode featuring Dr. Eric Horvitz from Microsoft, who explores the history, recent breakthroughs, and future directions of AI in medicine. He discusses advances from early expert systems to modern generative, multimodal, and agentic AI, and practical applications like diagnostic orchestration and tumor board su...

link for CME credit coming soon! Host Holly Wayment speaks with Dr. Deena Sutter about rising H3N2 influenza activity, a partial vaccine mismatch, and what pediatricians and families should do as cases climb. They discuss vaccine effectiveness, when to test and treat, masking and infection control, and specific guidance to protect babies too young to be vaccinated. The episode also covers a local...

https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101339   Cranes and Cryo, Braces and Blocks: Pectus Care in 2026 FACULTY: Ian Mitchell, MD, MBA, is an Associate Professor/Clinical and Pediatric Surgeon in Chief at University Health San Antonio.   OVERVIEW: Dr. Ian Mitchell joins Pediatrics Now host Holly Wayment to review pectus excavatum and carinatum: how they present, ty...

Link for CME Credit  https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10101136 Goat Milk Formula: New U.S. Approval – What Pediatricians Need to Know FACULTY: Cynthia Blanco, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics with Tenure and Division Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. She is the holder of the Greehey Family Foundation Chair in Neonatology Research...

When Neurology & Psychiatry Overlap, More on Tics and Tourette’s, Plus PANDAS/PANS FACULTY: Sheldon Gross, MD, is an Associate Professor and Specialist with the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio. He is board certified in both pediatrics as well as neurology with special competence in child neurology with over 40-years experience in private practice.   OVERVIEW: Pediatrics Now h...