3rd Annual AI For Pediatric Health Symposium
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
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.
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.
Erika Kim, Ph.D.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Kirk Roberts, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Ananth V. Annapragada, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Program Speakers
Syed Anwar, Ph.D.
Children's National Hospital
Christopher Gable, D.O.
Children's National Hospital
Krithika Iyer, Ph.D.
Children's National Hospital
Stephen LaConte, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Anita Patel, M.D.
Children's National Hospital
Nick Rider, D.O.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Paul Sands, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Austin Tapp, Ph.D.
Children's National Hospital
Matthew Weston, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Daphne Yao, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
Institutional and Symposium Leaders
Marius George Linguraru, DPhil
Director, Division of AI Research
Connor Family Professor, Research and Innovation
Children's National Hospital
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.
Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer
Director, Center for Cancer and Immunology Research
Children's National Hospital
Michael Friedlander, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology
Virginia Tech
Nathan Kupperman, M.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
Director, Children's National Research Institute
Children's National Hospital
Stella Ghattas, Esq.
Vice President, Academic and Research Operations
Children's National Hospital
Nick Rider, D.O.
Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Clinical Immunologist
Carilion Clinic
Sarah Clinton, Ph.D.
Health Sciences Associate Vice President, Planning and Strategy
Virginia Tech
Sally Allain, MBA, M.S.
Chief Health Sciences Growth and Innovation Officer
Virginia Tech