The Omicron Whirlwind: A Conversation with Eric Topol - The Current and Future State of the Pandemic

Eric Topol is a world-renowned cardiologist and geneticist, bestselling author, editor-in-chief of Medscape (and a graduate of the UCSF Medicine residency program). Since the Covid pandemic began, his Twitter feed has been an essential resource for his nearly 600,000 followers to watch and understand the emerging literature. In this session, Topol and Bob Wachter will discuss the implications of the current surge, what we can learn from other countries, the efficacy of vaccines and medications, isolation policies, and the prospects for the future.

Confronting Racism Denial: Naming Racism and Moving to Action

In this special Grand Rounds, we’ll hear from Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, the 2021-22 UCSF Presidential Chair. Dr. Jones is a senior fellow and an adjunct associate professor at the Morehouse School of Medicine. As UCSF Presidential Chair, Dr. Jones is working with UCSF to create an equity roadmap guided by three principles: valuing all individuals and populations equally, recognizing and rectifying historical injustices, and providing resources according to need.

Omicron in Mid-December: What Have We Learned and What Does it Mean?

In this Covid Grand Rounds, we’ll summarize the explosion of new information about the Omicron variant and put it into context. The session will begin with an update on Omicron, including its infectivity, capacity for immune escape, and severity, given by Carlos del Rio of Emory. This talk will be followed by a panel discussion with del Rio, Rachel Bystritsky of UCSF, and Paul Sax of Harvard/Brigham & Women’s, in which we explore the implications of Omicron, as well as the current Delta surge, for the holiday season and the pandemic in 2022. The session will be moderated by Bob Wachter.

Our Emerging Understanding of the Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease

In this UCSF Medicine Grand Rounds, we will explore the latest innovations surrounding the gut microbiome, including its key role in maintaining our general health and how it goes awry in inflammatory bowel diseases. Dr. Susan Lynch, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Director, Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine, and Dr. Najwa El-Nachef, gastroenterologist at UCSF Health and Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship, will outline the latest developments in the field of human microbiome research for prediction, prevention, and treatment of disease.

The Omicron Variant and the New Antivirals: How Much Will These Change the Pandemic in 2022?

In this UCSF Medicine Covid Grand Rounds, we’ll speak to two Covid experts – our own Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer and Prof. John Moore of the Weill Cornell Medical College.

In Conversation with Mark Laret

In this UCSF Medicine Grand Rounds, we have special guest Mark Laret – president and CEO of UCSF Health. As CEO of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, Laret heads one of the most distinguished medical institutions in the world, one that is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top hospitals in the United States and as the best in Northern California.