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3rd Annual AI For Pediatric Health Symposium

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3rd Annual

AI for Pediatric Health Symposium

Collaborative Intelligence: Transforming Research for Pediatric Health with AI

May 28, 2026

Academic Building One, 3625 Potomac Ave, Alexandria, VA

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Children's National Hospital and Virginia Tech present the third annual Al for Pediatric Health Symposium. This one-day event brings together leaders from academia, clinical care, industry and government to explore how Al is advancing pediatric health-from research and data to bedside care-while fostering collaboration and innovation to improve outcomes for children.

  

Rod Tarrago

Keynote Speaker

AI in Healthcare: Is Good Enough No Longer Good Enough?

 

Rod Tarrago, M.D.
Chief Medical Information Officer of Pediatrics, Amazon Web Services

Dr. Rod Tarrago is CMIO of Pediatrics at Amazon Web Services. Prior to joining AWS, he practiced pediatric critical care for 20 years and spent 15 years as CMIO at two children’s hospitals. He uses advanced technologies to help healthcare organizations achieve the Quadruple Aim. His areas of focus include medication and patient safety as well as pediatric healthcare.

 

Featuring

  

Erika Kim
Erika Kim, Ph.D.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Kirk Roberts
Kirk Roberts, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Ananth V. Annapragada
Ananth V. Annapragada, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

  

 

Program Speakers

 

Syed Anwar
Syed Anwar, Ph.D.
Children's National Hospital
Christopher Gable
Christopher Gable, D.O.
Children's National Hospital
Krithika Iyer
Krithika Iyer, Ph.D.
Children's National Hospital
Stephen Laconte
Stephen LaConte, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Anita Patel
Anita Patel, M.D.
Children's National Hospital
Nick Rider
Nick Rider, D.O.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Paul Sands
Paul Sands, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Austin Tapp
Austin Tapp, Ph.D.
Children's National Hospital
Matthew Weston
Matthew Weston, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Daphne Yao
Daphne Yao, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech

  

Institutional and Symposium Leaders

Marius Linguraru
Marius George Linguraru, DPhil

Director, Division of AI Research
Connor Family Professor, Research and Innovation
Children's National Hospital

Naren Ramakrishnan
Naren Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor 
Professor of Computer Science and Thomas L. Phillips Professor of Engineering
Director, Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
Virginia Tech

Catherine Bollard, M.D.
Catherine Bollard, M.D.

Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer
Director, Center for Cancer and Immunology Research 
Children's National Hospital

Michael Friedlander
Michael Friedlander, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology
Virginia Tech

Nathan Kupperman
Nathan Kupperman, M.D.

Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
Director, Children's National Research Institute
Children's National Hospital

Stella Ghattas
Stella Ghattas, Esq.

Vice President, Academic and Research Operations
Children's National Hospital

Nick Rider
Nick Rider, D.O.

Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Clinical Immunologist
 Carilion Clinic

Sarah Clinton
Sarah Clinton, Ph.D.

Health Sciences Associate Vice President, Planning and Strategy
Virginia Tech

Sally Allain
Sally Allain, MBA, M.S.

Chief Health Sciences Growth and Innovation Officer
Virginia Tech