These virtual sessions will spotlight the groundbreaking work being conducted by our physicians and scientists across the medical center. Each session will provide timely insights on engaging health care topics with an opportunity for Q&A with the speakers.

We encourage you to invite friends and family, as these talks are open to all to come and learn about the extraordinary work being done across BIDMC.

Building Trust in Artificial Intelligence: The Future of AI in Primary Care
General Medicine Community Grand Rounds
Thursday, October 29, 2026
4:00–5:30 p.m.

Join the Division of General Medicine for a virtual discussion with leading experts who are helping shape the future of AI in medicine. Learn how new AI tools are being studied in real-world clinical settings, how researchers are evaluating their safety and effectiveness through clinical-grade research, and how these technologies can enhance care while preserving the human connection at the heart of medicine. Discover how BIDMC is helping lead the effort to develop, evaluate, and deploy AI tools that patients and clinicians can trust, and what these advances could mean for the future of health care.

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Hosted By:
Eileen Reynolds, MD
Chief, Division of General Medicine 

Marilyn Swartz-Lloyd
Chair, General Medicine Advisory Council 

Featured Speakers:
Marc Cohen, MD 
Clinical Chief, Healthcare Associates

Cait DesRoches, DrPH, MSc
Executive Director, OpenNotes  

Adam Rodman, MD, MPH, FACP  
Director of AI Programs, Shapiro Center for Research and Education  

Advancing GI Cancer Care: Innovation, Immunotherapy and Collaboration
Gastroenterology Community Grand Rounds
Thursday, November 5, 2026
4:00–5:30 p.m.

Featuring the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, join us for a virtual lecture where guests will hear updates and learn about gastrointestinal malignancies, immunotherapies to treat such cancers, and the integration of BIDMC’s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition within the Dana-Farber BIDMC Cancer Collaboration.

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Hosted By:
Nid Afdhal, MD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition  

Sharmil Modi
Chair, Digestive Diseases Advisory Council
Member, BIDMC Leadership Board 

Featured Speakers:
Jonah Cohen, MD
Director of Endoscopic Oncology, BIDMC and DFCI

Michael Dougan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition  

Psychiatry Community Grand Rounds
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
4:00–5:30 p.m.

Featuring the Department of Psychiatry, guests will hear updates on the department and learn more about research involving treatment-resistant psychiatric diseases and interventional, innovative treatments. 

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Hosted By:
Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc
Sarah Salter Levy and Steven D. Levy Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry 

Featured Speaker:
Subha Subramanian, MD
Division Chief, Interventional Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatry Director, Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation 

Missed a Community Grand Rounds? We invite you to watch previous sessions below: